Re: [Bluez-users] Apple Wireless Keyboard

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Will,

> First I'd like to thank you very much for your continued efforts in
> making Bluetooth on Linux work well. 
> 
> I've been trying to get my Logitech MX900 mouse, and Apple wireless
> keyboard to be recognized on boot on my Ubununtu 6.06 system.
> Unfortunately documentation for the bluez seems pretty sparse. So far
> I've edited the /etc/default/bluez-utils file to contain this section:
> 
> 
> ############ 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=" --server --search"
> HIDD_OPTIONS=" -i 00:07:61:19:FA:E9 --server"
> HIDD_OPTIONS=" -i 00:0A:95:44:AF:88 --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.
> 
> Where 00:07:61:19:FA:E9 is the address of my mouse and 00:0A:95:44:AF:88
> the address of my keyboard. With this setup I am able to get the mouse
> to work, but only if I run hidd --search by hand, after boot. 
> 
> I've tried enabling security mode three to pair the keyboard(I read in
> the forum archives that it need it) but that didn't seem to work at all.
> If anyone could provide me with any details on how to setup my keyboard
> and mouse I'd really appetite it.

leave the options to " --server" only and make sure the hidd instance is
running at root. Then only do a "hidd --search" once and all further
times, the mouse and keyboard will reconnect to you.

Regards

Marcel




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