I have a Vaio VPCCW21FX with a brand new installed Ubuntu 13.10 and I'm trying to connect a Wedge Mobile keyboard. So I went into the system settings, bluetooth and tried to turn it on but as soon as I click on the switch, it stays on for 1 or 2 seconds and then it goes back to the off position automatically...is there any compatibility issue? What can I do?
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First Check the Output for rfkill list all. It will tell you about the issue. If it's fine use:
rfkill unblock bluetooth # to start bluetooth
and
rfkill block bluetooth # to stop bluetooth
It has already solved your issue. I just wanted to post an answer for future reference.
First of all, check that your bluetooth was unlocked on rfkill.
sudo rfkill list
In case your bluetooth is Soft blocked you can unblock it by running the below command,
sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth
In case your bluetooth is Hard blocked,then try to find a hardware switch on your laptop to unblock it.
answered Nov 28, 2013 at 17:06
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it looks like rfkill unblock bluetooth and rfkill block bluetooth are they same ??– Sukupa91Nov 28, 2013 at 17:11
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avinash, with your command i get
start: Job is already running: bluetoothbut with sushantp "unblock" command it is now working!! and i have the icon in the upper bar!! thanks :) why it was "blocked"??– MarianoNov 28, 2013 at 17:21
Install and configure urfkill. This seems to work for my Dell:
# cat /etc/urfkill/urfkill.conf |grep '^[[:alpha:]]\|\['
[general]
user=root
master_key=true
force_sync=true
persist=true
