(SOLVED) No bluetooth with zorin

razedafear

Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:18:49 am

Hi

I ran into an issue with BT. I have enabled it in the task bar. Here is the output of:

Code:: sudo rfkill list all

Code:: 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no

The option to enable the BT is grayed out. Any idea why?
Check screenshot

madvinegar

Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:24:47 am

What if you click on the bt icon on the bar? Do you get an option "enable bluetooth" and "visible"?

Also do you have a key combination to turn it on? Maybe Fn+F2?

Finally try also these commands in terminal:

Code:: sudo service bluetooth start

or

Code:: sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth start

or

Code:: sudo service bluetooth restart

razedafear

Sun Sep 16, 2012 1:14:52 pm

swarfendor437 wrote:Hi razedafear, do you mean you cannot slide either of those switches to 'ON'?

Exactly, thats whats happening, i cant slide them to ON

razedafear

Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:11:42 pm

madvinegar wrote:What if you click on the bt icon on the bar? Do you get an option "enable bluetooth" and "visible"?

Also do you have a key combination to turn it on? Maybe Fn+F2?

Finally try also these commands in terminal:

Code:

sudo service bluetooth start

or

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth start

or

Code:

sudo service bluetooth restart

Code:: umayrz@umayrz-HP-ProBook-4530s:~$ sudo service bluetooth start [sudo] password for umayrz: start: Job is already running: bluetooth

Code:: umayrz@umayrz-HP-ProBook-4530s:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth start Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8) utility, e.g. service bluetooth start Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start bluetooth

Code:: umayrz@umayrz-HP-ProBook-4530s:~$ sudo service bluetooth restart [sudo] password for umayrz: bluetooth stop/waiting bluetooth start/running, process 3541

Wolfman

Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:00:42 am

Hi,

you can also try installing the packages "bluetooth" (bluetooth support) and " blueman" (bluetooth GUI).

I cannot say whether or not this will help you!!.

Regards Wolfman

madvinegar

Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:23:30 am

razedafear wrote:

Code:

umayrz@umayrz-HP-ProBook-4530s:~$ sudo service bluetooth start [sudo] password for umayrz: start: Job is already running: bluetooth

It says here that bluetooth is already up and working... :?:

After this command did you check if the BT slider has moved to "on".?

Also, you have not answered the below questions

What if you click on the bt icon on the bar? Do you get an option "enable bluetooth" and "visible"?

Also do you have a key combination to turn it on? Maybe Fn+F2?

razedafear

Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:52:17 am

1 - i do get the enable option when i click in the BT icon in the taskbar.
2- i dont have a key combination but a common physical button to turn on BT and wifi.

Good news is that i can send from my PC to mobile (moto defy+) but not the vice versa, both the phone and laptop visibilty is set to ON.

See screenshot for bluetooth settings:-

madvinegar

Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:16:21 am

Go to system tools>preferences>"personal file sharing". At the bottom of the box enable "Receive files in downloads folder over bluetooth".

madvinegar

Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:39:55 pm

Glad I helped swarf.

razedafear

Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:32:51 pm

Awsome madvinegar... nailed it... SOLVED..

madvinegar

Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:47:13 pm

Again, glad I helped! 8-)

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:26:53 am

Hello, I'n new with Linux, I installed Zorin 5.2 from a friend and I like it, but I have a small problem with it, I use a bluetooth mouse at my laptop. I have and bluetooth adapter, Zorin it recognise and work with it. I install the mouse (look for new device, found, pair-with no PIN or automatic) connect it and use. All are OK, but after a restart the mouse is not reconnect automatically, more I have a connect option for it but it does nothing. For work again I need to remove it from bluetooth devices, to add it again and pair again. It's work only for one session, after restart it's gone again. Can anybody tell me how I can solve this? SOrry because I didn't open a new thread.
Thanks.

Wolfman

Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:40:42 am

Hi,

you can also try installing the packages "bluetooth" (bluetooth support) and " blueman" (bluetooth GUI).

Open a terminal and paste this command:

sudo apt-get install bluetooth blueman

You would then need to check under bluetooth in the system settings menu and see what settings are available to you.

What model of mouse is it?.

Make sure your system is up-to-date:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2247

I cannot say whether or not this will help you!!.

Regards Wolfman

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:47:54 am

remav wrote:Hello, I'n new with Linux, I installed Zorin 5.2 from a friend and I like it, but I have a small problem with it, I use a bluetooth mouse at my laptop. I have and bluetooth adapter, Zorin it recognise and work with it. I install the mouse (look for new device, found, pair-with no PIN or automatic) connect it and use. All are OK, but after a restart the mouse is not reconnect automatically, more I have a connect option for it but it does nothing. For work again I need to remove it from bluetooth devices, to add it again and pair again. It's work only for one session, after restart it's gone again. Can anybody tell me how I can solve this? SOrry because I didn't open a new thread.
Thanks.

