[Bug 1094744] Re: MS Sculpt Touch Mouse needs to be re-paired periodically

[Marcos Alano]

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 <1094744 at bugs.launchpad.net>:
> 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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> 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.
>
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