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[Wowbagger <281580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Really, the RIGHT answer is:
1) get Bluez to actually DOCUMENT how the new Bluetooth stack is supposed to work:
1a) document the new configuration files in a meaningful fashion
1b) document how to accomplish basic functions, such as
1b1) using Bluetooth keyboard and mouse
1b2) using Bluetooth networking (PAN)
1b3) using Bluetooth modem (DUN)
1b4) using Bluetooth audio devices
2) Make proper GUIs and command line programs to configure the above use cases
3) REMOVE HIDD, and make any attempt to install it instead point the person to the new packages
4) Make a concerted effort to get people to update the web pages referring to the old methods.

And if Bluez will not or can not do this, then Canonical needs to step
up and do it. This is a piece of system infrastructure, not just some
random app. It not working really gives GNU/Linux a black eye.

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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 Mactel Support: Invalid
Status in “bluez” 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.