Bluetooth is a wireless technology designed for short range communication between compatible devices. The Linux kernel includes the BlueZ Bluetooth stack.
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Bluetooth and card reader not working on Acer Aspire 255
I have installed ubuntu 10.10 on a new aspire d255 with atom N550 with 2.6.37 kernel that i had to install in order to use the inbuilt card reader.
There is another issue: I am not able to make ...
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Bluetooth adapter not recognized on a Dell Inspiron M5010
Ubuntu is not recognising my bluetooth adapter in my laptop (dell inspiron m5010) it has a bluetooth adapter built into the motherboard. I have tried reinstalling bluez, but that has just made my ...
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How to Send Files to My Computer via Bluetooth?
I can pair my HTC One X with Ubuntu, but I can't send any files to my computer from my phone. Every time I try my phone reports the transfer failed and I never get prompted by the computer to accept ...
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Unable connect to android phone using bluetooth [closed]
How do I connect my laptop to my HTC Wildfire through bluetooth?
The laptop is running xubuntu 11.10, and I have updated Blueman to version 1.23 through their launchpad PPA.
The phone is running ...
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Bluetooth Permission Denied (13) error [closed]
After upgrade to Oneiric Ocelot, my Bluetooth is broken. It can recognize the device (my phone) and "Pair" with it (exchange passcodes) but when I try to Send Files to my phone it fails with ...
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What is the 'Sound Settings' program's name in Ubuntu
I use Xubuntu.
Recently I removed all Ubuntu/Unity related packages in the hope to have a more responsive and less cluttered system.
Before I removed Ubuntu/Unity packages following using this ...
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How do I connect my Sixaxis Playstation3 controller to my laptop?
I have a Lenovo X61t laptop and I'd like to use a Sony Sixaxis PlayStation 3 bluetooth controller.
How can I get the controller to talk to my laptop?
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How to find out if I'm using Bluetooth 3.0 + HS
I recently bought a Hama bluetooth 3.0+HS dongle. I'm using it with my Ubuntu 10.04. Ubuntu recognizes the dongle and I am able to set up BT devices. But how can I check whether it is actually using ...
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Bluetooth file transfer in shell script
I'd like to send files to my phone via bluetooth using a bash script or something similar. The ussp-push utility works, but I find it is much slower than the "Send To" option in gnome. Is there a way ...
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Bluetooth not working properly once restarted via hardware switch
I usually switch off my bluetooth to conserve the charge while working.
But when I want to use bluetooth again and I switch on the bluetooth back on its not showing available devices like my phone ...
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Bluetooth not really “turning on” on a Sony Vaio VPCEG
On a Sony Vaio VPCEG, bluetooth is not working properly:
The gnome-shell bluetooth indicator (at the main bar) shows the
bluetooth is on, but when I try to switch visibility on it simply
doesn't ...
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Unable To Enable Bluetooth on a Dell N4110
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10. When I turn on Bluetooth and go into 'Preferences' I am unable to move the slider to 'On'.
It just slides back to off. Screenshot:
I installed Blueman Bluetooth Manager ...
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how to make iphone as a mouse via bluetooth
Ubuntu 12.10, Bluetooth 2.0
I'm looking for a way to use my iphone as a mouse using bluetooth connection. It's already and certainly work when I'm using Mac or Windows. The reason why I want to use ...
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Headset Input Setting As Default
I used to be able to use my Arctic P311 bluetooth headset for both, input and output, but now I can't. Well, it works fine as an output device but when I try to set it as a default input device in ...
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No Bluetooth adapter is present
I've a Sony Vaio VPCEH1S0E and I've got a problem with Bluetooth.
My Bluetooth applet is running but there's no way to configure my Bluetooth device because Ubuntu says that "no adapter is present".
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Where can I see a list of supported bluetooth drivers?
Where can I see a list of supported bluetooth drivers?
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Where can I find Bluetooth Received folder?
