problem pairing thinkpad bluetooth keyboard in manjaro

[ruebenramirez]

thinkpad bluetooth keyboard model: KT-1255

how to use bluetoothctl to troubleshoot bluetooth pairing problems: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/bluetooth_keyboard#Manually_enabling_a_Bluetooth_Keyboard

pairing manually appears to work through bluetoothctl, but then the keyboard's connected state cycles on and off sporadically

[ruebenramirez]

• [ ] bug thread with potential solution to review: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-bluetooth/+bug/1318090

[ruebenramirez]

• [ ] another bug thread - pairing works, keyboard functions, but trackpoint not working: https://github.com/lentinj/tp-compact-keyboard/issues/36

[ruebenramirez]

• [ ] git repo detailing to pairing process for this thinkpad bluetooth keyboard: https://github.com/lentinj/tp-compact-keyboard

[ruebenramirez]

• [ ] this blog post details a hardware soldering problem with this keyboard's trackpoint: http://bdm.cc/2016/06/lenovo-bluetooth-keyboard-repairs/

I'm not having this problem currently, but saving it for a later read since it might come in handy

[ruebenramirez]

interesting... was an issue on manjaro, but not on my clean ubuntu 18.10 install.