Hello everybody!
Today I've migrated a laptop from FC6 to F8. I had some issues with the bluetooth mouse.
F8 would not remember the pairing to the mouse. I had to type hidd --connect <...> after each reboot. The hidd daemon was not running by default and there was no file /etc/init.d/hidd. I solved this problem by copying the hidd service file from the old FC6 installation, but I have a suspition there must be another way to get a BT mouse working.
My questions are:
1. How do I pair a BT mouse in F8 *permanently*? 2. Why is the hidd service missing in F8 and what is its substitute?
Adalbert Prokop <adalbert.prokop <at> gmx.de> writes:
Today I've migrated a laptop from FC6 to F8. I had some issues with the bluetooth mouse.
I use:
hidd --server --search (as root)
Then reset the mouse and it will pair up.
Then chkconfig --level 35 hidd on
That is all that seems to be required.
Mike wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
Then chkconfig --level 35 hidd on
As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any hits.
Am I the only one missing this file? If you do have it: which package does contain it?
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Adalbert Prokop adalbert.prokop@gmx.de wrote:
Mike wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
Then chkconfig --level 35 hidd on
As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any hits.
Am I the only one missing this file? If you do have it: which package does contain it?
Mine appears to be /usr/bin/hidd
Check 'man hidd' for arguments. Dick S.
Adalbert Prokop wrote:
Mike wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
Then chkconfig --level 35 hidd on
As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any hits.
Am I the only one missing this file? If you do have it: which package does contain it?
Look for /etc/init.d/bluetooth. The rpm is bluez-utils.
Mike Iglesias wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any hits.
Look for /etc/init.d/bluetooth. The rpm is bluez-utils.
Yes, I have it. And the bluetooth service is started on boot. But it is not enough. Without the additional hidd service I have to pair the mouse each time I boot, which is really annoying. :)
With FC6 and F7 the hidd startup script was part of the bluez-utils packages and it has mysteríously vanished in F8.
Dick Seabrook wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any hits.
Mine appears to be /usr/bin/hidd Check 'man hidd' for arguments.
You misunderstood me. I do not look for the deamon hidd - I know where to find it. I'm missing the startup script (AKA service) in /etc/init.d which was part of bluez-utils in FC6 and F7 but is missing in F8.
Hi List;
I have 2 users which both have need to access various database related files.I've created a new group called 'dba'. Most of the time I want the users to create files with their default user:group perms, however when I'm working on these sql / db files I want the files to be created with the default user as the owner but dba as the group.
Is there a Linux command that will switch my primary group only until I log out of a terminal or session ?
Thanks in advance...
Adalbert Prokop wrote:
Mike Iglesias wrote on Monday 24 March 2008:
As I wrote: this was NOT possible, because /etc/init.d/hidd does not exist. "yum whatprovides /etc/init.d/hidd" also did not gave me any hits.
Look for /etc/init.d/bluetooth. The rpm is bluez-utils.
Yes, I have it. And the bluetooth service is started on boot. But it is not enough. Without the additional hidd service I have to pair the mouse each time I boot, which is really annoying. :)
I asked about this a while back on this list, and used (as root) "hidd --server --search" to get my bluetooth mouse working the first time. It looks like some information was dropped in /var/lib/bluetooth/<mac addr of device>. I seem to remember that the next time it booted I got a popup from the bluetooth monitor (in the upper tray on the right with the bluetooth symbol) about the mouse, and I clicked "ok" or something like that. Since then it has just worked for me.
Go to System -> Preferences -> Personal -> Sessions and see if the Bluetooth Manager is enabled when you log in (assuming you're using gnome, I don't know what KDE does).
kevin kempter wrote:
Hi List;
I have 2 users which both have need to access various database related files.I've created a new group called 'dba'. Most of the time I want the users to create files with their default user:group perms, however when I'm working on these sql / db files I want the files to be created with the default user as the owner but dba as the group.
Is there a Linux command that will switch my primary group only until I log out of a terminal or session ?
Thanks in advance...
Don't hijack the thread. If you have a new issue it is best to send original email directly to fedora-list@redhat.com rather than respond to another email message and change the subject.
From the command line you can use "newgrp gba". This will change the primary group for the user in that session to "gba". Take a look at "man newgrp" for more explanation.
I don't know if there is a way to do this from the GUI or not. I did not find one in the short search I did.
~~R
On Mon, 2008-03-24 at 17:14 -0600, kevin kempter wrote:
Hi List;
I have 2 users which both have need to access various database related files.I've created a new group called 'dba'. Most of the time I want the users to create files with their default user:group perms, however when I'm working on these sql / db files I want the files to be created with the default user as the owner but dba as the group.
Is there a Linux command that will switch my primary group only until I log out of a terminal or session ?
Set the directory's sgid bit with chmod g+s <directory>.
Google for "user private groups" for more info.
Thanks in advance...