HowTo: Get a Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook 5000 mouse working under Ubuntu Jaunty.
The Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook 5000 mouse is an affordable, compact mouse that worked really well under Ubuntu up until Jaunty 9.04 when the Bluetooth stack changed so drastically that the mouse would not pair or work anymore.
While the Ubuntu-provided Bluetooth stack has not been updated to correct this problem yet, the Blueman Project that Ubuntu uses keeps marching on in development and the latest version of of the Bluez stack and Blueman applet finally corrects this problem.
Here’s how to employ it on your own setup.
EDIT October 2009: I have tested and found that the Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook 5000 mouse pairs and resumes successfully with the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta release without any changes or upgrades required to the Bluetooth software. This HowTo therefore only applies to Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope.
- First we need to add the Blueman Project’s PPA to your Ubuntu Jaunty installation. Open a terminal and type in:
$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/blueman.list - You will be presented with a blank text editor. Type or copy & paste the following lines in:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main - Save your changes and exit the editor.
. - Now update your package lists with:
$ sudo apt-get update - At the end you will see a NO_PUBKEY error because your setup does not yet have the GPG key for the Blueman repository to authenticate the packages with. To fix this, import the key with:
$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 6B15AB91951DC1E2 - Update your package lists again as per Step 4 and you should find the NO_PUBKEY error is gone now.
. - By now your system is probably prompting you that there are updates to the Bluetooth stack available to install. We may as well stay at the terminal and do the updates there:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade - Once that completes, the Bluetooth stack is now up to date, but we now need to install the Blueman applet to replace the Gnome version of it:
$ sudo apt-get install blueman(this will automatically uninstall the bluez-gnome package as we don’t want it anymore)
- Once that completes, logout and log back in again so that the new applet loads up to replace the old one.
. - Now, switch the mouse into paring mode by holding down the pairing button on the base of the mouse until the LED on top of the mouse starts to alternate between red and green illumination.
. - Now do a left-click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray. The Bluetooth Devices window should appear. Within a few seconds of that window opening, you should see your mouse and any other nearby Bluetooth devices listed in the window.
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. - Do a right-mouse click on the Microsoft Mouse entry and choose “Bond” (or ensure the Microsoft Mouse entry is selected and click on the “Bond” button in the toolbar).
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. - You will be prompted for the PIN number of the mouse. Like most accessory items, this is just “0000″, so type that in and hit Enter, or press OK.
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. - Once the mouse is bonded, you will see some signal coloured bars appear next to the Microsoft Mouse entry in the Bluetooth Devices window (which represent the Received Signal Strength, Link Quality and the Transmit Power Level). But you can’t use the mouse just yet.
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. - Click on the “Trust” button in the toolbar. This will allow your mouse to reconnect without prompting you for permission when you turn it off and back on again (or when you reboot).
. - Now do a right-mouse click on the Microsoft Mouse entry again and choose “Connect to Input Service” (or click on the “Setup” button in the toolbar and follow the Wizard). After a brief delay, you should now find that your mouse now moves the mouse pointer!
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. - You can now close the Bluetooth Devices window. Pat yourself on the back. You’re done.
Your mouse should automatically reconnect upon reboot, PC or Mouse power saving events (such as suspend), and if you turn on the mouse after booting up your system.
I haven’t played with the Ubuntu Karmic Alpha yet to know if a more recent version of the Bluez Bluetooth stack is included. One presumes it will be, but if not, these instructions will probably work for Karmic as well.
EDIT October 2009: I have tested this mouse with the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta release and it pairs first time perfectly and also resumes perfectly. There will be no need to use this HowTo with Karmic.
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Thank you sooo much…I had a rough time with thiS! man this was easy! – noobie thanks you.
Wow,
I was so excited after first install, but this still doesn’t work for me after a restart.
When I restart, or disable and enable bluetooth the connection still shows, but doesn work.
If I keep the applet open, I see that the connection is made and that some data is transferred, but somehow the connection is dropped after that.
Have you got a hint for me on that?
Ensure that your mouse is set to be a “trusted” or “authorised” device. Devices that are not trusted will not automatically reconnect upon reboot, etc.
ALL RIGHT MAN !
OMG!! This is great.. Thank you very much…
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
You saved my life.
This works like a charm. Thank you.
Something wrong with my wired network (eth) connection after blueman installation. Is this possible blueman to stop working network connection?
I used to connect but when i installed blueman, now it’s not working at all. Wired Connection Disconnected…
Thanks… Any ideas?
Hi Okan,
No – the Blueman packages do not have anything to do with the Network Manager other than setting up the serial/DUN port for a Mobile Broadband connection. It’s a long way from having anything to do with ethernet.
Troubleshoot your ethernet connection – you’ve probably accidentally unplugged something.
thanks for the reply HyRax. I’ve noticed that i’ve no problem with the wired connection to my modem in home. I can’t connect at the office.I used to but now i cant connect it. i guess something wrong with the modem at the office. Thank you. (Sorry for my english)
when i left click on the applet, i see starting device manager for a moment and then nothing happens…
I have been trying to get my bluetooth mouse to work since upgrading to 9.04 (-_-)
Reallllly hoping your solution works…any ideas?
v_dragon, I’ve just today discovered that the mouse works perfectly under the Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta release without any need to upgrade the Bluetooth software.
Ubuntu Karmic is due for release at the end of this month (October 29, 2009) so you may find all your woes are resolved by waiting out a few more weeks (or try the Beta – so far I’m finding it fairly stable with only minor quibbles).
Unfortunatelly blueman does not work on PPC…
Thanks, works perfectly.
Thank you very much for this tutorial!
This finally solved my mouse issues.
It didn’t work for me, the mouse just “disapear” while it’s bonding and I get this error:
“Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.”
Thanks. I just upgraded from Intrepid to Jaunty and my Bluetooth adapter stopped working. This cured my ill.
This solved my problem.
Ran Ubuntu 9.19 off a live disk obtained from Linux Pro Magazine. My MS Bluetooth mouse worked just fine under Ubuntu. However,
after returning to Windows (must use for a number of apps), it is no longer recognized no matter what I do. Tried reinsalling drivers, new software, etc. but device no longer seen and will not be discovered when trying to add (new batteries, BIOS BlueTooth settings on etc).
Might there be some setting that I could again preform in Ubuntu to get functionality back when I use windows?
Any suggestions as how to proceed.
It’s no longer recognised in Windows or Ubuntu?
Your mouse will only pair with one Bluetooth device, and Windows technically represents a second device despite using the same Bluetooth adapter.
Consider putting your Windows setup into a virtual machine and run both environments at once, thus you only have to pair your mouse to your host, eg: Ubuntu, and it will work perfectly with the Windows VM without any further configuration.
Thanks a lot. Worked out great and very easy to follow.