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I order to make use of you bluetooth mouse you need make a few small steps: In order to make use of your Bluetooth mouse you need to do the following:
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 * search the mouse to make the initial association  * search for the mouse to make the pairing
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   * if GNOME is used and gnome-bluetooth is installed, the PIN will be requested for the initial paring

 * Enjoy
   * if GNOME is used and gnome-bluez is installed, the PIN will be requested for the initial pairing

In order to make use of your Bluetooth mouse you need to do the following:

  • install the bluetooth package

# aptitude install bluetooth

  • change the value of the HIDD_ENABLE option to 1 in /etc/default/bluetooth.

  • after that, the following command should have a similar output (note the HIDD_ENABLED option):

$ grep HIDD /etc/default/bluetooth
############ HIDD
# HIDD_ENABLED to 1.
HIDD_ENABLED=1
HIDD_OPTIONS="--master --server"
# HIDD_OPTIONS="-i AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF --server"
  • restart the bluetooth daemon

# /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
Restarting bluetooth: hidd hcid sdpd hidd rfcomm.
  • restart the X server
  • search for the mouse to make the pairing

# hidd --search
  • if GNOME is used and gnome-bluez is installed, the PIN will be requested for the initial pairing