Bluetooth mouse in Dapper

[Matthew Kuiken]

Cameron Hutchison wrote:
> I've just booted the Ubuntu Dapper Beta 2 live CD and I'm wondering what
> I have to do to get my bluetooth mouse (Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
> for Bluetooth, Model 1001) working.
>
> When I plug in the bluetooth USB dongle that comes with the mouse, it is
> being detected by the kernel - /var/log/kern.log says:
>   input: HID 045e:00be as /class/input/input7
>   input: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [HID 045e:00be] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-1.3
>
> [There are other lines from the usb subsystem, but the ones above seem
> most relevant]
>
> However, nothing happens after that and the mouse does not work.
>
> Is there something else I need to do to get the mouse to work?
>
>   
In a terminal, try:

sudo hcitool scan

While the command is running, press the "Connect" button on your mouse  
(My mouse is a logitech, yours might have a different name for the button.)

The command should output something like this:

Scanning ...
        00:13:70:4F:83:3B       Nokia HS-26W


The set of numbers is the Bluetooth Device Address, bd_addr for short.

Running the command:

sudo hidd --connect <bd_addr>

should connect the mouse to the computer, and allow the mouse to work.

If this works, and you want it to do this on power-on, change the 
/etc/default/bluez-utils file by:

Change:
HIDD_ENABLED=0
To:
HIDD_ENABLED=1

Add a line:
HIDD_OPTIONS="-i AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF --server"
with AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF being your bd_addr

If the hidd --connect command does not work, it may be the pairing of 
your computer with the mouse.  I had already paired the mouse with the 
computer in that other OS, so I'm not entirely certain how to pull it 
off in Linux.  In theory, the following commands:

sudo hcitool cc <bd_addr>
sudo hcitool auth <bd_addr>

and putting in the pin that the mouse asks for in its documentation 
(probably 0000) should pair the devices.

I say in theory because I am currently trying to do just that with a 
Bluetooth headset, and I am having very little luck.  I have read that 
the pin entry in Gnome might be broken, but I cannot find an up to date 
source of information.  I am currently trying the KBluetoothD stuff 
under Gnome to see if that will do it.

I will post back here again once I figure out the pairing.  I may even 
try setting up a wiki how-to if the process is sufficiently difficult to 
figure out.

-Matt