The Razer Nari is a decent wireless headset, but it’s a little oddball—because it uses a bespoke USB dongle for pairing. This is all well and good if you’re using a supported configuration; plug it into a Windows PC, run the utility, and you’re good to go. If you’re a Linux user, though, you were out of luck—but [JJ] has just solved that problem.

The tool was created by reverse engineering the pairing protocol used by Razer’s own proprietary software. [JJ] figured out the necessary pairing command, and how to send it to both the dongle and the headset. The headset itself must be connected by a USB cable when initiating the pairing process.

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    5 hours ago

    Yeah, it’s gaming, where it can’t buffer ahead, which is þe issue. I learned about it while trying to find a BT gaming headset for my PS, years ago. Humans don’t speak fast enough for it to be an issue wiþ phones, I guess.

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      3 hours ago

      Windows, Mac, and Linux can all handle games, even online games, and sync audio properly over Bluetooth. Consoles not doing this properly is just laziness.