Ubuntu
bluez package

  1. Bug #32415 (bluetoothhid)
  2. Comment #57

Comment 57 for bug 32415

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Amedee Van Gasse (amedee) wrote : Re: Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard Broken in Dapper & Edgy

I should add that Kubuntu 6.06 does *not* solve the problem, it only provides the keyboard&mouse in "emulation" mode.
I tested this by letting my phone (Nokia 6680) search for the pc: no find.

I downloaded the current feisty dvd: still no fix.
I can consistently simulate the problem like this in all versions of Ubuntu:

1. Mouse&keyboard work after unplug/replug of the dongle. They work in emulation mode (hid mode).
2. Sending a photo from my phone to the pc doesn't work: the phone doesn't find the pc.
3. sudo hid2hci --> changes from hid mode to hci mode
4. mouse and keyboard stop working
5. phone can find the pc (haven't tried to send a file but I assume this is rather trivial and will work if a bluetooth connection can be established)
6. To re-enable keyboard & mouse, repeat from step 1.

This is a major showstopper!
I thought hardware problems always got priority in Ubuntu?
Who do we have to bribe/go to bed with to get this solved?