Auto-Connect to Bluetooth Keyboard at Startup

**gtsorbo** · December 12th, 2010

I have a bluetooth keyboard for my HTPC. I pair it with my computer via bluetooth, and it works fine. However, when I turn off the keyboard or my computer, it has to connect again (which requires me entering a passcode on the computer and keyboard) when I turn them back on. I've looked through many forums and through that I have found that I'm missing some seemingly vital bluetooth files:

/etc/default/bluetooth
/etc/init.d/bluetooth
/etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf

In the instructions that I've found online so far, I must change certain lines in any of these files. I am unable to, since they do not exist.

Am I missing a dependency or something? I've also tried installing Blueman but that didn't help at all.

I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick).

**marcemi** · December 31st, 2010

I have the same problem!

**gtsorbo** · January 1st, 2011

Have you had any luck with a possible fix?

**mattewong** · January 30th, 2011

I also have the same problem. I have tried using hcitool putkey and changing the /etc/bluetooth/*.conf files, and still have not figured out a way to make this work. the most annoying thing is, this used to work in my earlier version of ubuntu, but I updated it to support my new multi-touch pad, and after updating, I can't get anything to connect automatically. would love to find a solution somewhere. not very impressed with ubuntu's pre-release qc process...