Bluetooth down after BT upgrade - SOLVED

[kah5683]

Just upgraded the following today with the new update (per synaptic history):

bluez (4.93-2pclos2011) to 4.101-3pclos2013
libbluez3 (4.93-2pclos2011) to 4.101-3pclos2013
libltdl7 (2.2.10-1pclos2010) to 2.4.2-1pclos2013
pulseaudio-client-config (2.0-1pclos2012) to 3.0-1pclos2013

Now after rebooting, bluetooth no longer works, and icon in sys tray is gone.  When I look in config your desktop/network and connectivity/bluetooth, it says "no bluetooth adapters have been found".  I tried rebooting again, moving usb ports, batteries, etc., but no luck.  Saw nothing else on forum search with this happening with this update today.  I had to go out and buy a usb keyboard (had usb mouse from my laptop).  I did notice that the bluetooth keyboard worked when it came to the screen when rebooting where it asks which kernel/safemode/etc to use, then stops when desktop opens up.

[daniel]

output from

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ps -e | grep bluetoothd
Is there nothing, open terminal as root and type

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bluetoothd
Try again as user

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ps -e | grep bluetoothd

[kah5683]

Thanks for the reply daniel.

Did what you suggested, and nothing showed up for ps -e | grep bluetoothd, so did bluetoothd as root and then redid ps -e | grep bluetoothd. 

Bluetooth icon showed up in sys tray.  Rebooted, bluetooth in sys tray gone.

Found this post:  http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,101229.0.html, where it says:

Try running

Code: hcitool scan from terminal and if it says

Quote
[andrzejl@icsserver ~]$ hcitool scan
Device is not available: No such device
[andrzejl@icsserver ~]$

Try running Code: su -c "bluetoothd -u" followed by root password and rerunning the
Code: hcitool scan again.

If it works this time - add

Code: bluetoothd -u as root as a last line of the

Code: /etc/rc.local file and reboot. Upon reboot You should have functional bluetooth again. It worked for me.

So, I added bluetoothd -u as root as a last line of the

/etc/rc.local file and rebooted.  The bluetooth icon now in sys tray.

NOW, the problem is pairing.  I do not remember having any issues at all when I did this when I bought this back in the beginning of 2012.  I opened up the bluetooth icon in sys tray, got it to see both the mouse and keyboard, but I cannot seem to get them paired.  I tried just pressing the pairing bottom on keyboard, then on usb bluetooth stick, the way the instructions say when I bought (which I believe is the way I did it originally).  This did not work for the mouse or keyboard.  I tried through the bluetooth icon in sys tray to pair.  I tried pressing "trust", I tried pair button, I tried setup up button, which wanted me to use a pin, and nothing worked.  I did also try a different usb port.

Next, I looked at the bluetooth packages I have installed per the forum link above:

[kevin@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep blue
blueman-1.21-4pclos2010
libbluedevil1-1.8.1-2pclos2011
bluez-pin-0.30-12pclos2010
bluez-firmware-1.2-1pclos2010
bluez-4.101-3pclos2013
python-pybluez-0.18-2pclos2011
bluedevil-1.1-3pclos2012
libbluez3-4.101-3pclos2013

When I compare it to what AndrzejL had, I don't have gnome bluetooth.  Do I need that with kde?

[Just17]

Install   gnome-bluetooth  and use   bluetooth-properties    to do the pairing.

The KDE bluetooth utility fails to work here but the gnome one does.

[sling-shot]

Ideally one should not need gnome-bluetooth. However you could try it. No harm I believe.

Do you have Testing section enabled in Synaptic? Last I checked 101 series were still in testing.

[OFFTOPIC]
I had a similar experience with my self built 101 version packages sometime back. However as I am a nobody in packaging, I thought it was just my bad packaging. Further along the path, I removed the self built 101 packages and went back to repo 93 packages. Then, whenever I tried to do anything with bluetooth, system just went for a hard lock with only a power button long press able to shut it down.
I have to check with the latest updates and see.
[/OFFTOPIC]

[kah5683]

Just17:  Thank you.  I installed gnome bluetooth.  How do I access it?  In properties under gnome bluetooth in synaptic, it says under section:  graphical desktop:  gnome.  So where do I access bluetooth-properties in gnome-bluetooth, like you suggested?

sling-shot:  How do I tell if I have testing enabled in Synaptic?  I believe I have not consciously chosen it.

[sling-shot]

Open Synaptic > Settings > Repositories.
Now click on each row inside the box while looking under Section(s) below.
Look for testing inside the box.

[kah5683]

The only thing I have checked is my pass key

[Just17]

Just17:  Thank you.  I installed gnome bluetooth.  How do I access it?

Enter   bluetooth-properties   in a terminal to launch the GUI.

[sling-shot]

The only thing I have checked is my pass key

Ah! That explains it. PASS users generally get updates around a week earlier than the regular repository users.

[kah5683]

Just17:

Put bluetooth-properties in terminal.  Told me to check rfkill installation.  Was not installed.  Installed and rebooted.  Now get:

** WARNING **: Could not open RFKILL control device, please verify your installation
GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.

Even though get this message, bluetooth preferences box opens up.  Clicked on keyboard, then +setup new device.  Searched and couldn't find.

Tried SU - get this:

[root@localhost kevin]# bluetooth-properties

Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Unable to open a connection to the session bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Unable to connect to the running instance, aborting.

