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How to add mouse and keyboard support

Open bob5731 opened this issue 5 years ago • 3 comments

How do I add mouse and keyboard support? I'll be using it with an existing head unit.

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  • Starting with pre4: Boot into dev mode (can be selected in settings). Reproduce the possible bug. Create the debug logs by pushing the grey button on bottom of screen. Add the created file (/boot/debug.zip) to the issue.

    Warning: if you have configured wifi passwords they will be blanked by script during creation. We can't make absolutly sure you passwords are removed so do a personal check of the files inside the zip.

bob5731 avatar Nov 07 '19 06:11 bob5731

USB Mouse and Keybaord already work, have you tried connecting one to the Pi?

matt2005 avatar Oct 01 '20 20:10 matt2005

USB Mouse and Keybaord already work, have you tried connecting one to the Pi?

I believe users are confused as mouse cursor is not visible by default. It has to be enabled in settings, bu it's not that easy if you dont have touch screen...

It would be nice if mouse device is detected, it would enable cursor automatically.

egisz avatar Oct 20 '20 18:10 egisz

How is the mouse cursor enabled in settings? Which settings?

timriker avatar Dec 31 '23 23:12 timriker