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Referring to a question already answered by Pilot6 in thread RTL8723BE Bluetooth does not work

I recognize the answer there using dkms by Pilot6 but they are somewhat dated. Has this been fixed in updates for 14.04 as of April 2016? I am not able to find bluetooth devices on my Lenovo H50 using the RTL8723BE chip with an updated 14.04 system as of now.

Before I start loading stuff should the advice in the original thread still be followed? If so has there been any changes in directions?

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  • Mid 2015 isn't dated. If your Bluetooth isn't working, try those solutions. I'm not sure what makes you think it isn't even worth trying. Apr 7, 2016 at 20:59
  • There is a package for bluetooth in my repo. It is made for kernels up to 3.19. In kernel 4.2 it is supposed to work by itself. But I never got any feedback.
    – Pilot6
    Apr 7, 2016 at 21:04

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Those answers aren't dated; they're less than a year old. 14.04 is almost two years old. For major changes, Ubuntu gets a new version. The method for something like that would not change within the same version.

If it was a solution for 6.10, then the procedure would likely be different, but it's not. Something I found important in Pilot6's answer:

It builds against all supported Ubuntu kernels.

It makes me think that it would work everywhere, and that it's kernel-dependent and not OS version dependent.

To sum it up, there is no harm in trying. Nine-ish months is not long enough in my book to rule out answers as invalid. A few years can even be fine. Try it out! :-)

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