Hi Martin, On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 1:25 PM Martin Petzold <martin.petzold@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > Linux 5.10, BlueZ 5.55 > > I have a remote control which implements Bluetooth LE. If I use the > default Bluetooth daemon, I am able to pair and trust using > bluetoothctl. If the connection is lost after a while (or days) and a > button on the remote control is pressed, the daemon re-connects > automatically (because the device is paired). This is basically what I need. > > But, I would also like to manually set notifying for characteristics > (Report) on the HID service within my application (Java via d-bus). This > is not possible anymore (also not via bluetoothctl) because the "hog" > (or "input") plugin manages the input device and the related HID > services are now hidden. > > I then added "--noplugin=input,hog" to my Bluetooth daemon. Which is > okay, because I don't need this support for Kernel HID. Great, now the > HID services are available (also using bluetoothctl), but the peripheral > does not re-connect automatically any more. I always have to connect > manually first. I also have no signal on the d-bus when I press the > button of the remote control, when it is disconnected. > > How can I enable automatic re-connect for devices, when these plugins > are disabled? > > The only other way I was thinking of is to leave the "hog" plugin > enabled and use the operating system HID interface. However, my > application runs as non-root which makes it complicated and also I would > like to have direct connection and control to my device. https://github.com/bluez/bluez/blob/master/doc/gatt-api.txt#L390 > Thanks, > > Martin > -- Luiz Augusto von Dentz
