Ubuntu
gdm package

Bluetooth keyboard and mouse disabled by gdm

Bug #54051 reported by AJ Slater
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Bug Description

This in reference to bluez-utils bug #32415

Starting gdm causes my logitech diNovo bluetooth keyboard and mouse not to function.

Stopping gdm or stopping or restarting bluez-utils does not restore function. Only rebooting (!) does.

Many others with bluetooth peripherals report the same thing. See #32415.

Workaround:
# update-rc.d -f bluez-utils remove

Revision history for this message
Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. I doubt that it's a gdm bug. Does the bluetooth keyboard work in X at all?

Changed in gdm:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
AJ Slater (aj-slater) wrote :

This is more properly addressed by bluez-utils bug #32415

The problem is likely a dbus interaction with gdm/x and it is probably the bluez package's fault.

The bluetooth keyboard does not work in bluetooth mode in X at all.
If bluez is not started, it pretends to be a ps/2 or usb board, X is none the wiser and it works.

If anyone else has this problem see workarounds in bug #32415

This bug should probable be closed against gdm.

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Daniel Holbach (dholbach) wrote :

Thanks for following up. I close the bug for now.

Changed in gdm:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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