[SOLVED] Trouble connecting MoErgo Go60 to Linux (Debian) and Pixel 8 Pro (Android) | ZMK | Page 1

untold gulch Jan 20, 2026, 8:14 PM

Hey all, had a fairly easy time connecting a new Go60 to a Windows device, but am running into some issues connecting it to my secondary PC (running Linux - Debian) and my phone (Pixel 8 Pro running Android).
I asked for help on the MoErgo discord but we went through possible fixes and I was referred here. Some relevant information:
The PC shows the keyboard on the list of bluetooth devices, but when I select the device, it loads for a second, then doesn't do anything - no error message and the device remains on the list of devices to connect to.
The Phone does show an error message - "Couldn't pair with Go60 because of an incorrect PIN or passkey".

Both devices have no trouble connecting to other bluetooth devices - it's just the keyboard giving them trouble.
Some things I've tried:
Reboots of both devices, factory reset on the keyboard.
Setting CONFIG_BT_CTLR_PHY_2M to false ("n")
Setting CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PASSKEY_ENTRY to true ("y")
All permutations of the above settings - both on, one of each, both off.
Reading through the entire Bluetooth help topic on Debian and trying the solutions offered there (unlikely fix, because other devices work just fine, but worth a shot).
Unplugging the PSU on the secondary PC, which apparently can resolve some strange issue with the chipset (Realtek RTL8822BE)

Sorry for the wall of text. Anyone have any ideas of things I might be able to try here? Happy to provide any other relevant info.

untold gulch Jan 20, 2026, 11:57 PM

[SOLVED] Trouble connecting MoErgo Go60 to Linux (Debian) and Pixel 8 Pro (Android)

I eventually got everything working, the motherboard of the original PC I was trying to pair has a known issue where the bluetooth chipset randomly goes offline, for which the known fix is to power off the machine and disconnect the power supply for about 10 minutes.
For some reason when the controller chipset crashed, it retained a connection to the keyboard which was not visible in the GUI, so I had to manually go into bluetoothctl in command line to forget and untrust the keyboard. After I was able to clear up that ghost profile, and everything worked just fine.
Long story short, probably a hyper-specific issue that hopefully nobody else will have.

#[SOLVED] Trouble connecting MoErgo Go60 to Linux (Debian) and Pixel 8 Pro (Android)