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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Can't send file to smartphone via bluetooth in Lubuntu?
I'm a new Lubuntu user (never used any Linux OS before).
File Manager --> Preferences --> Bluetooth Manager
I can't seem to send a file to my smartphone. I click the bluetooth icon on the task bar, ...
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Problem with bluetooth in Ubuntu 12.10
I am a new user of Ubuntu and I am really fascinated by its performance. Coming to the question, I am facing some problems with the bluetooth connection. When I connect my mobile with the computer ...
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Bluetooth detected on 12.04LTS but cannot connect
I'm using a IOGear GBU311 on my desktop with 12.04LTS (I'm on kubuntu). I see the device in the Bluetooth conf. manager.
My computer can detect my phone.
On my phone (LG P930 with Android 2.3.5) I ...
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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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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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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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Bluetooth keyboard connects but doesn't work
My HP TouchPad wireless bluetooth keyboard connects to input service in blueman, but it won't work as a keyboard in ubuntu.
Blueman receives data from the keyboard however when I mash buttons, since ...
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How can I avoid having to pair my bluetooth mouse all the time?
I am dual booting Ubuntu and Windows 8. I have a Microsoft bluetooth mouse. It is working properly in both OSes but I have to pair every time when I switch OS.
Is there any way to use the bluetooth ...
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Bluethooth doesn't work on Ubuntu 12.10
I've Sony Vaio E Series laptop VPCEH3AEA, while I was installing Ubuntu 12.10, the bluetooth worked well.
After finishing the installation process, there was a problem that when I tried to activate ...
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Bluetooth Modem Not Working After Certain Time
I am using a Nokia N72 as modem via bluetooth with my Ubuntu 12.10 laptop. It gets connected without any trouble, but after sometime a network disconnection notification is shown and the connection ...
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Automatically connect bluetooth mouse
I have a bluetooth mouse (Apple Mighty Mouse) which I use with Kubuntu (KDE). I always have to manually connect to the mouse, although it is listed as a trusted device. How can I automatically connect ...
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Bluetooth - No device
I've got a Packard Bell Easynote ML65 with a integrated Bluetooth device. Well, after I installed Ubuntu 12.04 it says: "No Bluetooth-device found".
lspci and lsusb don't show a device.
Thank you ...
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“No Bluetooth Adapter Found” error on an ASUS K53E
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit os on my ASUS k53E. I cannot get bluetooth to work, I see that it says "No Bluetooth Adapter Found". I have an Atheros Bluetooth adapter, could you please help me ...
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Wifi problems when I use Bluetooth on my laptop
Whenever I use my Bluetooth on my laptop, which is almost always since I use a bluetooth mouse, my internet speed falls to 1MB/s in the internet panel and almost nothing loads.
I'm using the iwlwifi ...
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Bluetooth keyboard won't connect until PIN verification
I want to connect my bluetooth keyboard (macintosh) at Startup.
But what should i say, i have to enter a PIN, without a keyboard is
connected...
Is there a way to connect my keyboard without ...
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Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 not detected
Ubuntu 11.10 cannot detect my Bluetooth Mouse at all (it doesn't appear at all using "Set up new device" after clicking on the Bluetooth icon at the top of the screen).
Obviously the wireless switch ...
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play audio through bluetooth speakers in 12.04 using CLI
I have gone through the whole gamut of trials with setting up playing audio through bluetooth and have not been able to make it work reliably (i.e., got it to work one time, and has not worked after ...
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How do I turn on my bluetooth for my msi-1754 laptop?
The fn key doesn't work, and the s bar doesn't show bluetooth. I looked in the devices, and there isn't anything for Bluetooth. But supposedly there is supposed to be Bluetooth.
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Bluetooth,Nvidia graphics card and Wireless connection not working in ASUS x53s
10 on ASUS X53SC. The Bluetooth and wireless are working on win 7 but not in Ubuntu.
i am having NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 520MX, and BLUETOOTH 3.0. Please help me...
while typing lspci..
00:00.0 Host ...
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Why can't we remove bluetooth service the reguler way?
The usual way to remove services from startup scripts is to remove it from starting up in the first place (man update-rc.d). Meaning removing the symbolic link to /lib/init. In this case executing ...
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Bluetooth Can't Be Found
The Bluetooth in my computer(Latitude E6500) worked completely fine under Windows 7, but Ubuntu will not recognize Bluetooth. Right now I am running 13.04 daily build, but this problem was also the ...
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Wubi installation error!
Every time I attempt to install Wubi I get an error and I'm therefore unable to install Ubuntu.
There error that I get is the following:
Bluetooth: Can't change to loading configuration err
I am ...
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Why does the bluetooth indicator not show?
Ubuntu 12.10 64 bit
$ psg blue
simon 2852 2713 0 15:15 ? 00:00:00 bluetooth-applet
root 4143 1 0 15:17 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
$ gsettings get ...
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Bluetooth DUN Connect with the command line?
I use my mobile (Samsung Corby GT-S3653) to connect to the internet and my mobile network gets automatically disconnected periodically when I'm using it for GPRS so I always have to click that ...
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Ubuntu how can i send my audio output, to the mobile which is connected using bluetooth?
My mobile running Android which is using bluetooth connected to my Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit.
My goal is to have following step:
in my Ubuntu desktop i am running music from YouTube
Mobile phone is ...
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HP 2000 Wireless don't work with Ubuntu 12.10
I just got the last version 12.10-64bits, to install in my new HP 2000, and everything went fine, including the EFI installation in the original Windows 8 platform (I've followed this tutorial ...
