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Getting my Bluetooth mouse to work with Ubuntu

Bluetooth Mouse From Hell

I have a Microsoft 5000 Bluetooth Mouse. Unfortunately it has been a total headache to get it to work with Ubuntu and stay working. Below are the steps I have taken to remedy the issue:

1. Turn on your mouse and make it discoverable
2. Open a terminal and enter the command: hcitool scan
3. It should return a list of bluetooth devices in range (mine returned something like: 00:1D:D8:92:FE:45     Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000)
4. Enter: sudo gedit /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
5. Add the following entry to the file (remember the name is the same returned in the previous step):
   device HardwareAddressHere {
name “Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000”;
}
6. Run the command: sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
7. Verify that you get a message indicating that stopping and starting bluetooth is OK
8. Run the command: sudo apt-get install bluez-compat
9. With your mouse still in discovery mode, run the command: sudo hidd --search
10. Your mouse should now be paired and working. (this includes after reboot, it should automatically pair)