Return-Path: Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:19:52 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Faulkner To: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Subject: Sony BD Remote pairing problems with new distributions Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-bluetooth-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: My sony BD remote (aka PS3 remote) requires a convoluted process to get it working each and every time my computer boots. A description of the process I must use is here: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Talk:Sony_PS3_BD_Remote In short, I must hold down shift+enter on the remote to pair the device, kill some processes, and start some processes each time the computer boots. This apparently did not used to be necessary with some older distributions. For example, this was not necessary under Ubuntu 8.04, but is necessary under Ubuntu 8.10: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-874284.html (page is down as I type so here's the google cache): http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:YuyKFubNWPMJ:ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-874284.html+bdremoted&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8&gl=us&client=firefox-a I am running 64-bit Gentoo, kernel 2.6.27.10. I've tried both the 2.25 userspace and the 4.21 userspace with no luck. My questions are: Are you guys aware of this problem? Is there any known fix, besides downgrading to an older distribution? thanks, Jim Faulkner PS please CC me on any replies, I'm not subscribed to this list.