Fedora 8 won't remember bluetooth mouse, hidd not running by default

[Mike Iglesias]

Adalbert Prokop wrote:
> Mike Iglesias wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
> 
>>> As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not
>>> exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any
>>> hits.
> 
>> Look for /etc/init.d/bluetooth.  The rpm is bluez-utils.
> 
> Yes, I have it. And the bluetooth service is started on boot. But it is 
> not enough. Without the additional hidd service I have to pair the mouse 
> each time I boot, which is really annoying. :)

I asked about this a while back on this list, and used (as root) "hidd 
--server --search" to get my bluetooth mouse working the first time.  It looks 
like some information was dropped in /var/lib/bluetooth/<mac addr of device>. 
  I seem to remember that the next time it booted I got a popup from the 
bluetooth monitor (in the upper tray on the right with the bluetooth symbol) 
about the mouse, and I clicked "ok" or something like that.  Since then it has 
just worked for me.

Go to System -> Preferences -> Personal -> Sessions and see if the Bluetooth 
Manager is enabled when you log in (assuming you're using gnome, I don't know 
what KDE does).


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