Bluetooth mouse isn't seen by manager

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Hello, I’m new to Manjaro and to Linux in general, so please bear with me as I try to explain my issue.
Firstly, here is my system information:

System:
  Kernel: 6.6.65-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.6-x86_64
    root=UUID=666179ea-ad86-41ae-85f0-aab2cdc29dc7 rw quiet splash apparmor=1
    security=apparmor udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.43 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0
    with: xfce4-panel tools: xfce4-screensaver vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0
    Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 2349S7X v: ThinkPad T430
    serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: 2349S7X serial: <superuser required>
    part-nu: LENOVO_MT_2349 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI-[Legacy]: LENOVO
    v: G1ET41WW (1.16 ) date: 05/25/2012
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 35.7 Wh (95.7%) condition: 37.3/56.2 Wh (66.4%)
    volts: 12.5 min: 10.8 model: SANYO 45N1001 type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
    status: charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-2520M bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge
    gen: core 2 level: v2 built: 2010-12 process: Intel 32nm family: 6
    model-id: 0x2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 0x2F
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 2 cores: 2 threads: 4 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 128 KiB desc: d-2x32 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 512 KiB
    desc: 2x256 KiB L3: 3 MiB desc: 1x3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3200 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: schedutil cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 bogomips: 19960
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
    STIBP: conditional; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
    affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
    vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-6 code: Sandybridge
    process: Intel 32nm built: 2011 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2,
    DP-3, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, HDMI-A-3, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0126 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony thinkpad t430s camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 2-1.6:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b2da
    class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.14 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver:
    X: loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915
    display-ID: :0.0 note: <missing: xdpyinfo/xrandr>
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: AU Optronics 0x213e built: 2010 res: 1600x900
    dpi: 132 gamma: 1.2 size: 309x174mm (12.17x6.85") diag: 355mm (14")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: 1600x900
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
    device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus x11:
    drv: crocus inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 3.3 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.8-arch1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
    device-ID: 8086:0126 memory: 1.46 GiB unified: yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1e20
    class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.6.65-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e
    v: kernel port: 5080 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:0891
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: TP-Link Bluetooth USB Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
    rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-1:2 chip-ID: 2357:0604
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 13.55 GiB (2.9%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Crucial model: CT500BX500SSD1
    size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 072 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 465.76 GiB size: 457.38 GiB (98.20%) used: 13.55 GiB (3.0%)
    fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): fan-1: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.35 GiB used: 1.85 GiB (12.1%)
  Processes: 203 Power: uptime: 1h 44m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 6.13 GiB services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager
    Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1104 libs: 346 tools: pamac pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
    Compilers: N/A Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.36

My issue is that the Bluetooth manager and my adaptor are seeing other devices, like my iPhone, and pairing with them without issues but they don’t even see my Sandstrom silent Bluetooth mouse.
I have read up on similar issues in the forum and online, and tried installing and launching with an earlier kernel, as had reportedly worked for others, but to no effect (linux 6.6.65-1, as well as the default kernel 6.12.4-1).
I would appreciate any help and if further information is required I’ll do my best to supply it.
Thanks in advance.

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I don’t personally use bluetooth and likely won’t be of much help; however, the following should assist you to maximise use of the forum.

On a different topic; you might wish to attend to swap space at your earliest convenience. Currently you have none configured.

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Thanks for the warning about Swap file, I’ll do some research and try to attend to that.

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Or, a swap partition; ideally you could/should have configured that during install. There are many that seem to either ignore the option or miss it completely; so, you’re not alone. :wink:

Start a new topic for that when ready, and I’m sure someone will point you in the right direction.

Regards.

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Hi, I followed the guidance in the wiki to create a swapfile - 4GB as per the recommendations for my amount of RAM, as I don’t use hibernate. It was relatively straightforward, which was a relief!

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