USB mouse not working upon bootup

[Matthew Kuiken]

HarveyB wrote:
> Breezy Badger Wrote: 
>   
>> So can you tell me how to do this in idiot terms?  I am not familiar
>> with the bluetooth manager.  What should I do.  This mouse thing is
>> driving me freaking bonkers
>>     
> I wish I knew exactly. 
>
>
>
> To be specific I did the changes to the /etc/default/bluez-utils file
> as listed in this thread. One thing I had to do (but may or may not
> have anything to do with it) was to not add the changes to the
> HIDD_OPTIONS="--master --server" line. Maybe I didn't do that one
> correctly, I'm not sure but I am not using it now and my mouse works.
>
>
>
> I had to run the sudo hidd --connect (mac address) a number of times. I
> would get the connection but would then loose it when I rebooted. I
> don't know if gnome-bluetooth-manager had anything to do with it, only
> that when I first installed it with synaptec it wouldn't find the mouse
> but after playing a bit it did. 
>
>
>
> My best advice would be to change the "HDD_ENABLE=0" line to
> "HDD_ENABLE=1"  and run the "sudo hidd --connect (mac address)"  a few
> time (at various stages) until you get a connection. Note the it took a
> couple of times for me before the info was "remembered" when I rebooted.
>
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>
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> Not very scientific but it worked for me twice (as I reinstalled my O/S
> working out another problem)
>   

I changed these lines in my /etc/default/bluez-utils file:


############ HIDD
#
# To have Bluetooth mouse and keyboard support, get the
# Linux 2.6.6 patch or better from bluez.org, and set
# HIDD_ENABLED to 1.
HIDD_ENABLED=1
HIDD_OPTIONS="--master --server"
HIDD_OPTIONS="--connect 00:07:61:31:E0:4C --server"
# to make hidd always use a particular interface, use something
# like this, substituting the bdaddr of the interface:
# HIDD_OPTIONS="-i AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF --server"
#
# remove '--master' if you're having trouble working with Ericsson
# T630 phones with hidd operational at the same time.


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My mouse connects fine every time.  Obviously, you will need to change 
the address of your --connect XX:YY:ZZ:AA:BB:CC to the bdaddress of your 
mouse.

HTH,
-Matt