Bluetooth mouse in Dapper
Matthew Kuiken
matt.kuiken at verizon.net
Sun May 7 06:24:27 UTC 2006
Sorry to re-post, but I found an error in my previous mail.
Matthew Kuiken wrote:
> 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
This should have said:
Add a line:
HIDD_OPTIONS="--connect 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
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