Steve, try the following steps: 1. put your mouse in discoverable mode by pressing the "connect" button underneath the mouse.
run the following commands: hcitool scan bluez-simple-agent hci0 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX bluez-test-device trusted XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX yes bluez-test-input connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Where XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX is your mouse Bluetooth MAC address as given by hcitool scan. this should fix the issues that you are seeing. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/249448 Title: Bluetooth mouse does not re-establish connection after reboot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “linux” source package in Hardy: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Intrepid: Won't Fix Bug description: Summary: Bluetooth device connections are not re-established after reboot Steps to Reproduce: 1) Associate a bluetooth mouse to a system using bluetooth device (PCI ID: 0x0a5c2151) 2) Ensure mouse is now working 3) Reboot system 4) Try to use mouse Expected result: All trusted device connections are re-established each time the system is booted Actual result: Bluetooth mouse is non-functional until it is deleted from Bluetooth Manager and re-added. This is a public bug on the kernel package corresponding to the private bug #241749, for SRU tracking. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/249448/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp