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hello please help guys i cant enable blue tooth in my laptop

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user@spider-king:~$ lspci -knn | grep Net -A2; lsusb; uname -a
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01)
    Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:0621]
    Kernel driver in use: wl
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. 
    Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
    Bus 002 Device 005: ID 105b:e065  
    Bus 002 Device 004: ID 174f:14b2 Syntek 
    Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
    Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04ca:0061 Lite-On Technology Corp. 
    Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
    Linux spider-king 3.16.0-57-generic #77~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 17 23:20:00 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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  • Is this a elementary theme or elementary os itself?
    – Star OS
    Jan 6, 2016 at 13:01
  • Please edit your question and add output of lspci -knn | grep Net -A2; lsusb; uname -a terminal command.
    – Pilot6
    Jan 6, 2016 at 13:14
  • Your BT device is 105b:e065.
    – Pilot6
    Jan 6, 2016 at 13:22
  • @markkirby It is not distro dependent.
    – Pilot6
    Jan 6, 2016 at 13:27
  • How do you know it is Elementary? By the theme? It is not mentioned.
    – Pilot6
    Jan 6, 2016 at 13:34

2 Answers 2

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Use hardware buttons to enable ... Might be fn+F2 or F3 or F* depending on your laptop

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  • no dude its not working......
    – spiderking
    Jan 6, 2016 at 13:07
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Bluetooth might be soft locked. To check that run

rfkill list

If you see your Bluetooth being soft blocked issue

sudo rfkill unblock *<device id>*

or sudo rfkill unblock all/sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth

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