Mark, I fixed this bug in may 2015: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749443
Version 3.16 (used in Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily) didn't come with the patch and no one backported. Version 3.18 (used in Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) come with the patch. Best regards and sorry for any trouble. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #749443 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=749443 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094744 Title: MS Sculpt Touch Mouse needs to be re-paired periodically Status in GNOME Bluetooth: Fix Released Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gnome-bluetooth package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in bluez source package in Precise: Confirmed Status in gnome-bluetooth source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in bluez source package in Quantal: Won't Fix Status in gnome-bluetooth source package in Quantal: Fix Released Status in bluez source package in Raring: Won't Fix Status in gnome-bluetooth source package in Raring: Won't Fix Status in bluez package in Fedora: Unknown Bug description: [Impact] The patch makes Microsoft Wedge/Sculpt Touch mice stay connected. [Test Case] Get a Microsoft Wedge/Sculpt Touch mouse, pair it, restart session, watch it automatically re-pair. [Regression Potential] Little. The patched piece of XML is only relevant to hardware having the same ID. When you don't use the mouse for a long enough time, the mouse disconnects and won't reconnect. I have to go into bluetooth settings, remove it, and re-pair it. 1) ~ % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 2) ~ % apt-cache policy bluez bluez: Installed: 4.98-2ubuntu7 Candidate: 4.98-2ubuntu7 Version table: *** 4.98-2ubuntu7 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) I expected the mouse to reconnect automatically, or at least after I try to reconnect manually through the bluetooth settings. 4) I have to re-pair the mouse in order to use it again. Turning the mouse off and on doesn't work either. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-bluetooth/+bug/1094744/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp