“Hi, I’m a Mac.” “Hi, I’m A PC.” We’ve all seen the commercials, we’ve all heard the debate, Apple vs. Windows, yada yada yada. What about all you folks that run the other software?

No worries Linux users, all is not lost if you’re running a Linux laptop…you too can enjoy all the sweet benefits of a MoGo Mouse on the road. The process is a little more work than pairing it to a Mac of a PC, but then again, if you’re running Linux, you’re probably ok with things requiring a little more smarts. Lucky for you, I found a walkthrough that makes it even easier than you might think!

That said, here’s how to get your MoGo Mouse paired with your computer, it’s not as bad as it sounds:

“First, find the Bluetooth address of the mouse with the hcitool command:

% hcitool scan

 Scanning …


        AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF       MoGo Mouse BT

Then tell the Linux HID daemon to connect to that Bluetooth device and use it as a mouse:

% sudo hidd –connect=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

If your GNOME Bluetooth setup is configured correctly you’ll be asked to enter the mouse’s PIN and then you’ll be connected.

For convenience I’ve set up a GNOME application launcher to run the following command so that I don’t have to connect the mouse from the terminal every time I want to use it:

gksu –message=”Enter your password to authorise the connection to the MoGo mouse”  

    “hidd –connect=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF”

I’m not going to lie, I really don’t have a clue what any of that said, but if you’re a Linux user, I’m guessing you do! Enjoy!

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