The bluetooth support in FreeBSD is evolving at a rapid pace. This How-to was done to try and get my bluetooth mouse working on my Laptop running FreeBSD 6.0-beta1. Newer versions of FreeBSD may be slightly different.
Load the Bluetooth drivers
# echo ng_ubt_load=\"YES\" >> /boot/loader.conf
# echo vkbd_load=\"YES\" >> /boot/loader.confCopy the bluetooth startup script from the examples directory.
(NOTE: FreeBSD 6.2 already has the startup script installed in /etc/rc.d)
# cp /usr/share/examples/netgraph/bluetooth/rc.bluetooth /etc/rc.bluetoothPatch the HID device
I had to create a patch for the hid device to understand my bluetooth mouse buttons. This may not be needed in newer versions of FreeBSD.
# cd /var/tmp
# fetch http://www.bohica.net/projects/bluetooth.button.swap.patch
# cd /usr/src # patch < /var/tmp/bluetooth.button.swap.patchRecompile and install the bluetooth hid stuff.
# make
# make install
# cd /usr/src/usr.sbin/bluetooth/bthidd
# make
# make installStart the bluetooth stack
Reboot and then insert the bluetooth USB dongle.
# /etc/rc.bluetooth start ubt0Discovering the bluetooth device.
Turn the bluetooth mouse into discovery mode. Enter the following command to get the device MAC address.
# hccontrol -n ubt0hci inquiryCreate the device entry
Edit the /etc/bluetooth/hcsec.conf file and create a device entry for the mouse. Here is mine:
device {
bdaddr 00:0a:3a:00:70:5a;
name "BT500";
key nokey;
pin "0000";
}Start the hsec service.
# hcsecd -f /etc/bluetooth/hcsecd.confEdit the /etc/bluetooth/hosts file and associate the MAC address with the name mouse.
# echo "00:0a:3a:00:70:5a mouse" >> /etc/bluetooth/hostsStart the HID service
Discover the HID information from the mouse and store it in the hid file.
# bthidcontrol -a mouse query > /etc/bluetooth/bthidd.conf
# bthidd -c /etc/bluetooth/bthidd.confThis mouse should now work.