How to start bluetooth?

honorguard · 2009-01-22 14:36:04

Hello,
I looked to wiki to get some info about bluetooth. On Kubuntu 8.04 was everything ok, but now I don't know how to set up it. I have an Fn keys no my laptop. On Kubuntu I moved HW button and pressed Fn button for "wireless" and LED for bluetooth and wifi started to light. Now this buttons doesn't run. I konow ho to start wifi - ifconfig wlan0 up. That works correctly, but I dont know how to start bluetooth. LED is of, end hcitool scan writes "Device is not available: No such device". I think my bluetooth is of. I wan't to use kbluetooth, but when I try tu start it I wil recieve this:

bash-3.2$ kbluetooth4
kbluetooth4(24832)/kdecore (KSycoca) KSycocaPrivate::openDatabase: Trying to open ksycoca from  "/var/tmp/kdecache-jakub/ksycoca4"
kbluetooth4(24832)/kdecore (KLibLoader) kde4Factory: The library "/usr/lib/kde4/solid_bluez.so" does not offer a qt_plugin_instance function.
kbluetooth4(24832) Solid::Control::ManagerBasePrivate::loadBackend: Backend loaded:  "BlueZ"

I really don't understand Linux so much, please can somebody help me?
thanks

Morra · 2009-01-22 21:59:30

I followed this guide and managed to get through: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bluetooth (You probably meant this wiki too.)

The most difficult part for me was the pairing of two devices. I don't know how familiar you are with the bluetooth concept but I had to read more about it from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Pairing

In my case I wanted to connect my cell phone to a computer. The important step was to make my cell phone visible to others. There was an option in the phone's bluetooth settings to unhide it. Furthermore I changed the password. After that I was able to pair the phone and computer with passkey-agent --default PIN.

Could you tell us more about the device you are trying to connect? Hopefully someone can give you better tips then.

leeyee · 2009-01-23 04:23:10

Hi, my laptop is thinkpad T400, following the wiki page, I can connect to bluetooth phone or vice versa correctly in Arch. Could you please paste output of these commands:

lsmod | grep bluetooth

lsusb

As you mentioned about LED light was off, Arch as default might not has properly hotkey set up, so "Fn + Fx" might not work as in thinkpad or other brands laptop. If you want to check whether these devices running or not, use "ifconfig" for wireless card and "ps aux | grep hcid" for bluetooth.

honorguard · 2009-01-23 06:49:48

I know pairing devices and making my phone visibel, but I cant start bluetooth. There are outputs of commands:

bash-3.2$ lsmod | grep bluetooth
bluetooth              54372  5 bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
bash-3.2$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002

But I have problem with startig kbluetooth4. My output is up. I know, I can start program without bluetooth, it starts, but I don't have kbluetooth in tray, I recieve errors, but kbluetooth is in htop....
Really thanks

damjan · 2009-01-23 13:11:04

"echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth" to enable the Bt hardware.
For that to be possible make sure the thinkpad_acpi module is loaded.

.:B:. · 2009-01-23 15:16:33

May I suggest you check these:

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide

Obligatory reading if you know your Linux knowledge is rather basic, I'd say. I hope there is a reason you switched to Arch from Kubuntu other than because of its image .

honorguard · 2009-01-27 05:27:46

Really thanks
"echo enable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth" This have done that what I need, now I can use my Bluetooth. that wasn't so hard like I was scared.
Thanks!

na12 · 2009-01-28 13:21:21

and how to enable built-in bluetooth in HP compaq 6715b

dcrabs · 2009-02-17 09:36:19

Yes I would like to know that, too.

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#1 2009-01-22 14:36:04

How to start bluetooth?

#2 2009-01-22 21:59:30

Re: How to start bluetooth?

#3 2009-01-23 04:23:10

Re: How to start bluetooth?

#4 2009-01-23 06:49:48

Re: How to start bluetooth?

#5 2009-01-23 13:11:04

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#6 2009-01-23 15:16:33

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#7 2009-01-27 05:27:46

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#8 2009-01-28 13:21:21

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#9 2009-02-17 09:36:19

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