Problems with USB bluetooth dongle and BT Keyboard
 

Hi all, I'm trying to make work a bluetooth keyboard in a system with kubuntu 13.10 x64 and a USB Bluetooth dongle.

I've some problems:

FIRST PROBLEM: Dongle not detected when restart.

If I plug the USB dongle when computer is on and ubuntu has boot, its recognized; but most times when I restart or shutdown/boot computer when dongle is connected, it's not recognized and I have to unplug and plug it again. It's really annoying, I've been a long time looking for information and I found many people with the problem but I find not a solution.

SECOND PROBLEM: Having to navigate to menu and select "connect"

The first time I want to configure keyboard I use the usual way: Put keyboard on search mode and connect it entering the numerical key on keyboard. Then it's linked with computer and works like a charm. The problem comes again when I restart... then, once detected que dongle, keyboard does'n work on system start, I have to go to bluetooth menu, go to que keyboard and select "connect" (of course, I need to have a non bluetooth mouse to do this).

THIRD PROBLEM
Even when I go to the menu and select Keyboard model-->Connect, it works only if in this moment when computer search it, I disconnect and re-connect the keyboard with the on/off button.



To sum up:
Once configured the keyboard, on every start I have to unplug/plug USB dongle, then using other mouse device go and select "connect", and then unplug/plug keyboard.

I want the keyboard to work on every system boot automatically, am I asking for an impossible thing?

Many thanks in advance

Hi

I don't use *buntu but you may find this link useful

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup

roughly translated

the daemon needs to auto start
----AFAIK you use systemd and so this link might also help?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bluetooth_Keyboard

detected devices need to be marked and saved as "trusted"

good luck

Tassadar, have you had any luck with this?

I am having similar problems with a Bluetooth mouse. I have to manually pair the device every time the laptop comes out of suspend. The mouse also "forgets" the pairing frequently and I have to pair it again. I tried following the instruction above to set it as a "trusted device" with no luck.