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bluez package

  1. Bug #32415 (bluetoothhid)
  2. Comment #47

Comment 47 for bug 32415

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Etienne Goyer (etienne-goyer-outlands) wrote : Re: Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard Broken in Dapper & Edgy

I have the Microsoft Desktop Elite for Bluetooth keyboard/mice combo (described athttp://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=033). I dot have the original Microsoft USB dongle, I use one that describe itself as "Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)".

I have HIDD_ENABLED=1 in /etc/default/bluetooth, and I have added "--connect xx:xx:..." for both the kb and mouse MAC address in HIDD_OPTIONS.

After a cold boot, with the dongle plugged in, device do not work. If I get to the shell and do "sudo hidd --search", device are not detected and do not work. If I push the "Make/Break Connection" button on the keyboard and mice and do "sudo hidd --search" again, bith device are detected and become functionnal.

If I do not use either device for about 10 minutes, they stop being usable. In this state, they act like after a cold boot; just doing "sudo hidd --search" is not enough, I have to press the "Make/Break Connection" then do "sudo hidd --search" to make them work again.

In Microsoft Windows XP SP2, device are working on cold boot without using the devices "Make/Break Connection" and remain usable even when unused for a long period of time.

My assumption is that this behavior is specific to this pair of device (hardware-related), but I have no other Bluetooth HID device to confirm or infirm that assumption. If ever get my hands on one, I will confirm either way.

I will bring the mouse with me this week, so if you want me to test anything else, I should be able to do so in short order.