On Sat, 4 Jul 2009, Luiz Augusto von Dentz wrote: > > IIUC that's just how bluetooth input devices work: they do connect to > > the host - not the other way round. So it is really a problem that > > cannot be solved on bluez' side. > > Yep, most hid devices will just refuse the connection if the 'virtual > cable plug' was already stabilised, in general this is also a bad idea > for any connection attempt during the startup as we have no guarantee > that the connection will complete. see HIDNormallyConnectable attribute in the HID spec (7.11.13) I certainly find with my Apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse that the host OS (not using BlueZ btw) can connect to them at boot without my intervention. iain -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html