Unable to plug a bluetooth mouse

[Sergey Rudchenko]

Binary package hint: kdebluetooth

Kubuntu Hardy Alpha1
LiveCD boot.

Cannot add my bluetooth mouse. Steps to reproduce:

1) right click on the bluetooth tray icon, "Configuration/Input Devices..."
2) click on the "Add New Devices >>" button
3) mouse is found quickly as "ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
4) select it, click on the "Setup" button

The problem itself:
The dialog titled "Creating Input Device failed" says "Unable to add ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse!" or "Failed to create the input device for ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse!".

The same mouse works perfectly in Kubuntu Gutsy and I add it in the similar way with no problems there.

[MurDoGG (titze-sebastian)]

I have the same problem with gutsy and an Intermec SF51 barcode scanner. Could connect. I can try to setup, insert the pin and then i get the same error "Failed to create the input device for SF51 Scanner [ADRESS]

[Roy Kimbrell (roy-kimbrell)]

Same problem with both 7.10 and 8.04. Right click on Bluetooth icon, select "browse device," click on "Bluetooth Travel Mouse" (type "mouse"), click on "Connect." Get the following error:

"obex://[00:07:61:3b:e5:e8]" is not a valid location.

The number string is the Bluetooth mouse's address and is correct.

I have worked around the problem by creating a short script containing

sudo hidd --connect 00:07:61:3b:e5:e8
hidd --show

The `hidd --show` command isn't at all necessary. Sometimes I have to hit the "connect" button on the mouse or turn it off then on.

Regards, guys, and thanks for all the fish.
Roy

[Roy Kimbrell (roy-kimbrell)]

By the way the computer is a Sony Vaio VGN-A270P.

[Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)]

Is this still an issue for you? Which Ubuntu version do you use? Thank you for telling us!

[Roy Kimbrell (roy-kimbrell)]

No. Not an issue any more. Bluetooth seems to be working fine.

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 7:05 AM, Thomas Hotz <email address hidden> wrote:

> Is this still an issue for you? Which Ubuntu version do you use? Thank
> you for telling us!
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Unable to plug a blutooth mouse
> + Unable to plug a bluetooth mouse
>
> ** Changed in: kdebluetooth (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175113
>
> Title:
> Unable to plug a bluetooth mouse
>
> Status in “kdebluetooth” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: kdebluetooth
>
> Kubuntu Hardy Alpha1
> LiveCD boot.
>
> Cannot add my bluetooth mouse. Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1) right click on the bluetooth tray icon, "Configuration/Input
> Devices..."
> 2) click on the "Add New Devices >>" button
> 3) mouse is found quickly as "ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse
> XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
> 4) select it, click on the "Setup" button
>
> The problem itself:
> The dialog titled "Creating Input Device failed" says "Unable to add
> ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse!" or "Failed to create the input device for ASUS
> Rechargeable BT Mouse!".
>
> The same mouse works perfectly in Kubuntu Gutsy and I add it in the
> similar way with no problems there.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebluetooth/+bug/175113/+subscriptions
>

[Roy Kimbrell (roy-kimbrell)]

Thanks. I appreciate the work you and the others do. I use Linux
exclusively on my machines and am grateful for having it.

On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Thomas Hotz <email address hidden> wrote:

> ** Changed in: kdebluetooth (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Fix Released
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175113
>
> Title:
> Unable to plug a bluetooth mouse
>
> Status in “kdebluetooth” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: kdebluetooth
>
> Kubuntu Hardy Alpha1
> LiveCD boot.
>
> Cannot add my bluetooth mouse. Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1) right click on the bluetooth tray icon, "Configuration/Input
> Devices..."
> 2) click on the "Add New Devices >>" button
> 3) mouse is found quickly as "ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse
> XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
> 4) select it, click on the "Setup" button
>
> The problem itself:
> The dialog titled "Creating Input Device failed" says "Unable to add
> ASUS Rechargeable BT Mouse!" or "Failed to create the input device for ASUS
> Rechargeable BT Mouse!".
>
> The same mouse works perfectly in Kubuntu Gutsy and I add it in the
> similar way with no problems there.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebluetooth/+bug/175113/+subscriptions
>