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wmccann

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Registered: 2008-04-06

Posts: 8

apple keyboard pairing help

I've been working at this for some time, but I can't figure out what's going on.

My hcid.conf.

#
# HCI daemon configuration file.
#

# HCId options
options {
    # Automatically initialize new devices
    autoinit yes;

    # Security Manager mode
    #   none - Security manager disabled
    #   auto - Use local PIN for incoming connections
    #   user - Always ask user for a PIN
    #
    security user;

    # Pairing mode
    #   none  - Pairing disabled
    #   multi - Allow pairing with already paired devices
    #   once  - Pair once and deny successive attempts
    pairing multi;

    # Default PIN code for incoming connections
    passkey "1234";
}

# Default settings for HCI devices
device {
    # Local device name
    #   %d - device id
    #   %h - host name
    name "BlueZ (%d)";

    # Local device class
    class 0x000100;

    # Default packet type
    #pkt_type DH1,DM1,HV1;

    # Inquiry and Page scan
    iscan enable; pscan enable;

    # Default link mode
    #   none   - no specific policy 
    #   accept - always accept incoming connections
    #   master - become master on incoming connections,
    #            deny role switch on outgoing connections
    lm accept;

    # Default link policy
    #   none    - no specific policy
    #   rswitch - allow role switch
    #   hold    - allow hold mode
    #   sniff   - allow sniff mode
    #   park    - allow park mode
    lp rswitch,hold,sniff,park;
}

device 00:0A:95:49:EE:D9 {
name "willâs keyboard";
auth enable;
encrypt enable;
}

It detects it.

[will@myhost ~]$ sudo hcitool scan
Scanning ...
        00:0A:95:49:EE:D9       willâs keyboard

My /etc/conf.d/bluetooth configuraton file

# Bluetooth services (allowed values are "true" and "false")

# Run the hcid daemon (default: true)
DAEMON_ENABLE="true"

# Run hid2hci (default: false)
HID2HCI_ENABLE="false"

# Run the sdp daemon (default: false)
# If this is disabled, hcid's internal sdp daemon will be used
#SDPD_ENABLE="false"

# Run the bluetooth HID daemon (default: false)
#HIDD_ENABLE="false"
#HCID_ENABLE="true"

# Activate rfcomm ports (default: false)
#RFCOMM_ENABLE="false"

# Run bluetooth dial-up networking daemon (default: false)
#DUND_ENABLE="false"

# Run bluetooth PAN daemon (default: false)?
#PAND_ENABLE="false"

# hcid configuration file (default: /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf)
#DAEMON_CONFIG="/etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf"

# rfcomm configuration file (default: /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf)
#RFCOMM_CONFIG="/etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf"

# Options for hidd, dund and pand (default: none)
#DUND_OPTIONS=""
HIDD_OPTIONS="--connect 00:0A:95:49:EE:D9"
#PAND_OPTIONS=""/conf.d/bluetooth

Then I try a sudo hidd --search and get:

[will@myhost ~]$ sudo hidd --search
Searching ...
        Connecting to device 00:0A:95:49:EE:D9
Can't get device information: Invalid exchange

After the Connecting... line shows up I try to input some pass key into the wireless keyboard (i.e. 1234) and from what I read there should be a screen popping up to query for the same numbers on the computer. I don't get any screen popping up. If I then keep pressing enter on the wireless keyboard I eventually get the Invalid exchange line. Not sure what this means... Any ideas?

Thanks

tim

Member

From: Sweden

Registered: 2006-10-29

Posts: 98

Re: apple keyboard pairing help

Not knowing what your pinhelper application is I'd guess that you need to change

security user;

to

security auto;

and then you need to type (on your wireless keyboard after the connect command) the pin you have in hcid.conf which in your case is 1234