is there a bt mouse that auto-connects on linux?

[Neal Becker]

After buying a logitech bt mouse, and finding it won't auto-connect of F21 
(kde), I'm planning to return that and try something else.  Is there another 
that is known to work?  Something smallish for a notebook.

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[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Fri, 2015-03-20 at 12:50 +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  On Fri, 2015-03-20 at 07:55 -0400, Neal Becker wrote:
>  > After buying a logitech bt mouse, and finding it won't auto-connect
>  of F21 
>  > (kde), I'm planning to return that and try something else.  Is there
>  another 
>  > that is known to work?  Something smallish for a notebook.
>  
>  I have a Sondstrom mouse which used to autoconnect until I updated to
>  Plasma-5. Now it has to be connected manually when I log in, so I need
>  another mouse to do that. 
Correction: when I log in under under Plasma-5 Bluetooth is always off.
I have to turn it on again every time, then the mouse does autoconnect.

The problem may be related to Plasma-5 not restoring session state
correctly, see https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343875

poc

[Tom Horsley]

I've found the bluetooth devices that come with a dongle
which emulates a USB device to be much more useful than
the ones with a dongle that is "native" bluetooth.

You don't need any bluetooth software on linux to be
working at all, so there is much less source for troubles :-).
If it is a keyboard, you can actually use it in the BIOS.

On the other hand, that means the dongle isn't generally
useful for bluetooth connections, but is pretty much
dedicated to the one device.

[Roger Wells]

On 03/20/2015 08:15 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
>  On 03/20/2015 07:55 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
> > After buying a logitech bt mouse, and finding it won't auto-connect of F21
> > (kde), I'm planning to return that and try something else.  Is there another
> > that is known to work?  Something smallish for a notebook.
> >
>  I use a Logitech BT keyboard. Was a keyboard/mouse combo, but the mouse
>  died, so I replaced the mouse with a USB model, still using the BT
>  keyboard.. fedora 21 amd_
>  
Hi.
I have used the Microsoft Bluetooth "Notebook Mouse 5000" on several
Thinkpads, X200, X220, X240 on many releases of Fedora, now F21
In fact I haven't used it until now on the X240 because I wanted to get 
used to
the touchpad (which has greatly improved IMO).
This post made me curious so I paired the mouse, shutdown the computer,
rebooted and immediately had the mouse, as it was on the previous
two thinkpads.
Overall this has been a very good mouse and is a nice small size for 
laptop use.
I continue to use it on the X200 although that is running W7.

good luck.

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[Paul Cartwright]

On 03/20/2015 08:50 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  On Fri, 2015-03-20 at 07:55 -0400, Neal Becker wrote:
> > After buying a logitech bt mouse, and finding it won't auto-connect of F21 
> > (kde), I'm planning to return that and try something else.  Is there another 
> > that is known to work?  Something smallish for a notebook.
>  I have a Sondstrom mouse which used to autoconnect until I updated to
>  Plasma-5. Now it has to be connected manually when I log in, so I need
>  another mouse to do that. Curiously, the other mouse is part of a
>  Microsoft wireless kb/mouse combo and it autoconnects every time (the
>  combo comes with its own dongle, the Sondstrom has a separate Broadcom
>  dongle). In case you're wondering why I don't just use it instead, the
>  Sondstrom has better build and a much nicer scroll wheel action.
>
>  I've had three Logitech BT mice in the past, and they've all developed
>  hardware faults after a few months of use.
>
>  poc
>  
there is a long thread about Logitech mice going bad... I will not buy
another.. the clickers die..

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Paul Cartwright
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[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Fri, 2015-03-20 at 07:55 -0400, Neal Becker wrote:
>  After buying a logitech bt mouse, and finding it won't
> auto-connect of F21 
>  (kde), I'm planning to return that and try something else.  Is there another 
>  that is known to work?  Something smallish for a notebook. 
I have a Sondstrom mouse which used to autoconnect until I updated to
Plasma-5. Now it has to be connected manually when I log in, so I need
another mouse to do that. Curiously, the other mouse is part of a
Microsoft wireless kb/mouse combo and it autoconnects every time (the
combo comes with its own dongle, the Sondstrom has a separate Broadcom
dongle). In case you're wondering why I don't just use it instead, the
Sondstrom has better build and a much nicer scroll wheel action.

I've had three Logitech BT mice in the past, and they've all developed
hardware faults after a few months of use.

poc

[Paul Cartwright]

On 03/20/2015 07:55 AM, Neal Becker wrote:
>  After buying a logitech bt mouse, and finding it won't
> auto-connect of F21 
>  (kde), I'm planning to return that and try something else.  Is there another 
>  that is known to work?  Something smallish for a notebook.
>  
I use a Logitech BT keyboard. Was a keyboard/mouse combo, but the mouse
died, so I replaced the mouse with a USB model, still using the BT
keyboard.. fedora 21 amd_

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Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux User #367800 and new counter #561587