Re: have to re-pair mouse every few hours (update: mouse needs periodic authorization?)

["Brian J. Murrell" <brian@interlinx.bc.ca>]

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On Sat, 2013-11-30 at 15:37 -0500, Brian J. Murrell wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using a Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse on a Fedora 19 machine
> (kernel-3.11.9-200.fc19.x86_64 and bluez-4.101-9.fc19.x86_64) with a:
> 
> Bus 002 Device 019: ID 0a5c:2148 Broadcom Corp. BCM92046DG-CL1ROM Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter
> 
> bluetooth adapter.  This exact same configuration worked for months just
> fine with a Logitech bluetooth mouse.  But sadly that mouse was crap
> (second one to fail within the warranty period of one of them) so
> replaced it with this MS one.
> 
> The problem with this MS mouse is that it just goes AWOL and needs to be
> delete and re-paired with the machine every few hours.  Typically it's
> after I have gotten up from the computer and have come back to it.  But
> I have also had it just happen while using it.
> 
> When this happens, the messages log reports messages such as:
> 
> Nov 30 12:42:03 pc kernel: [2500032.028982] Bluetooth: Unexpected continuation frame (len 0)
> Nov 30 12:42:03 pc kernel: [2500032.115027] Bluetooth: Unexpected continuation frame (len 0)
> 
> Any ideas what the problem might be here?

So an interesting development in this is that after a reboot, I am now
starting to see notification bubbles pop up when the mouse goes AWOL
that say:

Authorization request from 'Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse' with a "Check
authorization" button it.  When I click that I get a dialog popping up
that says:

Grant access to '<uuid>'

Device 'Microsoft Sculpt Touch Mouse' (<MAC address>) wants access to
the service '<uuid>'.

With both a Reject and a Grant button as well as an "Always grant
access" checkbox.

Clicking Grant restores the functionality of the mouse and clearly I
could click the Always grant access checkbox to have this automatic.

I just wonder what this functionality is.  I never had it with my
previous Logitech bluetooth mouse.

Cheers,
b.


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