[SOLVED] bluetooth mouse with already running Xorg

page_seven · 09-26-2010, 03:19 PM

How do I have Xorg recognize a freshly connected bluetooth mouse after X is already running. It is in my ServerLayout section, but sometimes is not connected at boot.

alunduil · 09-26-2010, 03:35 PM

If you're using a recent enough version of xorg it's simply a matter of making sure that dbus is running. Which version of xorg-server are you running?

Regards,

Alunduil

alunduil · 09-26-2010, 03:35 PM

If you're using a recent enough version of xorg it's simply a matter of making sure that dbus is running. Which version of xorg-server are you running?

Regards,

Alunduil

page_seven · 09-26-2010, 03:42 PM

Xorg -version

Code:

X.Org X Server 1.7.4
Release Date: 2010-01-08
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.31.6 ppc64 
Current Operating System: Linux lo.cal 2.6.35.4-G5 #51 Sat Sep 25 14:21:45 PDT 2010 ppc64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda4 ro cpufreq.debug=7 radeon.modeset=1 fbcon=scrollback:128k quiet 
Build Date: 16 January 2010  08:19:09PM
 
Current version of pixman: 0.19.2
	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
	to make sure that you have the latest version.

The way I am connecting my mouse is through a modified bluez-simple-agent that calls hidd --connect $MOUSE when the mouse requests to connect.

alunduil · 09-26-2010, 03:44 PM

Hmm, so your bluez client doesn't register the mouse as a pointing device? Have you switched your xorg to using HAL or dbus yet?

Regards,

Alunduil

page_seven · 09-26-2010, 04:07 PM

my bluez-agent

Edit: I commented out all InputDevice sections, hotplugging works now. But now, to enable the horizontal scrolling and define how many buttons the mouse has, how Do i do that? I assume I need to write an fdi for my mice, which are an Apple USB MightyMouse/Apple Bluetooth Mighty Mouse.

page_seven · 09-26-2010, 07:15 PM

How can I tell if my xserver was built with udev support?