Can you please plug the BT adapter (so as the mouse to work), then open terminal and post back the result of

Code:: lsmod

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:04:10 am

I discovered a strange thing, if I wait a while after reboot (30 s or 1 min) the mouse is start to work. This is good thing and is not disturbing me so much. I can live with this. Thanks for the help.
Now I ask again for help, on this laptop I have Nvidia grafic card and all the window animations are not working. I have the OS installed on the USB memory stick and I test it on other laptop and there is work just fine all the effects and animations. I saw somewhere on the internet that the Nvidia cards have Noveau driver for linux and I believe that this is the problem for animation issue. I downloaded the Nvidia driver for linux from Nvidia site, but the problem is that I need to close the X server (Noveau driver) from terminal. That I can't. I used sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop but not working. Nvidia has created /etc/modprobe.d/disable-nouveau.conf file but no effect after restart. My question is, how can I kill the X server to install the Nvidia driver?

Wolfman

Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:17:24 am

remav wrote:I discovered a strange thing, if I wait a while after reboot (30 s or 1 min) the mouse is start to work. This is good thing and is not disturbing me so much. I can live with this. Thanks for the help.
Now I ask again for help, on this laptop I have Nvidia grafic card and all the window animations are not working. I have the OS installed on the USB memory stick and I test it on other laptop and there is work just fine all the effects and animations. I saw somewhere on the internet that the Nvidia cards have Noveau driver for linux and I believe that this is the problem for animation issue. I downloaded the Nvidia driver for linux from Nvidia site, but the problem is that I need to close the X server (Noveau driver) from terminal. That I can't. I used sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop but not working. Nvidia has created /etc/modprobe.d/disable-nouveau.conf file but no effect after restart. My question is, how can I kill the X server to install the Nvidia driver?

Hi,

For the latest drivers ( version 304.37 as of 21.Aug.2012) please copy and paste the following commands one after the other in a terminal:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current

Then restart your PC.

See also:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2490

Regards Wolfman

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:49:19 am

Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I done the commands and now is running the last one (is downloading the driver). I have a very low speed now at internet connection. I have already the driver downloaded from last night in my comp in Downloads folder. How can I run it from there? I tried to run it in a terminal but it say that I must to close the X server (the old problem). It necessary to wait until the driver will be downloaded again?
PS - they released a new version now from 5 sept, 304.51

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:54:13 am

On your previous problem about the BT mouse, would you like to try to fix it and make the mouse load immidiatelly at startup?
If yes, please post the result of

Code:: lsmod

Ofcourse your mouse should be plugged in and working before you post this command.

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:06:46 am

madvinegar wrote:On your previous problem about the BT mouse, would you like to try to fix it and make the mouse load immidiatelly at startup?
If yes, please post the result of

Code:

lsmod

Ofcourse your mouse should be plugged in and working before you post this command.

Code:: Module Size Used by ppp_deflate 12838 0 bsd_comp 12777 0 ppp_async 17308 1 hidp 17993 1 hid 77084 1 hidp binfmt_misc 13213 1 parport_pc 32111 0 dm_crypt 22463 0 ppdev 12849 0 zram 18216 2 rfcomm 38125 8 snd_hda_codec_idt 60537 1 snd_hda_intel 24113 2 sco 17827 2 snd_hda_codec 90901 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel bnep 17785 2 snd_hwdep 13274 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 80042 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec l2cap 48656 21 hidp,rfcomm,bnep snd_seq_midi 13132 0 snd_rawmidi 25269 1 snd_seq_midi arc4 12473 2 snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi joydev 17322 0 snd_seq 51291 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event iwl3945 126017 0 snd_timer 28659 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq pcmcia 39671 0 snd_seq_device 14110 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq option 21045 2 iwlcore 148964 1 iwl3945 yenta_socket 27230 0 usb_wwan 19711 1 option btusb 18160 4 usbserial 37116 7 option,usb_wwan snd 55295 13 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device mac80211 257001 2 iwl3945,iwlcore irda 185091 0 dell_wmi 12601 0 pcmcia_rsrc 18292 1 yenta_socket soundcore 12600 1 snd dell_laptop 13515 0 psmouse 73312 0 bluetooth 65493 10 hidp,rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb cfg80211 156212 3 iwl3945,iwlcore,mac80211 pcmcia_core 21505 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,pcmcia_rsrc hw_cdc_driver 37423 0 crc_ccitt 12595 2 ppp_async,irda snd_page_alloc 14073 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm sparse_keymap 13666 1 dell_wmi serio_raw 12990 0 dcdbas 14054 1 dell_laptop lp 13349 0 parport 36746 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp squashfs 35973 1 aufs 159344 6362 nls_iso8859_1 12617 1 nls_cp437 12751 1 vfat 17335 1 fat 55505 1 vfat dm_raid45 88410 0 xor 21860 1 dm_raid45 btrfs 527388 0 zlib_deflate 26594 2 ppp_deflate,btrfs libcrc32c 12543 1 btrfs usb_storage 43946 1 uas 17676 0 nouveau 621925 3 ttm 65184 1 nouveau firewire_ohci 31504 0 firewire_core 56138 1 firewire_ohci drm_kms_helper 40971 1 nouveau drm 184164 5 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper tg3 131476 0 crc_itu_t 12627 1 firewire_core i2c_algo_bit 13184 1 nouveau video 18951 1 nouveau live@live:~$

