Hi everyone,

I run a Surface Go 1 with Fedora Workstation on it and with the Surface Kernel installed in order to improve bluetooth.

Sadly, lately, it ain’t improving anything and my Surface Go just seems to have lost its bluetooth connectivity as it only manages to connect to my Sony portable speaker.

My work iPhone and my Microsoft Modern Mobile Mouse aren’t detected/can’t detect my Surface Go, but I can still send files through LocalSend (I guess it’s not using bluetooth).

As I’m getting tired of these problems, if I don’t find a quick solution, I’m looking at getting a wired mouse or a bluetooth dongle.

Since I already have my bluetooth mouse, a dongle would be practical but I’d want to be sure that I won’t run into bluetooth problems with it anymore.

I don’t know if it changes everything, but my Surface Go is almost always linked to an USB-C screen from Philips that I’m using as an USB hub. So the dongle would be on it and I’d use the trackpad when I’m not in front of that screen.

Thanks in advance for your help.

  • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    2 months ago

    I guess I’ll go with a second hand wired mouse but I don’t like that I’m giving up on bluetooth on Linux. It feels like something which should be a given.

    The same Microsoft Mobile Mouse works perfectly with my MacBook Pro 2012 with Fedora on it…

    • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de
      2·
      2 months ago

      Neither should you give up blutooth on linux. It is microsoft’s fault for using proprietary drivers for bluetooth instead of using a card that has open source support (like all the intel wireless cards are top of the line and have great open source support, they could have used that)

      • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksOP
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yeah you’re clearly right.

        But when I bought it in 2019 during my separation I was short on time and money and I didn’t thought I’d go back to linux after a few years iatus.

        Now I’d try to buy a nice second hand linux friendly machine 😇

        • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de
          2·
          2 months ago

          Yeah none of this is your fault. You bought what you had to and made sense at the time.

          Now I’d try to buy a nice second hand linux friendly machine 😇

          Do this only if it makes financial sense. Other than the bluetooth issues, your Surface go must be working fine.

          Edit : As for your mouse, you can get one with a 2.4GHz wireless dongle/usb receiver. That way you get a wireless mouse without needing to use bluetooth.

          • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksOP
            3·
            2 months ago

            Oh I’m clearly not getting rid of my Surface Go for the next five years at least since it’s a perfect little computer to hook up to a screen and easily transport when needed.

            I was just saying that now I’d be wiser and do more research about Linux compatibility before buying, even second hand 😇