off topic

[Matthew Kuiken]

Michael T. Richter wrote:
>
> Point me to explicit instructions that makes any Bluetooth device work
> under Ubuntu.  (Not Kubuntu.)  You know: any telephone that you can
> actually browse and transfer files too and from.  Any HID device that
> works at all.  Because so far, despite repeated requests, nobody has
> been able to point me (and at least two other users I've observed) to
> anything at all.
>   
Logitek Bluetooth MX Laser Mouse

Run 'sudo hcitool scan' and press the "Connect" button on the bottom of
the mouse.

copy the Bluetooth ID that shows up from the scan

Run 'sudo hidd --connect <bluetooth_id>'

Mouse works great.  There is even a way to set up a server so that it
auto-connects the mouse, but I don't feel like searching for the command
at the moment.  I had very little problem getting the keyboard to work
either.  This worked in Breezy and Dapper.

The previous threads that I have seen relating to Bluetooth have asked
about specific problems.  No one asked for whether I had gotten a mouse
and keyboard to work...

-Matt