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:34:46 am

Ok, lets try this:

Open terminal and write

Code:: sudo gedit /etc/modules

In the end of that file, on a new line, add the word

Code:: btusb

Save, exit, reboot and see if it worked.

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:14:46 am

I done that, after restart same behavior, BT mouse is not working. I noticed that if I disable and enable the BT on computer the mouse is working after this.
Regarding the animation, I installed the Nvidia driver, but the windows effects are not workig. I lost now the boot and end logo too,

.
Any solutions?

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:47:24 am

remav wrote:I done that, after restart same behavior, BT mouse is not working. I noticed that if I disable and enable the BT on computer the mouse is working after this.

Ok that helps.
Try this before I prepare a simple script for you.
When the mouse is working open terminal and write

Code:: sudo rmmod bluetooth

Does the bluetooth stop working?

Then do

Code:: sudo modprobe bluetooth

Does the bluetooth and the mouse spring to life?

If yes we have two options.
The first one is to follow my previous guide, but replace the word "btsub" with "bluetooth" (without the quotes).

The second method, and probably more effective is to create a script which will load at startup.
Open terminal and write:

Code:: sudo gedit home/yourusername/btmousestart.sh

(replace with your user name).

A file will open. Copy and paste the following text inside

#!/bin/bash
sudo rmmod bluetooth
sudo modprobe bluetooth
exit 0

Save, exit.
Then in terminal again write

Code:: sudo chmod a+x /home/yourusername/btmousestart.sh

By doing this we give executable rights to the file we created.

Then, open startup applications, click on "add", and in the command line type

Code:: /home/yourusername/btmousestart.sh

Give it a name, like "bluetooth usb start", save, exit, reboot and see if that worked.

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:46:03 pm

I followed the steps, but after first line it says
live@live:~$ sudo rmmod bluetooth
ERROR: Module bluetooth is in use by hidp,rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb
live@live:~$
So, I continued anyway and I created the file with my username. I restarted and same issue, it doesn't start only if I turn off and on the BT module.

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:05:48 pm

No worries, we just need to find the right module.

So you will try one after the other the following:

sudo rmmod hidp
sudo rmmod rfcomm
sudo rmmod sco
sudo rmmod bnep
sudo rmmod l2cap
sudo rmmod btusb

One of the above commands will turn of your BT.
To get it working again you should run
sudo modprobe <the name of the module that turned off the bluetooth>
i.e. sudo modprobe btusb or sudo modprobe l2cap etc.

After we have established the module that turns on and off the bluetooth, then we can amend my above guide accordingly and more specifically replace the word "bluetooth" with the module we found.
So the script will become

Code:: #!/bin/bash sudo rmmod btusb sudo modprobe btusb exit 0

Let me know how it works.

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:08:32 pm

Oh wait a minute. Are you running on live USB??? Have you created peristent space? Because if not, no changes will be saved after a restart!

I thought that you have properly installed Zorin in a usb. Not using a live usb.

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:39:08 pm

I'm running on USB but in persistent mode, always.
I tried all steps what you wrote but for each one I have ERROR: Module ..... is in use , so I can't turn it off because is in use. The rmmod command is not turning off. Can I try in other way?

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:42:38 pm

After you tried one by one the rmmod commands and you get this error message, does it say that bluetooth is in use by any other module than hidp,rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb ??

remav

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:52:29 pm

one thing, when I tried to create the btmousestart.sh when I want to save it it says that "Could not find the file " /home/live/home/live/btmousestart.sh." and I push save as, I choosed the name and it works, but I think that is not same thing, maybe the file was not created in the right place.
Now I need to leave the work and I have to do some trip up to my home. I'll try later with trials. Thanks a lot for the help.

madvinegar

Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:58:24 pm

The right path, since you are on a live usb is
/home/live/btmousestart.sh

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