Logitech Dinovo bluetooth keyboard fails after upgrade to 11.10

[ezzy25]

It worked for me, but with one modification:

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/62-bluez-hid2hci.rules

The original was ...hic.rules, which didn't exist on my machine.

Thanks!
David
variux.com

Thanks mgmiller and variuxdavid for posting this. Worked perfectly using the command quoted (the original didn't work for me either). I just installed Ubuntu for the first time ever and was about to pull my hair out because the Logitech Divino bluetooth keyboard is the only keyboard I have. I got rid of my old wired keyboard because the Divino even works in the BIOS before any OS is loaded. I thought I was going to have to go back to Windows there for a minute...

[mgmiller]

It worked for me, but with one modification:

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/62-bluez-hid2hci.rules

The original was ...hic.rules, which didn't exist on my machine.

Thanks!
David
variux.com

Quite Right! I had to look at my original post twice to see the difference. I have edited it to the correct path.

Thanks for the catch.

[QuadeHale]

I would like to note in this extremely helpful thread that in Precise (12.04) this file has been apparently "moved", so now the command is:

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/97-bluetooth-hid2hci.rules

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Just a heads up. Thanks for figuring this out. Remember to restart and/or log out and back in!

[mgmiller]

I would like to note in this extremely helpful thread that in Precise (12.04) this file has been apparently "moved", so now the command is:

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/97-bluetooth-hid2hci.rules

.
Just a heads up. Thanks for figuring this out. Remember to restart and/or log out and back in!

Thank you. I have amended the original post to reflect the change.

I also mentioned to make the change after the upgrade but before rebooting so the change takes effect without any further fuss.

[icarus101]

Many thanks for this thread. It has cured my woes not just once (11.10) but a second time with the 12.04 update. I keep a second ps2 wireless keyboard and mouse plugged in and ready just in case but I hate using them. Having my Logitech Dinovo working again is just smooth!

[nbourne]

I have a Logitech Dinovo bluetooth keyboard/trackpad that was working perfectly in Natty (11.04). After upgrading to Oneiric (11.10) it no longer worked at all and kept popping up a bluetooth connect dialog that consistently failed.

How to fix for 11.10:

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/62-bluez-hid2hci.rules

How to fix for 12.04 (thank you QuadeHale)

gksudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/97-bluetooth-hid2hci.rules

Look for the line under "# Logitech devices" that starts with:
KERNEL=="hiddev*"
and change it to:
KERNEL=="hidraw*"

Leave the rest of the line intact.

Save the file and restart the machine. (You probably really only need to log off and back on).

If you are doing an upgrade, ( I just did 11.10 to 12.04), at the very end, when it's ready to restart, just do the edit as above before restarting. That way your keyboard/trackpad/mouse will continue to work after the restart. If you restart first, you will lose the bluetooth keyboard/mouse and you will have to plug in a wired keyboard/mouse to make the changes.

I have entered a bug on this at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ev/+bug/872940

Thanks for posting this fix it. It also worked for me when my keyboard stopped working following an upgrade from Ubuntu Studio 12.04 to Ubuntu Studio 12.10