Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: bluez
bluez bluetooth stack uses the uinput kernel module for key presses from
bluetooth device. If the
module isn't loaded users loose out on some (cool) functionality with bluetooth
devices. This includes:
- Volume, Next/Previous track on bluetooth headphones
http://www.slashphone.com/media/data/800/S305_Headset_3QtrR.jpg
- keypress from bluetooth presention remote
http://www.targus.com/us/product_details.aspx?sku=AMP11US
- Bluetooth mice extra keys
http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.169419000on
bluetooth mice
- Any other bluetooth device that has key presses
Today I have uniput loading on my machine, but this is in no way
obvious to your average user. Basic use case is I have my bluetooth
headphones and when I press pause,stop, next, or previous buttons on the
headphones, the key press is sent to the OS so applications (ex.
Rythmbox, Banshee, & Totem) see them and react appropriately. Very cool
stuff. Same goes with my bluetooth presenation remote device (also very
nice).
Bluez sends these through uinput to the OS. By having uinput loaded it
would make the bluetooth experience under Ubuntu seemless.
** Affects: bluez (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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bluez init script should try to load uinput kernel module
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584812
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