Apple wireless keyboard doesn't work even after a sucessfull paring using bluetooth applet

[ikus060]

Binary package hint: gnome-bluetooth

Using Ubuntu Karmic,

I've try to get my Apple wireless keyboard working using the bluetooth applet. I manage to successfully pair the keyboard but typing doesn't work.

Here the set I did :
1- Click the bluetooth applet
2- In the menu select 'Setup a new device...'
3- Click Next and waiting for my keyboard to be scan
4- Select the keyboard in the list
5- Type the pin using the wireless keyboard

Then the pairing is successful, b ut if I type anything with the keyboard, is just doesn't work.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 13 10:02:35 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/bluetooth-applet
Package: gnome-bluetooth 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.45-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-bluetooth
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1771): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1803): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1814): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2028): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed

[dariocaruso (ing.gonzo)]

same for me in my netbook and in my workstation

[Ketil (ubuntu-rytmisk)]

Same here.

Ketil

[Ikus-Soft (ikus-soft)]

Not an expect, but seams to problem is mostly related to hid2hic.

[Transformer (transformatorhuis)]

Idd, i am using Gentoo and the applet from gnome-bluetooth-2.28.6. Pairing works, also after reboot. After pairing i can see my bluetooth LED blink whenever i type on the keyboard, but X11 is not receiving or handling any input.

[Ryan (carbonfreeze)]

Also present in Lucid when using bluetooth-applet.

However, when using blueman-applet, the device works as expected:

1) kill bluetooth-applet
2) start blueman-applet
3) remove the device from blueman-applet if already paired/trusted
4) pair the device with blueman-applet

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

udev isn't responsible for driving keyboards, that's between bluez for pairing and setting up the input devices, the kernel for creating the input devices, and X.org for using them (but I don't think that there's anything wrong on the X side).