Update on this case - I have changed computers this is in (now on an ECS GF8200A GeForce 8200 motherboard) with a NEC PCI add-in USB card. The dongle is attached to this add-in USB card (since I have another bug opened about the USB ports on this MCP78S chipset motherboard being intermittent).
After Ubuntu is fully loaded and on the desktop, the bluetooth keyboard/mouse seems to work after about five minutes - but why such the delay? -- Microsoft Bluetooth Elite Keyboard/Mouse Loses Connection https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/442599 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs