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From: Fernando Rodriguez <frodriguez.developer@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] MX Master mouse on bluetooth
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:36:02
Message-Id: BLU436-SMTP14B58D8206A4C3190E45548D530@phx.gbl
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] MX Master mouse on bluetooth by Ian Savoy
1 On Friday, September 04, 2015 1:42:21 PM Ian Savoy wrote:
2 > Hey all,
3 >
4 > I splurged on a new mx master mouse a few weeks ago, and it's been working
5 > fine using the unified receiver that is included with the mouse. However,
6 > it's not the only bluetooth device i have, and it would be nice not to have
7 > two easy-to-lose dongles stuck in my laptop at all times (not to mention
8 > 2/4 USB ports occupied).
9 >
10 > The problem I have is that I can pair the mouse with my bluetooth adapter
11 > just fine (BCM20702A0-19ff-0239), however, I don't get any output when i
12 > click and/or wiggle the mouse.
13 >
14 > I've seen in other forums, people getting this mouse to work with bluetooth
15 > on ubuntu and fedora. Claims that it works out of the box over bluetooth.
16 >
17 > I'm curious if any gentoo users have been able to successfully use this
18 > device over a bluetooth adapter, and if so, what bluetooth adapter you're
19 > using, what kernel you're running, what modules are loaded, and if there
20 > were any tweaks you had to make after pairing your mouse to get it to work
21 > properly.
22 >
23 > -everything- works when i use the unified reciever, even the weird thumb
24 > button and horizontal scrolling. Nothing works, other than pairing and
25 > connecting/disconnecting, over bluetooth.
26 >
27 > Thanks in advance!
28 >
29 > --
30 > Ian Savoy
31 > LoTeK Systems
32
33 The way I avoid these issues it is to compile all usb/bluetooth/filesystems/etc
34 drivers (except controllers and other non-removable stuff) as modules. It's not
35 very gentooish and I've noticed that it does slow udev startup a bit but I
36 want everything I plug in to just work without having to rebuild my kernel and
37 figuring out the right modules.
38
39 --
40 Fernando Rodriguez