Can't connect bluetooth mouse

[not_MrFrost]

Hi everyone! I have dual boot on my PC: Windows 11 and Zorin OS (Ubuntu).

On windows, my mouse works; it's a "Microsoft Ergonomic Mouse Bluetooth", but on linux, I can't connect it. What can I do? Does this mouse work only with windows?!

[mMontana]

Or ZorinOS cannot handle that device correcly.

[BankHealthy]

does Bluetooth work properly on your machine? 

[not_MrFrost]

7 hours ago, BankHealthy said:

does Bluetooth work properly on your machine? 

Yes, as I said, I have dual boot; on Windows, everything works fine, but on Linux, I can't connect the mouse (but it still detects other devices).

[Cosmic Emotion]

What kernel version are you on? Meaning what does

uname -r

 say?

[not_MrFrost]

3 hours ago, Cosmic Emotion said:

What kernel version are you on? Meaning what does

uname -r

 say?

5.15.0-82-generic

Also, of I want to boot to Zorin, I have to press F12 to open the boot menu, select ubuntu, and then it will boot. If I just turn on the PC, and boot directly in Zorin, it gives me this error.

 

Spoiler

EDIT: Zorin still works, so I don't really care, I just wanted to know why it happens, or if I should worry / correct something.

[Arokan]

I don't know whether ubuntu/zorin switched to pulseaudio yet. If so, try:

systemctl --user enable pulseaudio
systemctl --user start pulseaudio

I somehow always have to run it on Debian on a fresh install.

 

Btw: You have the same MB as me, are your sensors working at all? :D

[BankHealthy]

8 hours ago, not_MrFrost said:

Yes, as I said, I have dual boot; on Windows, everything works fine, but on Linux, I can't connect the mouse (but it still detects other devices).

What I meant was, is Bluetooth working under Linux?

[Cosmic Emotion]

Your kernel is ancient I recommend installing the Linux Xanmod kernel for the latest version. Perhaps your bluetooth mouse will work as well then.

[not_MrFrost]

16 hours ago, Arokan said:

I don't know whether ubuntu/zorin switched to pulseaudio yet. If so, try:

systemctl --user enable pulseaudio
systemctl --user start pulseaudio

I somehow always have to run it on Debian on a fresh install.

 

Btw: You have the same MB as me, are your sensors working at all? :D

I'll try and will let you now. And what do you mean, if my sensors are working??

 

14 hours ago, BankHealthy said:

What I meant was, is Bluetooth working under Linux?

Yes, it detects random bluetooth devices, but not my mouse. I'll try to connect my phone, to see if it really works.

 

13 hours ago, Cosmic Emotion said:

Your kernel is ancient I recommend installing the Linux Xanmod kernel for the latest version. Perhaps your bluetooth mouse will work as well then.

Thanks, I will try that, and will let you know.

[Guest]

On 8/31/2023 at 8:32 AM, not_MrFrost said:

Yes, as I said, I have dual boot; on Windows, everything works fine, but on Linux, I can't connect the mouse (but it still detects other devices).

It may be a pairing conflict, you might take a look at

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/bluetooth#Dual_boot_pairing

https://github.com/x2es/bt-dualboot

[not_MrFrost]

On 9/2/2023 at 2:43 AM, Nayr438 said:

It may be a pairing conflict, you might take a look at

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/bluetooth#Dual_boot_pairing

https://github.com/x2es/bt-dualboot

I have different profiles for the bluetooth mouse, so I can put 1 for windows and 2 for linux, so I don't think that it's a conflict of some sort, Linux isn't detecting it; even the other pc in the other room got a pop-up for the mouse; trying to connect my phone to Zorin, the device shows up, so probably the mouse doesn't want to connect to a non-Windows system (you know, Microsoft mouse lol). Anyway, I was already thinking about buying another mouse (the Logitech Master MX 3S), so I can use the other one with the laptop, when I'm not home, so I don't have to keep one mouse for 2 devices. Thanks anyway to everyone for the advice. The bluetooth works, but... maybe the mouse was bricked purposely, so it doesn't work on anything else other than Windows ('cause, you know, Microsoft).

[not_MrFrost]

On 8/31/2023 at 9:30 PM, Arokan said:

I don't know whether ubuntu/zorin switched to pulseaudio yet. If so, try:

systemctl --user enable pulseaudio
systemctl --user start pulseaudio

I somehow always have to run it on Debian on a fresh install.

 

Btw: You have the same MB as me, are your sensors working at all?

I did that, but... what should this do?