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bluez package

  1. Bug #32415 (bluetoothhid)
  2. Comment #94

Comment 94 for bug 32415

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Kyrlian (kyrlian) wrote : workaround ? edgy, changes /etc/init.d/bluetooth

Hi all.
Had this problem since my adoption of ubuntu 6 month ago. Get the dinovo set to work by unsinstalling all bluez packages. More recently I came back to this problem, and solved it using instruction (in french) at http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=70506

in a nutshell - on edgy, with all bluez packages installed:

1/ check /etc/default/bluetooth
HIDD_ENABLED=1
and add "-i hci0" in HIDD_OPTIONS :
HIDD_OPTIONS="-i hci0 --master --server"

2/
add in /etc/init.d/bluetooth, in "start)" and "restart|force-reload)" sections :
 enable_hci_input || true

3/ I had to force the very first pairing with this script (launch with sudo)
hid2hci --tohci
sleep 1
/etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
sleep 1
hidd -i hci0 --connect xx:xx:... mouse adress
hidd -i hci0 --connect xx:xx... kb adress

now works fine, no need to unplug any more. And I can have my wiimote connected via bluetooth :)
one glitch tough : it lags a bit, seems the kb signal cuts the mouse signal and vice-versa, a pain when playing fps.