[Bluez-users] Microsoft keyboad/mouse problem

[Dave Sailer <dave.sailer@paytec.com>]

My mouse and keyboard sometimes loose their connection. I'm running 
2.6.10_rc2 and hidd --server on boot. I also run a script I found around 
the net that runs hidd --search and/or hidd --connect with retries and 
delays to try to connect to the keyboard & mouse. When the connection is 
lost, I typically run "hidd --show" to see that it is indeed not 
connected then  "hidd --search" to reconnect and it USUALLY works 
especially since I upgraded the kernel from 2.6.8. Thankfully it is 
usually the mouse that is a problem, so I can do this from the same box. 
When "hidd --search" fails I remove and replace the batteries. I've 
noticed the mouse lights blinking at me, which I'm not sure is telling 
me the batteries are low. I checked and they weren't really that low. It 
sometimes seems as though the mouse desires batteries really well 
charged. The few times the keyboard was a problem, I ssh from another 
box and "hidd --search" and it works.

I'm new to this and I'm a bit confused on some things:

1) when the devices sleep should "hidd --show" show the device? (And the 
hidd server is waiting for a wakeup from the device?) I guess I should 
check "hidd --show" sometime when they've been inactive.

2) what does the blinking mouse mean (I don't have any docs with these 
devices).

3) Should I have to push the mouse and keyboard buttoms on every reboot 
or just one time for the device? (should I need that second script I'm 
running?)


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