I have the same problem with a the new(ish) Apple Aluminium Wireless Keyboard. Exactly as the main description puts it. Connecting to the device results in a connection that lasts a few seconds and then dissapears.
Information about bluetooth dongle: ___________________________________________ sudo hcitool info 00:22:41:DA:AB:9F Requesting information ... BD Address: 00:22:41:DA:AB:9F Device Name: Apple Wireless Keyboard LMP Version: 2.0 (0x3) LMP Subversion: 0x31e Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation (15) Features: 0xbc 0x02 0x04 0x38 0x08 0x00 0x00 0x00 <encryption> <slot offset> <timing accuracy> <role switch> <sniff mode> <RSSI> <power control> <enhanced iscan> <interlaced iscan> <interlaced pscan> <AFH cap. slave> ___________________________________________ Information about the keyboard: ___________________________________________ hciconfig hci0 version hci0: Type: USB BD Address: 00:10:60:F1:83:35 ACL MTU: 310:10 SCO MTU: 64:8 HCI Ver: 2.1 (0x4) HCI Rev: 0x12e7 LMP Ver: 2.1 (0x4) LMP Subver: 0x12e7 Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10) ___________________________________________ Trying to do the auth manually: ___________________________________________ sudo hciconfig hci0 reset; sudo hcitool cc 00:22:41:DA:AB:9F ; sudo hcitool auth 00:22:41:DA:AB:9F HCI authentication request failed: Input/output error ___________________________________________ Trying the bluez-compat package I get these results: ___________________________________________ hidd --search Searching ... Connecting to device 00:22:41:DA:AB:9F Can't create HID control channel: Connection refused ___________________________________________ It waits until I type a code into the (bluetooth) keyboard, hit enter and then returns the connection refused message. -- [Jaunty] Cannot connect to a Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/343727 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