Talk:Bluetooth

Rationale of USEflag template usage
Hello, I don't understand the use flag table, what good is it for? I think better to describe by functionality what USE is required. --Alon Bar-Lev 12:35, 20 November 2011 (UTC)


 * At the time of installation you want to check the USE flags. --Astaecker 15:36, 1 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Not that I really care, but it is obvious... yes, you need to check the flags, however, if you don't automate sync between portage and wiki, sooner than later you get out of sync and produce invalid documentation. sync is also not good as it will create unnecessary revisions. Better use iframe work similar and a webservice that fetches the list... but this may lead to unsynced documentation as well. --Alon Bar-Lev 15:42, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Setup for Logitech M555b Bluetooth mouse on Gentoo Linux
The wiki is very accurate. I simply performed the steps as outlined in the wiki and the logitech mouse worked perfectly, recognizing all 5 buttons immediately after the setup steps were performed. This was done with kernel 3.6.6-gentoo, amd64 arch. Is there any place where I can add this information (that my mouse setup was successful), or should I leave it at this discussion page for future discoverability by Google search?

Change Name or Alias for Hostname
For distinguishing your host on your bluetooth devices, you can provide an alias for your computer hostname.

Note the files /var/lib/bluetooth/MAC_ADDRESS/config and /etc/bluetooth/main.conf also contain hostname variables, but neither seemed to successfully change the hostname to the alias for the remote bluetooth devices.

The change above also required a system reboot for the change to become noticeable on the bluetooth devices. I do not think a simple 'rc-service bluetooth restart' sufficed, and likely a temporary file is persisting within /tmp or /var/tmp someplace!

Timeout for paired devices?
The timeout seems to be set to a static amount of about 5-10 seconds, regardless changes within /etc/bluetooth or custom changes within /var/lib/bluetooth. Else, another system reboot is required similar to the above 'Change Name or Alias ...' problem.