Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] Logitech MX900 mouse with Dell Inspiron 8600 From: Charles Bueche To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: Olivier Bornet , BlueZ Developers List In-Reply-To: <1071411737.4356.56.camel@pegasus> References: <1070218289.8534.30.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <20031201093804.A1281@schnell.us.cray.com> <1070380522.19169.52.camel@saag> <1070380907.19169.55.camel@saag> <1070482683.18058.6.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <1070483755.24159.114.camel@pegasus> <20031204085314.GA1780@smartdata.ch> <1071001915.13464.33.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <20031209224217.GE26896@smartdata.ch> <1071043970.8979.5.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <20031210083002.GG26896@smartdata.ch> <1071330995.4307.27.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <1071333541.27252.177.camel@pegasus> <1071341513.4307.36.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <1071342247.1548.6.camel@pegasus> <1071410118.5988.8.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> <1071411737.4356.56.camel@pegasus> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1071432083.6305.24.camel@bluez.bueche.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:01:24 +0100 List-ID: Hi, On Sun, 2003-12-14 at 15:22, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Charles, > > > Now, my mouse isn't jumpy at all anymore. The only glitch left is that I > > have to press its "connect" button just after starting bthid if I want a > > link. Is there a way to get this automated ? > > this shouldn't be needed, because the mouse reconnects if you start > moving it. The only thing you need is a HID server process on your host. I have to test more. What is your command line for this ? I use /data/util/bthid-0.8-2.6/bthid -m -d -p 600 00:07:61:08:7E:2E > > I don't like to criticize about missing docs, because I have the same > > problem at my main contract as Solaris admin (too many things to do to > > write proper docs). However, bluez suffer a bit from that problem. They > > are loads of small HOWTOs, but I miss a sort of white paper to explain > > bluetooth in general. Any pointer is welcome. > > If you understand german you are in the lucky position that I have > written some articles for german magazines and most of them are also > available online. I can read it, I will look at your articles, thx for the hint. I have already seen a nice presentation which helped to understand the bluetooth layers. A long time ago, I developped low-level code in Z80 assembler and C for embedded systems, so I'm not completely lost :-) > The missing of a general white paper is a good point. I have thought so > many times about writing the one and only introduction into Linux and > Bluetooth, but always the same things stopped me from doing this. The > first is that no company pays me for working on BlueZ and so we come to > the second, that my time is very limited. You do a very good job in that limited time, given all these beginners like me asking basic stuff on mailing lists :-) Charles -- Charles Bueche sand, snow, wave, wind and net -surfer