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This bug was fixed in the package bluez - 4.12-0ubuntu3

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bluez (4.12-0ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low

  * debian/bluez.postinst:
    - Don't show output for MAKEDEV. (LP: 280360)
  * Add dell_bt_365.patch which will enable putting the Dell BT365
    adapter into HCI mode upon bootup. (LP: #286724)
  * debian/control:
    - Add one more binary package for old compatibility binaries. (LP: #281580)
  * debian/rules:
    - Enable compatibility binaries.  These are HIGHLY discouraged from usage
      and will not necessarily be here in the future.
  * debian/bluez.install:
    - Adjust what binaries get installed, to be able to pull out hidd, dund,
      and pand as necessary.

 -- Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@xxxxxxxx>   Mon, 20 Oct 2008
20:37:24 -0500

** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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[Intrepid] New Bluetooth Wizard fails to pair with devices: reintroduce hidd
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/281580
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Status in “bluez” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released

Bug description:
Binary package hint: bluez

With the latest updates to Intrepid testing, the new bluetooth device setup wizard (which is an excellent improvement over the previous setup methods) fails to pair with my Apple Keyboard (pre-aluminum, broadcom based). No debug information or error messages are given other than "failed to pair".

Further making this an issue is the fact that the recent bluetooth updates also removed the hidd binary from Ubuntu (again).

This method seems to be the only thing that works for Apple Bluetooth Keyboards recently:
http://idebian.wordpress.com/2008/07/06/manage-hid-bluetooth-devices-in-linux/

Notice that it requires hci to be reset, but cannot use hid2hci to do this. The keyboard was working fine previous to the update using the method in the above link.

Removing reliable and useful software from the repos that can be useful for workarounds when new software is introduced is not a good idea. The hidd binary has been removed several times from Ubuntu and each time it has been requested that it is put back. Please make this binary available in the repos via other means so that it can be used as a fallback in the future.