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I recently did a clean installation of Arch.
I followed the Bluetooth guide on the wiki.
Bluetooth seems to be active, but when I try to run a scan with bluetoothctl, it doesn’t find anything.
hciconfig output
❯ hciconfig
hci0: Type: Primary Bus: USB
BD Address: F4:3B:D8:63:DE:5D ACL MTU: 1021:4 SCO MTU: 96:6
UP RUNNING
RX bytes:18762 acl:0 sco:0 events:2976 errors:0
TX bytes:733185 acl:0 sco:0 commands:2976 errors:0hci dev
❯ hcitool dev
Devices:
hci0 F4:3B:D8:63:DE:5Dbluetooth service status
❯ sudo systemctl status bluetooth
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2025-10-28 19:07:21 CET; 6min ago
Invocation: 2abc13fd45404a00887b622b6c004515
Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
Main PID: 791 (bluetoothd)
Status: "Running"
Tasks: 1 (limit: 37877)
Memory: 3.1M (peak: 4.1M)
CPU: 18ms
CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
└─791 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_1
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_0
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_1
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_0
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream_duplex
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05_duplex
Oct 28 19:07:23 caffelatte bluetoothd[791]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.23 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05_duplexrfkill
❯ sudo rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: noWhen i try to run power off in Bluetoothctl:
❯ bluetoothctl
[NEW] Media /org/bluez/hci0
SupportedUUIDs: 0000110a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
SupportedUUIDs: 0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
Agent registered
[bluetoothctl]> power on
Changing power on succeeded
[bluetoothctl]> power off
[CHG] Controller F4:3B:D8:63:DE:5D PowerState: on-disabling
[bluetoothctl]>
Failed to set power off: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply
[bluetoothctl]> journalctl output
❯ journalctl -u bluetooth.service
Oct 28 07:12:43 caffelatte systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth service...
Oct 28 07:12:43 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Bluetooth daemon 5.84
Oct 28 07:12:43 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Starting SDP server
Oct 28 07:12:43 caffelatte systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service.
Oct 28 07:12:43 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Bluetooth management interface 1.23 initialized
Oct 28 07:12:43 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Battery Provider Manager created
Oct 28 07:13:44 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:13:44 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:13:46 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:13:46 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:13:47 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:13:47 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:06 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:06 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:42 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:42 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:46 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:46 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:57 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:15:57 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:16:26 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Terminating
Oct 28 07:16:26 caffelatte systemd[1]: Stopping Bluetooth service...
Oct 28 07:16:37 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Battery Provider Manager destroyed
Oct 28 07:16:37 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Stopping SDP server
Oct 28 07:16:37 caffelatte bluetoothd[4221]: Exit
Oct 28 07:16:37 caffelatte systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Deactivated successfully.
Oct 28 07:16:37 caffelatte systemd[1]: Stopped Bluetooth service.
-- Boot b6f539ae0f37466582f5dc9d4c8d84f2 --
Oct 28 07:16:58 caffelatte systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth service...
Oct 28 07:16:58 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Bluetooth daemon 5.84
Oct 28 07:16:58 caffelatte systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service.
Oct 28 07:16:58 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Starting SDP server
Oct 28 07:16:58 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Bluetooth management interface 1.23 initialized
Oct 28 07:16:59 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Battery Provider Manager created
Oct 28 07:17:25 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:17:25 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: src/service.c:btd_service_connect() a2dp-source profile connect failed for 60:AB:D2:25:DB:09: Protocol not available
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/ldac
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/aptx_hd
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_hd
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/aptx
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/aac
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aac
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_g
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_g
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/sbc
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/sbc
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_1
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_0
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_1
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/aptx_ll_duplex_0
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/faststream_duplex
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource/opus_05
Oct 28 07:28:48 caffelatte bluetoothd[775]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.72 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink/opus_05_duplexOffline