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Marcos Alano (mhalano) wrote : Re: [Bug 1094744] Re: MS Sculpt Touch Mouse needs to be re-paired periodically

Hi David,

In the version 3.18 of gnome-bluetooth this OUI is already added. May
be someone could backport the patch?

2015-10-23 16:04 GMT-02:00 Marcos Alano <email address hidden>:
> Thanks David.
>
> I will check this and create and submit a patch.
>
> Cheers.
>
> 2015-10-23 15:49 GMT-02:00 David Cesarino de Sousa <email address hidden>:
>> Hi Marcos,
>>
>> I did a clean install of 15.10 yesterday, so I also used that
>> opportunity to test this issue. In short, pairing using the user
>> interface still did not work, but adding the OUI to the XML file was
>> enough to persist the connection across reboots and suspends. No need to
>> use the command line foo I did in #59.
>>
>> To be fully precise, this is what I did:
>>
>> 1. Clean install Ubuntu 15.10.
>> 2. Pair using the bluetooth icon in the top right at the desktop.
>> 3. Try suspend or reboot. It did not work (connection even refused to set up without removing and adding the device again).
>> 4. Added the OUI to the XML file as this, under the Microsoft Mice section:
>>
>> <device oui="30:59:B7:" pin="0000"/>
>>
>> 5. Reboot.
>>
>> After this, the connection is now persisting across reboots and
>> suspends. It would be nice for other users if they didn't need to edit
>> the XML and the user interface did all that was needed automatically,
>> but I'm satisfied it works easily now.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
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>> report.
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094744
>>
>> Title:
>> MS Sculpt Touch Mouse needs to be re-paired periodically
>>
>> Status in GNOME Bluetooth:
>> Fix Released
>> Status in bluez package in Ubuntu:
>> Confirmed
>> Status in gnome-bluetooth package in Ubuntu:
>> Fix Released
>> Status in bluez source package in Precise:
>> Confirmed
>> Status in gnome-bluetooth source package in Precise:
>> Fix Released
>> Status in bluez source package in Quantal:
>> Won't Fix
>> Status in gnome-bluetooth source package in Quantal:
>> Fix Released
>> Status in bluez source package in Raring:
>> Won't Fix
>> Status in gnome-bluetooth source package in Raring:
>> Won't Fix
>> Status in bluez package in Fedora:
>> Unknown
>>
>> Bug description:
>> [Impact] The patch makes Microsoft Wedge/Sculpt Touch mice stay connected.
>> [Test Case] Get a Microsoft Wedge/Sculpt Touch mouse, pair it, restart session, watch it automatically re-pair.
>> [Regression Potential] Little. The patched piece of XML is only relevant to hardware having the same ID.
>>
>> When you don't use the mouse for a long enough time, the mouse
>> disconnects and won't reconnect. I have to go into bluetooth settings,
>> remove it, and re-pair it.
>>
>> 1)
>> ~ % lsb_release -rd
>> Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
>> Release: 12.04
>>
>> 2)
>> ~ % apt-cache policy bluez
>> bluez:
>> Installed: 4.98-2ubuntu7
>> Candidate: 4.98-2ubuntu7
>> Version table:
>> *** 4.98-2ubuntu7 0
>> 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
>> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>>
>> 3)
>> I expected the mouse to reconnect automatically, or at least after I try to reconnect manually through the bluetooth settings.
>>
>> 4)
>> I have to re-pair the mouse in order to use it again. Turning the mouse off and on doesn't work either.
>>
>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-bluetooth/+bug/1094744/+subscriptions
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