I am able to setup a link with another laptop (Win 7) and even able to send files (surprisingly around 3-4 MBps). But I am not able to locate where exactly the files are getting stored in my Ubuntu ...
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How do I add more than one command to /etc/rc.local?
I want to add two power saving commands to /etc/rc.local file.
This to disable Bluetooth:
rfkill block bluetooth
And this to reduce screen brightness:
echo 3024 > ...
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Make PC w/ Bluetooth fake Keyboard + mouse for other computer?
Is there a way to have my PC talk to my laptop and have it send Keyboard commands?
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Accidentally changed Bluetooth mode to off
My Bluetooth device disappeared after I changed its mode from High Fidelity A2DP to off. Is this a bug? How can I get my speaker back into the audio menu?
I tried disconnecting and reconnecting. But ...
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How do I get my paired Bluetooth device to work properly and show up in Sound Settings as a profile?
I recently paired a brand new Jabra Halo v2 (Supports: HFA, HSP, a2dp) and although the device pairs with Ubuntu 12.04 (same issue in 11.10) just fine it doesn't show up as a audio device profile ...
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Bluetooth connection works but Preferences shows not connected
My Nokia N810 is Bluetooth paired with Ubuntu desktop and successfully transfers files.
The Ubuntu Bluetooth indicator shows the N810. When I bring up Bluetooth Preferences it shows desktop ...
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Does Ubuntu support Bluetooth 3.0?
I am running 11.10 on my Thinkpad E420, and it has integrated Bluetooth 3.0, yet when I use my Plantronics Backbeat 903+ (which uses Bluetooth 2.1) I get terribly inconsistent audio with many complete ...
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Cannot type with Apple Bluetooth Keyboard
I am trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 on my iMac, but I cannot type anything in the Who Are You? stage. Is there a way to fix this. I don't own a USB keyboard, so I'm kind of stuck.
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Internet connection through Bluetooth PAN profile?
Is there any guide to get Internet connection through Bluetooth PAN profile in Ubuntu? I am using ubuntu 9.04.
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Is there any way to see data coming from bluetooth?
Is there any way I can see the data being transfered to my PC Bluetooth from my Android device ? Something like a Bluetooth Terminal in Android but in Ubuntu. I am sending Strings and some simple data ...
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Buttons on my bluetooth headset aren't working
I have noticed, that although my "Bluetooth Headset" works perfectly fine, buttons on it, like Previous, Next, Play etc do not.
Why is that?
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Logitech K760 failing to pair. Ubuntu 13.04
Just finished installing 13.04 on a 5,1 macbook pro. Everything was recognized and am VERY pleased with the OS. I would like to pair my bluetooth keyboard but I am getting fail messages. I'd ...
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How do I pair with a bluetooth mouse via a USB dongle?
I have a Microsoft Sculpt Touch bluetooth mouse, and a bluetooth/USB dongle.
I have tried to pair with the mouse by going to System Settings > Bluetooth and clicking on the "+" button to add a ...
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Bluetooth is not working in Ubuntu 12.10
I have a Sony Vaio VPCEH35EN and yesterday I installed Ubuntu 12.10. Bluetooth is not working, can anyone help me please?
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Broadcom Bluetooth device remains undetected (BCM2046, WIDCOMM )
lspci output :
Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01)
lsusb output :
Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
rfkill list ...
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Impossible to enable bluetooth on an Acer Aspire One 756-877
I just installed 12.04 (dual-boot, kept Windows just in case) on my new Acer Aspire One 756-877. As soon as I installed it, I also installed the Broadcom driver, since Wi-Fi wasn't working, and that ...
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Samsung Corby 2 bluetooth 3.0 can't reconnect, “permission error 13” [closed]
Samsung corby 2 Bluetooth 3.0 profile
my phone has problem with reconnecting mobile broadband connection using bluetooth. when i connect to my mobile broadband connection profile in ubuntu, and when ...