With everything installed (I think) I have this:

[kevin@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep blue
blueman-1.21-4pclos2010
libbluedevil1-1.8.1-2pclos2011
bluez-pin-0.30-12pclos2010
bluez-firmware-1.2-1pclos2010
bluez-4.101-3pclos2013
python-pybluez-0.18-2pclos2011
gnome-bluetooth-2.32.0-1pclos2010
bluedevil-1.1-3pclos2012
libbluez3-4.101-3pclos2013

[Just17]

Just17:

Put bluetooth-properties in terminal.  Told me to check rfkill installation.  Was not installed.  Installed and rebooted.  Now get:

** WARNING **: Could not open RFKILL control device, please verify your installation
GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.

Just17:  Thank you.  I installed gnome bluetooth.

I am now seriously confused.

You reported you installed it, then it was not installed   


I have no idea whatsoever what that rfkill message is all about   

Even though get this message, bluetooth preferences box opens up.  Clicked on keyboard, then +setup new device.  Searched and couldn't find.

Did you tick the box to make the computer visible?

Tried SU - get this:

There is no need to run it as root.

[root@localhost kevin]# bluetooth-properties

Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Unable to open a connection to the session bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

Unique-DBus-WARNING **: Unable to connect to the running instance, aborting.

With everything installed (I think) I have this:

[kevin@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep blue
blueman-1.21-4pclos2010
libbluedevil1-1.8.1-2pclos2011
bluez-pin-0.30-12pclos2010
bluez-firmware-1.2-1pclos2010
bluez-4.101-3pclos2013
python-pybluez-0.18-2pclos2011
gnome-bluetooth-2.32.0-1pclos2010
bluedevil-1.1-3pclos2012
libbluez3-4.101-3pclos2013

My install ...

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$ rpm -qa | grep blue
blue-griffon-1.4-1pclos2012
bluez-alsa-4.101-1pclos2013
gnome-bluetooth-2.32.0-1pclos2010
bluedevil-1.1-3pclos2012
libbluez3-4.101-1pclos2013
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-3.0-1pclos2013
libbluedevil1-1.8.1-2pclos2011
bluez-firmware-1.2-1pclos2010
bluez-pin-0.30-12pclos2010
bluez-4.101-1pclos2013
blueman-1.21-4pclos2010
Make sure the BT device is not switched off - right click on the BT icon in the tray and Configure BT .....  and ensure your BT Adapter is showing in the config window and is turned on  --- Powered box is ticked and always visible.

[kah5683]

I'm confused, too...

I ticked box to make visible in bluetooth preferences dialogue box when I put bluetooth-properties in terminal.

I am confused as to when to use icon in sys tray and when to use dialogue box when you put bluetooth-properties in terminal.

You said:

Make sure the BT device is not switched off - right click on the BT icon in the tray and Configure BT  How do you configure here?  Under adapters when you right-click icon in sys tray? .....  and ensure your BT Adapter is showing in the config window and is turned on  --- Powered box is ticked and always visible.  Under adapters when you right-click the BT sys tray icon, I see two - localhost.localdomain-0 and localhost.localdomain-1.  I made sure they said always visible, but where is powered box?

How do I pair?  The mouse and keyboard are showing in the bluetooth preferences box when I put bluetooth-properties in terminal.  When I click on one of them and select "set up new device", it then searched and the only thing that came up was localhost.localdomain-0, so I selected that.  It gave me a pin and I put it into the usb keyboard I am using, and now the keyboard, mouse and localhost.localdomain-0 show up in the bluetooth preferences box.  Now when I select the mouse or keyboard, and put up set up new device, it searches and nothing comes up.

Should I be pressing the button on the back of the BT keyboard, or BT mouse, or the BT usb adapter at some point?

When I try to pair the mouse and asks me to put in a pin, how the heck is that done on a mouse?

All this is very confusing.  When I originally set this up at the beginning of 2012, I don't remember having any issues at all.  If I remember correctly, I pressed the buttons on the BT keyboard and BT usb adapter, then the BT mouse and BT usb adapter.  Why has this gotten so confusing?

If you can, when you make a suggestion, can you please provide a little more step-by-step detail so I can figure it out?  I really appreciate all your help, but I think you assume I know what I'm doing - and that obviously isn't the case.  I can usually figure things out, but this baffles me.

Thanks!

[kah5683]

Update: 

Right-clicked on systray BT icon, chose setup new device, then forward, then chose the BT mouse, then chose proceed without pairing, then input service.  The mouse then paired!

Tried to do the same with keyboard.  Said was connected also, but when tried to type something, a dialogue box opened asking me to put in a pin.  WHAT pin?

[kah5683]

Ok, now I put one of the pieces together.  The reason we are both confused is that we are talking about 2 different icons in the systray.  One BT icon that is colored blue and the other that is just white.

I see now what you were asking me to do as far as setup and making sure on with the white BT icon in systray.

My mouse went off BT, but I got it back on.

Still no luck with the keyboard.  How do you pair here with the white BT icon?  When I right-click the white BT icon in systray, it lists known devices, and the keyboard is listed.  When I put the cursor on the keyboard there, it shows on first line "input service" and the second line connect.  When I press connect, 2 boxes open, one on the lower right saying kde workspace, and that it paired successfully. The other box says Bluetooth Device Wizard.  In the box it says:  The following compatible services have been found, and the box is empty.