How I configured the Trust MI-5300M Bluetooth Mouse

[PT_LAmb]

I will only replay the steps that I took to configure this bluetooth mouse. I do not consider this text a proper HOWTO configure a bluetooth mouse. I just hope it might come in handy to someone in the future.

I tried this on a Sony Vaio VGN-S4HP.

Here are the steps:

1. Compile kernel's bluetooth modules (I'm using vanilla-sources-2.6.15_rc4)

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   Networking  --->
      [*] Networking support
      <M>   Bluetooth subsystem support  --->
         <M>   L2CAP protocol support
         <M>   HIDP protocol support
            Bluetooth device drivers  --->
               <M> HCI USB driver

   NOTE: The device driver for the S4 is the HCI USB driver, yours might be a different one.
2. Add the modules to the autoload list

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   milk linux # echo "hidp" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
   milk linux # echo "hci_usb" >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6

3. restart the system or manually load the modules:

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   modprobe hidp
   modprobe hci_usb

4. emerge the bluez-utils

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   milk linux # emerge net-wireless/bluez-utils

5. configure /etc/conf.d/bluetooth

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   #enable hid deamon
   HIDD_ENABLE=true

6. start the bluetooth daemon system

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   milk linux # /etc/init.d/bluetooth start

7. connect the mouse
   
   1. search the MAC address

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      milk linux # hcitool scan

   2. while hcitool is scanning, turn the mouse on and press the connect button on the mouse
   3. copy the MAC address from hcitool's output

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      milk linux # hcitool scan
      Scanning ...
              00:0A:94:C1:2B:FD       Trust Bluetooth Mouse

      NOTE: this is my mouse's MAC address, yours will be different.
   4. force hidd to connect to the mouse

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      milk linux # hidd --connect 00:0A:94:C1:2B:FD

      NOTE: use your MAC address instead of mine.
   5. rapidly turn off, on and press the connect button on the mouse
   6. mouse the mouse a bit
      
      NOTE: you should see the mouse movement in a few seconds, if not, maybe your xorg.conf is not capturing the mouses events, check mine below and try to figure out what's wrong.
      
      NOTE: from now on the mouse will connect to your Bluetooth host computer interface (hci) whenever it's switched on. If you connect the mouse to another computer, or change batteries, repeat steps a to f to reconnect it to your computer.
8. add bluetooth to the default runlevel

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   rc-update add bluetooth default

My current xorg.conf's mouse configuration is the following:

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Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier  "Mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    Option "Protocol"   "auto"
    Option "ZAxisMapping"   "4 5"
    Option "Device"     "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

References:
How I connected a Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard/mouse to Linux (and later, a nicer Apple Bluetooth keyboard...)
Logitech MX900 Bluetooth Optical Mouse on Linux

Sorry about my poor english. If you want, post a rewrite and I'll gladly replace this mess.

Any feedback is appreciated.

[feia]

Hi!

Great HOWTO.
Can you give any information about the battery live?

regards

Andi

[PT_LAmb]

Hi!

Great HOWTO.
Can you give any information about the battery live?

regards

Andi

Well, thanks!

Hum. I've only replaced them once (2 days ago), and I think that they lasted 5 days, however I forgot it on all night long twice, if I recall correctly. When I change them again, I'll try to book all the timeslots that it was on, that'll give us a better estimate.

[PT_LAmb]

Well. They lasted till yesterday evening, a bit over a week. They were 2 Alkaline 1.5V - AAA - MICRO - LR03 - AM4 - MN2400, Anabasis Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Germany branded batteries. I would say they are very low cost here (~€2.3, an 8-pack).

Now I'm testing Konnoc Ni-MH Rechargeable 800mAh 1.2V batteries (KHR-800AAA). Let's see how much they last.

Happy new year!

[PT_LAmb]

Well a bit dissapointing, but it only lasts 2 days on rechargeable batteries. I only have a set of 2, I'll have to buy second one.

[feia]

Thanks for the Info!
so thats not really what I'm looking for. I read about the new Logitech V270 (does also have bluetooth). That mouse should run 3 month with a set of batteries. (2 AA I think)

[PT_LAmb]

Thanks for the Info!
so thats not really what I'm looking for. I read about the new Logitech V270 (does also have bluetooth). That mouse should run 3 month with a set of batteries. (2 AA I think)

Wow! 3 months is a hell of a time! I'm a bit skeptical, I must confess, but yay why not?

[victordavion83]

Just gotta say thanks, you got my bluetooth mouse working without a hitch with the simple steps you listed. =)

[PT_LAmb]

Just gotta say thanks, you got my bluetooth mouse working without a hitch with the simple steps you listed. =)

Thanks for the reply. Glad that it helped.