1: The Logitech Unifying Receiver can be bought separately if you lose them. Wireless Unifier Receivers and "Nano" Receivers (a version that only accepts one device per dongle) can be paired and unpaired with some Logitech branded mice and keyboard using the free software package Solaar (instead of Logitech's proprietary Unifying Software) which claims to be a retro-engineered implementation of the Logitech's proprietary HID++ protocol. Also, newer Logitech products support the Unifying Receiver, and Bluetooth.
The Logitech Unifying Receiver is a USB plug that can listen to several computer peripherals. A single plug can be paired with one mouse, and one keyboard. The Logitech Unifying Receiver is paired with the hardware that it ships with.
If this receiver-wireless keyboard solution is used as primary method of data entry in a setup in which the root mount point is inside an encrypted partition, the receiver doesn't work between its use in the Grub Menu and the loading of the modules by the Operating System, preventing the decryption password from being entered, stopping loading of the Operating System. In order to fix that, append these lines to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules :
hid_logitech hid_logitech_dj #One of the above may not be alway be required and my produce a warningAnd per instructions on the file itself, one must run update-initramfs for the change to take effect. If the changes didn't seemed to take effect, verify that the kernel configuration file in /boot/ have the following values equal to "m" as in "module". CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH=m CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_DJ=m
lsusb
Bus 003 Device 078: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
lsusb -v
Bus 003 Device 078: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level) bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 32 idVendor 0x046d Logitech, Inc. idProduct 0xc52b Unifying Receiver bcdDevice 24.00 iManufacturer 1 Logitech iProduct 2 USB Receiver iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 84 bNumInterfaces 3 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 4 RQR24.00_B0018 bmAttributes 0xa0 (Bus Powered) Remote Wakeup MaxPower 98mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 1 Keyboard iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.11 bCountryCode 0 Not supported bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 59 Report Descriptors: ** UNAVAILABLE ** Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes bInterval 8 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 2 Mouse iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.11 bCountryCode 0 Not supported bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 148 Report Descriptors: ** UNAVAILABLE ** Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0008 1x 8 bytes bInterval 2 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 2 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 0 None iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.11 bCountryCode 0 Not supported bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 98 Report Descriptors: ** UNAVAILABLE ** Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type None Usage Type Data wMaxPacketSize 0x0020 1x 32 bytes bInterval 2 Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered)
dmesg
[144778.649419] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 78 using xhci_hcd [144778.816720] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=046d, idProduct=c52b [144778.816725] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [144778.816727] usb 3-2: Product: USB Receiver [144778.816729] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Logitech [144778.826690] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.000A: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input2 [144778.878759] input: Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:4017 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.000A/0003:046D:C52B.000B/input/input43 [144778.879129] logitech-djdevice 0003:046D:C52B.000B: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech Unifying Device. Wireless PID:4017] on usb-0000:00:14.0-2:1
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