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Does Ubuntu have support for the Apt-X codec for bluetooth audio?
I cant find any confirmation anywhere. Does anyone know?
If it is not supported, is support planned?
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Output audio from multiple bluetooth sources simultaneously
I recently discovered the bluetooth capabilities in Ubuntu. Would it be possible to configure my HTPC(Ubuntu 12.10) so it would allow pairing multiple bluetooth audio devices(iPhone and 2 Windows PCs) ...
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Able to send files from ubuntu to laptop, but not the other way through bluetooth
I have ubuntu 12.04 LTS installed on my laptop. Ubuntu detects bluetooth, and I can also send a file from Ubuntu laptop to my mobile phone (Nokia xpressMusic). But, I am unable to send files from ...
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How to enable Bluetooth RT3298 on Zotac Zbox AD12 under Ubuntu 12.10?
I have a new Zotac Zbox AD12 and everything worked fine after installation of Ubuntu 12.10, except for the intregrated Wifi and Bluetooth (Combo RT3290 Wifi + RT3298 BT)
I have already managed to get ...
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Bluetooth won't enable in 12.10
I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 with an internal bluetooth adapter, and I can't seem make the native bluetooth manager work. It enables from the task bar, but when I pull up the bluetooth settings it's ...
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12.10 Bluetooth not detecting Wii remote
My bluetooth is set to "on" and hcitool dev returns hci0's MAC address. When I use wmgui and tell it to connect and press 1+2 (or the red Sync button), it just returns "Unable to connect". When I run ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 does not serve bluetooth adapter
On Toshiba NB205 I have builtin BT adapter. Ubuntu 12.04 and later 12.10 does not see it. Is that possible to fix that issue?
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I am using a bluetooth left-handed mouse in 12.04 LTS 64bit. How to make it permanently left-handed?
I need to set buttons manually with xinput set-button-map id 3 2 1 ... The mouse is Eclipse Touch Mouse. Connection was established using standard Ubuntu bluetooth feature without passcode. The ...
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Wireless/Bluetooth problems on t43p
I have been struggling to get my wireless mini pcmcia card recognised by 12.04. It suddenly stopped, mid session.
I have taken it out and replaced with a couple of spares with slightly different ...
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Bluetooth switch increases monitor's brightness. Do I have to report a bug?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I have a particular issue. I have a hardware switch for bluetooth on my laptop. Every twice I use it, the brightness of my display increases. Very annoying! What should I do? ...
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Bluetooth not detected on Asus X401A / Ubuntu 12.10
I have Asus X401A ( according to specs bluetooth is build-in to this laptop, http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Versatile_Performance/X401A/#specifications )
Bluetooth in global settings is gray ( ...
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sending sms using empathy
I've got gnome-phone-manager installed on ubuntu 12.04, and noticed it adds an SMS account type to Empathy. The only setting required to set up is 'bdaddr' which I think is a blue tooth address. i ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 server; can't stream audio to bluetooth
I have a current working setup of mpd -> alsa on ubuntu server 11.10.
I now have an usb<>bluetooth adapter, with which i can see the to-be-paired device (logitech adapter) with hcitool scan.
So ...
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Bluetooth connectivity on Ubuntu 11.04
I tried to connect to a device via Bluetooth from my laptop running Ubuntu 11.04, and I have some difficulty.
I had to write a script to restart the Bluetooth dongle (it does not activate Bluetooth ...
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Bluetooth pairing of nokia with acer ubuntu 12.04
I have a Nokia 2700 classic phone. I tried installing obextool and Nokuntu. I run Nokuntu and find that every icon is enabled except for the Nokia Communication Centre, (it is greyed but is precisely ...
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Bluetooth not working at all on a Macbook Pro 8,1
There is some weird issues with bluetooth on macbook pro 8,1. I've seen people saying its working out of the box but it doesnt seem to work at all. hcitool scan as well as blueman return no results ...
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Receiving Bluetooth Files from Nexus 7
I have successfully paired and connected my Nexus 7 with my Ubuntu 12.04 PC. I have successfully sent files from the PC to my Android device, but when I try to send files from Android to Ubuntu, the ...
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Why won't bluetooth work after standby?
I have been very impressed with Ubuntu 12.04 on my laptop and decided to use it on my PC in dualboot.
Everything works fine except for bluetooth. Bluetooth works, when i boot up the computer, but not ...
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Bluetooth not working on Acer 3820tg
After upgrading to 12.04 (it was done by a complete reinstallation), bluetooth doesn't work anymore. Before (I think it was Ubuntu 11.04), I just followed instructions on this page and copied ...
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Can't send file to laptop from my Xperia P through bluetooth
I am using ubuntu 12.04. I can easily send a file to my phone through bluetooth but can't send it from the phone to the laptop. USB connection makes the laptop too slow. Any software that I need to ...
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Bluetooth from MacBook pro to Ubuntu 12.04 in Parallels
I am trying to get my Bluetooth device which is built into my MacBook pro to work in Ubuntu (12.04) under Parallels. I had forwarded the Apple Bluetooth USB Host Controller (as it is called according ...
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How to connect Bluetooth Apple Keyboard on both Windows and Ubuntu?
I tried to connect my keyboard both to Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. I am able to connect the keyboard to each OS, but not to both.
I found this post on Ubuntu Forums that looks interesting, but, after ...
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Bluetooth is disabled (soft block) on hp pavilion Dv6?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 along with windows 7.the problem is my Bluetooth is disabled and I can't turn it on .
sudo rfkill list
0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: ...
