Configure FreeBSD Bluetooth Mouse

freebsd-bluetooth-mouse.txt

Add to /boot/loader.conf:

ng_ubt_load="YES"
Add to /etc/rc.conf:

hcsecd_enable="YES"
sdpd_enable="YES"
bthidd_enable="YES"
Reboot, or run:

kldload ng_ubt
/etc/rc.d/sdpd start
/etc/rc.d/hcsecd start
Figure out the name of the Bluetooth HCI node by running:

hccontrol read_node_list
The node name will be something like “ubt0hci”; replace all HCINODE below with this name.

Figure out the EUI-48 address (“BD_ADDR” in the output, six hexadecimal bytes separated by colons) of the mouse by running this right after turning on the mouse:

hccontrol -n HCINODE inquiry
Replace all BDADDR below with the EUI-48 address.

Note: Mighty Mouse goes into sleep mode in a minute or so if it can't find a computer that wants to control it.

Optional: Set up a Bluetooth host alias in /etc/bluetooth/hosts by running:

echo BDADDR BDHOST >> /etc/bluetooth/hosts
Pick a suitable host name, e.g. “mightymouse”, for BDHOST.

Register the device with bthidd(8) by running:

bthidcontrol -a BDADDR query >> /etc/bluetooth/bthidd.conf
Register the PIN for the mouse by adding this to /etc/bluetooth/hcsecd.conf:

device {
        bdaddr  BDADDR;
        name    "Mighty Mouse";
        key     nokey;
        pin     "0000";
}
Restart hcsecd and bthidd:

/etc/rc.d/hcsecd restart
/etc/rc.d/bthidd restart
Turn the mouse off and back on.

If all went well, bthidd will emit messages like these in /var/log/messages:

Feb 16 23:06:58 seerajeane bthidd[1906]: Accepted control connection from BDADDR
Feb 16 23:06:58 seerajeane bthidd[1906]: Accepted interrupt connection from BDADDR