So I have an old Logitech wireless keyboard which is still working perfectly fine. I was wondering if I could use its bluetooth dongle in order to connect my bluetooth speakers(different brand) to my computer? Is this something possible at all? If so I'd be happy if I could get a hint or some writeups on that.
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Try this solution found at forums.logitech.com It worked for me. The issue seems to be that the Logitech dongle is using HID mode and needs to be in HCI mode to work with headphones.
I know this is an old thread, but I'm adding this in case anyone else is looking for a solution to this problem.
When I first got my diNovo Edge, I found and tried the solution here. Unfortunately, I also discovered that following these instructions locks the dongle in Bluetooth mode. That is, even when you power up your system, the dongle is in BT mode!
That presented a big problem for me, because I could no longer get into BIOS! (Note: if anyone who sees this knows of a way to use the instructions here to put the dongle in BT mode and retain the ability to get into BIOS, please share it!)
Anyway, I found an alternate solution, two actually!
The first, which is the one I use, is found here. This guy wrote a small program, called LHid2Hci, which works perfectly. All you do is download the binary and place a shortcut to it in your Startup folder. The binary takes two command line options, the VID&PID values of the Bluetooth dongle. (The instructions are all there.)
The program does exactly what the name says, it converts the Logitech Bluetooth dongle from HID (USB) to HCI (Bluetooth) mode! It's activated when you log in, and voila! you have your Bluetooth dongle, with which you can pair any other device. (I have a Microsoft Bluetooth number pad and a Bluetooth stereo headset.)
The way in which this solution is different is that, when your system reboots, the dongle goes back into HID mode, meaning that your keyboard is immediately connected, and you can get into BIOS!
That's also why the command to run this program has to be in the Startup folder. It has to run every time a user logs in.
The second solution I mentioned is the LBTService, search on Google.
This is a service that supposedly does the exact same thing as LHid2Hci, but as a service instead of a startup program.
I haven't used this one, since I found the former solution first, however I've seen a lot of people who are using it successfully, so I figured I should mention it.