[lugip] bluetooth mouse

[Jon LaBadie]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 06:01:22PM -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 02:28:42PM -0500, Daniel Sanders Zuckerman wrote:
> > jon-
> > 
> > i think you were at that hw sig meeting i was at when i was trying to
> > figure out the bluetooth situation on my dell.  the bluetooth system
> > said it had come up, but nothing was going on.  the light on the
> > dashboard wasn't even lighting up.  eventually, we opened up the little
> > port on the side, and discovered that there was no bluetooth card in
> > there.  i know it's silly, but could that be the problem?
> > 
> > daniel
> 
> No, I don't think that is the problem.
> 
> But I just noticed in the mouse manual that when powered up,
> a green led should light up on the base of the mouse.  I get
> the red "laser" lighting up, but not the green led.
> 
> Is your bluetooth mouse (or anyone else's) a Logitech V270?
> Can you confirm that a green led should easily be visible?
> 
> 

Further update: I can put my cell phone into bluetooth mode
and see it on my laptop, from both Linux and WinXP.  Don't
know what I can do with a cell phone connected to my laptop,
but it connects.

So I guess it is the mouse that is acting badly.

> > 
> > On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 14:12 -0500, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > > Where is a good HW-SIG when you need one ;)
> > > 
> > > Never used any bluetooth devices so I'm at a loss
> > > for debugging.
> > > 
> > > Got a Dell laptop with builtin bluetooth capability.
> > > 
> > > Figured on using a Logitech bluetooth travel mouse
> > > so I wouldn't have to play with usb dongles.
> > > 
> > > When I try to get the two talking I get no indication
> > > that the laptop sees any bluetooth devices.  As I've
> > > no other bluetooth capable things (well, does a cell
> > > phone and ear bud count?) I can't tell whether it is
> > > the laptop or the mouse not working.
> > > 
> > > Any debugging hints, Ubuntu or WinXP.
> > > 
> > > Tnx,
> > > jl
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