Comments on: Workaround for bluetooth service on openSUSE 11.1, downgrade bluez and it works http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/ "carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero", sharing the way to seize this day Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:27:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Maciej Pilichowski http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-41 Mon, 11 May 2009 19:08:58 +0100 http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-41 Finally there is new bluez that works. Tested on two computers -- all it takes is installing the latest package bluez (1 package) and kdebluetooth4 (and dependencies of course). I need the second program just to make the mouse wake up after some period I don't use it. Make the link of the kbluetooth4.desktop in your .kde Autostart and have fun :-) Finally there is new bluez that works. Tested on two computers — all it takes is installing the latest package bluez (1 package) and kdebluetooth4 (and dependencies of course). I need the second program just to make the mouse wake up after some period I don’t use it. Make the link of the kbluetooth4.desktop in your .kde Autostart and have fun :-)

]]> by: medwinz http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-35 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:18:00 +0000 http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-35 Nice to hear that, Maciej. Congratulation! I'm in KDE 4.2 and finally I can manage to transfer the files from the handphone to my laptop using bluetooth. The files save in ~/.kbluetooth4. The new Konqueror doesn't know the sdp:// protocol, so I should transfer the files one by one from the handphone. Still trying to find the easiest way to do this thing :-) Nice to hear that, Maciej. Congratulation!

I’m in KDE 4.2 and finally I can manage to transfer the files from the handphone to my laptop using bluetooth. The files save in ~/.kbluetooth4. The new Konqueror doesn’t know the sdp:// protocol, so I should transfer the files one by one from the handphone. Still trying to find the easiest way to do this thing :-)

]]> by: Maciej Pilichowski http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-34 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:31:56 +0000 http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-34 It appears the whole issue is simpler than it looks, of course -- when you know the solution ;-) I had already prepared xorg.conf, I downgraded bluez as you suggested, the only missing piece was installing additionally hidd package (which was removed by opensuse team -- great move guys) and then two steps. Executing hcitool scan this should list the BT device with xx:xx:xx:xx:xx number and then hidd --connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx The end. Mouse is working. It appears the whole issue is simpler than it looks, of course — when you know the solution ;-)

I had already prepared xorg.conf, I downgraded bluez as you suggested, the only missing piece was installing additionally hidd package (which was removed by opensuse team — great move guys) and then two steps. Executing
hcitool scan
this should list the BT device with xx:xx:xx:xx:xx number and then
hidd –connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

The end. Mouse is working.

]]> by: Maciej Pilichowski http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-31 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:33:06 +0000 http://medwinz.blogsome.com/2009/01/17/workaround-for-bluetooth-service-on-opensuse-111-downgrade-bluez-and-it-works/#comment-31 Thank you for the this workaround, for me it works partially. Finally I am able to make the connection, I get the message from kdebluetooth the mouse is connected, but I cannot cause the mouse cursor movement. I move the mouse, cursor stays still. I see it as input device in /proc/bus/input/devices I configured xorg.conf, no response though. "Funny" thing, I used initially Vista for a week (because it was preinstalled) and after that mouse was working even in BIOS. I didn't have to configure mouse in opensuse in any way (except for xorg.conf), it just worked. Then batteries died, I had to replace them, and after that -- no mouse for me. I don't know what Vista did to this mouse but I wish OS has the same support as Vista has. Connect once, forget forever. Thank you for the this workaround, for me it works partially. Finally I am able to make the connection, I get the message from kdebluetooth the mouse is connected, but I cannot cause the mouse cursor movement. I move the mouse, cursor stays still.

I see it as input device in
/proc/bus/input/devices
I configured xorg.conf, no response though.

“Funny” thing, I used initially Vista for a week (because it was preinstalled) and after that mouse was working even in BIOS. I didn’t have to configure mouse in opensuse in any way (except for xorg.conf), it just worked. Then batteries died, I had to replace them, and after that — no mouse for me.
I don’t know what Vista did to this mouse but I wish OS has the same support as Vista has. Connect once, forget forever.

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