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How to set bluetooth to remain disabled after suspend? [closed]
Bluetooth is enabled by default, and I don't want that since I rarely use it and it consumes battery.
I know you can enter
rfkill block bluetooth
in /etc/rc.local, which works upon reboot. But ...
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Bluetooth not working correctly - cannot browse cel. phone [closed]
Another issue I found in Ubuntu 11.10 - bluetooth works improperly: I cannot browse the files on my cellular phone.
in /var/syslog I see:
Laptop obex-data-server: sdp_extract_seqtype: Unexpected ...
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Bluetooth is not working properly on a Dell XPS 15 [closed]
I have Dell laptop (xps 15-sandy-bridge). I was using Ubuntu 11.04 and the Bluetooth was working properly. However, once I installed Ubuntu 11.10 the Bluetooth my laptop can detect Bluetooth devices ...
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How do I set my bluetooth keyboard's layout setting? [closed]
I have upgraded to 11.10 and I have a HP Mini 2140 with a swiss layout keyboard. I could set that on the system setting and for the keyboard I have no problems. But I also use a Logitech DiNovo Edge ...
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Bluetooth doesn't start up properly when I start up
Basically, Bluetooth via my USB dongle doesn't work until after I manually /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart a few times. Is there a way to have it start automagically so I don't have to do this each and ...
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Nokia paired via bluetooth AND windows after reboot — possible? [closed]
My Nokia phone (5800) works well with Ubuntu after bluetooth pairing.
When I reboot to Windows (seven, in my case), it doesn't — I have to remove it from 'Paired bluetooth devices' and then add again.
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How to assign a serial port to my bluetooth phone?
I used hcitool scan to get the MAC address of my phone.
Then I used sdbtool browse to find the channel of the "Serial Port" service.
I put this information into /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf and this ...
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Unable to transfer file via Bluetooth from Android phone
When I try to send a file from my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone to my Ubuntu 12.10 PC, I get a message on the phone reading "connection unsuccessful". What might be the cause of this?
The devices are ...
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How can I tell if my computer has bluetooth?
How can I tell if Dell Inspiron laptop has bluetooth in Ubuntu 13.04?
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Problems with my Bluetooth indicator
I have a weird behavior of my Bluetooth indicator, which does not allow me to use my Bluetooth device.
When I plug-in my Trendnet TBW-107UB in my Acer Extensa 5635 with Ubuntu 11.04, the indicator ...
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How to change keyboard layout?
I'm on ubuntu 12.04.
Recently I bought a cheap apple style bluetooth keyboard. It pairs OK. I paired it with the current 102 key still attached.
Anyway I noticed that the character mapping is ...
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Boot to Windows option? Similar to bootcamp [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I “reboot into” the non-default operating system in a dual-boot configuration?
I'm using a wireless keyboard via bluetooth and therefore cannot use ...
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Acer Aspire 5740 (model MS2286), do I have bluetooth?
I have an Acer Aspire 5740 laptop and it has a hardware button for enabling and disabling bluetooth next to the button for toggling wifi. But when I go to System->Preferences->Bluetooth it says "No ...
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How do I run a script when a Bluetooth device connects?
I'd like to start my music player (Clementine) when my bluetooth headset connects to my computer. How do I detect the bluetooth device connecting so I can run a script to start the player?
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How do I show blueproximity's icon in the panel?
I just upgraded to Natty and am getting used to the new interface. I depend on blue proximity for locking my desktop when I leave my office. After upgrade I no longer see the icon in the panel area. ...
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Updating a rules file so it won't be overwritten on update
Due to current issues with Logitech Bluetooth devices, I need to update the /lib/udev/rules.d/70-hid2hci.rules file.
A few weeks ago, an update overwrote this file (with an attempted fix that ...
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How to setup bluetooth tethering with iPhone? [closed]
How do I use my iPhone as a wireless internet source using Bluetooth?
