Current information on bluetooth mouse support

I am trying to find information on bluetooth utilities. Everything I have found so far is either at least a year old, and does not map to files on my system.

Anyway, I have an HP NC4010.

I am using a Cables Unlimited dongle:

/usr/sbin/hciconfig -a
hci0: Type: USB

        BD Address: 00:0D:18:01:20:B9 ACL MTU: 192:8  SCO MTU: 64:8
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:491300 acl:31961 sco:0 events:5005 errors:0
        TX bytes:5297 acl:136 sco:0 commands:205 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xf8 0x18 0x18 0x00 0x80
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'nc4010.htt-consult.com-0'
        Class: 0x120104
        Service Classes: Networking, Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Desktop workstation
        HCI Ver: 1.2 (0x2) HCI Rev: 0x512 LMP Ver: 1.2 (0x2) LMP Subver: 

0x512
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)

So far I have been working with my IOgear mouse.

After much effort, I have gotten it connected and authenticated. Now if I turn it on and press its connect button I can then do a:

hidd --search
Searching ...

        Connecting to device 00:0A:94:C0:C3:19

and

hcitool info 00:0A:94:C0:C3:19
Requesting information ...
BD Address: 00:0A:94:C0:C3:19
Device Name: Bluetooth Mouse
LMP Version: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subversion: 0x356
Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
Features: 0xff 0xff 0x0f 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
<3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot offset> <timing accuracy> <role switch> <hold mode> <sniff mode> <park state> <RSSI> <channel quality> <SCO link> <HV2
packets>
<HV3 packets> <u-law log> <A-law log> <CVSD> <paging scheme> <power control> <transparent SCO>

But I loose connection with this mouse if it goes idle long enough, and so far I have had to power it off and reconnect.

I have read messages like:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bluez.user/6609/match=automatically+accepting+pairing+mouse

But I don't have a /etc/default/bluez-utils file to add:

	HIDD_ENABLED=1
	HIDD_OPTIONS="--server"

Nor can I figure out what file this now goes into.

Also how do I get the Gnome bluetooth tools working on my Centos desktop?

I still have my headphone, stereo headset, and TREO 650 to connect....

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Hello Robert. I successfully solved this problem. You don't even need to power-off or reset the mouse. Follow the directions in my earlier e-mail:

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=30640322&forum_id=1883
( or search for "Microsoft IntelliMouse with kernel 2.6.18 and patch-2.6.18-mh1 is broken (fix provided)" ).

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Well I am running Centos 4.4, that means Bluez 2.1 for now. As far as the kernel, well.....

But when I look at your notes, I am left straggling in the dust. I am not a unix heavy, missed my chance 10+ years ago with Solaris 3.whatever.... And I don't do kernel sources.

Why are you initializing the mouse at boot? I only use my wireless mouse sometimes.

WHere is the sleep script? Or is that notebook suspend?

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I was pointing out to the user-level commands. Here are they again:

try this:
killall hcid
killall hidd

hciconfig hci0 up
<physically reset your mouse>
hcitool scan
<note its address that looks like this: 00:50:F2:E8:E0:71>

hcid
hidd -t 10 --connect <address that looks like this:
00:50:F2:E8:E0:71> --server
hciconfig hci0 down
usleep 500000
hciconfig hci0 up

I think that the above "hidd" will solve your problem because it is responsible for keeping connection active to your mouse. -t parameter informs the daemon when your mouse will go idle.

The options your mentions should cause the same effect after you add "-t X_in_minutes" parameter after "--server" so you might try this simpler method first.

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