Bug 449872

Summary: [Patch] Bluetooth keyboard not reconnecting after powersave
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jason Galarneau <jasons.email17>
Component: kernelAssignee: Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 9CC: bnocera, bradley.g.smith
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Fixed In Version: 2.6.25.9-76.fc9 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Bluetooth wakeup patch none

Description Jason Galarneau 2008-06-04 01:24:46 UTC
Description of problem:
apple wireless keyboard is connected via a usb bluetooth dongle, able to
connect(shows in bonded devices) but does not type


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
bluez-utils-3.30-2.fc9.x86_64
bluez-gnome-0.26-1.fc9.x86_64
Apple wireless keyboard model No:MB167LL/A
Bluetooth dongle: Trendnet TBW-101UB(ca)

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:
device is discoverable/detected but won't work


Expected results:
can type with the keyboard


Additional info:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1023245#post1023245

Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2008-06-04 12:06:27 UTC
Could you explain the exact steps to reproduce the problem, and let us know:
- the state of the power button (is the led flashing? is the led off?)
- whether the keyboard shows up in the input devices (in the bluetooth
preferences, select "input service", check the table underneath)
- whether the keyboard shows up as connected (there should be a funnel-like
device next to the rest of the icons in the table mentioned above).

Comment 2 Jason Galarneau 2008-06-04 18:16:19 UTC
well, I used this guide:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224673
yes the green LED if flashing, I presumed that was discovery mode
yes, it is there under input service
yes there is(i thought it was a plug), but just when its in discovery mode, or
when I'm pressing a key

Comment 3 Jason Galarneau 2008-06-04 21:09:42 UTC
well, I used this guide:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224673
yes the green LED if flashing, I presumed that was discovery mode
yes, it is there under input service
yes there is(i thought it was a plug), but just when its in discovery mode, or
when I'm pressing a key

Comment 4 Fabien Le Floc'h 2008-06-16 08:29:45 UTC
I have had lots of problems with Apple Bluetooth Keyboard (aluminium) and Fedora
as well. 

First connection issues can be solved by following Ubuntu guides. I have also a
post about it at
http://chasethedevil.blogspot.com/2008/06/fedora-linux-apple-bluetooth-keyboard.html

Even after following these guides, the keyboard disconnects regularly (it might
be because of the usb bluetooth key). The only way I found to have it work very
well was to patch the kernel using this patch:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy.git;a=blobdiff;f=net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c;h=dfaef02ba7b49f9503b6ae796090b39f6cc59a08;hp=42dd2b972cbe630acbedfefc334263b07aeac60b;hb=3923c54f44b4e8d31118b8a8b096cc85013d859f;hpb=97ea54575ec58a5bcf13ccf20556f4e68d961bf1

(lines change but it is very simple to adapt to Fedora latest kernel).


Comment 5 Bastien Nocera 2008-06-19 22:55:52 UTC
Created attachment 309889 [details]
Bluetooth wakeup patch

Original patch:
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bluez.devel/15745

This is required for Bluetooth keyboard and mice, as otherwise they won't be
able to reconnect automatically to the computer after being unused for a while.

Comment 6 Bastien Nocera 2008-06-19 22:58:27 UTC
FWIW, I've asked Marcel to commit it to his tree, but I think it's going to have
to wait until he finishes his work on Simple Pairing. He wrote the original patch.

Comment 7 Bastien Nocera 2008-06-25 09:55:26 UTC
*** Bug 427677 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8 Bastien Nocera 2008-06-25 09:58:15 UTC
Updated patch:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/holtmann/bluetooth-2.6.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=97b8120e3ad27520bbd9b4e48f2dc08f9cd0037a

Could one of the kernel maintainers please push this?

Comment 10 Bastien Nocera 2008-06-27 17:45:44 UTC
I blame git.
Thanks Chuck.

Comment 11 Chuck Ebbert 2008-06-27 18:53:19 UTC
In 2.6.25.9-75

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2008-06-30 16:34:00 UTC
kernel-2.6.25.9-76.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9

Comment 13 Fedora Update System 2008-07-01 05:28:27 UTC
kernel-2.6.25.9-76.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 testing repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
 If you want to test the update, you can install it with 
 su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing update kernel'.  You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2008-5893

Comment 14 Fedora Update System 2008-07-02 06:34:39 UTC
kernel-2.6.25.9-76.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 15 Fedora Update System 2008-07-04 03:40:15 UTC
kernel-2.6.25.9-76.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.