Apple bluetooth keyboard support > Unable to locate package bluez-compat

eco_bach · 01-09-2017, 07:50 PM

Trying to get Apple bluetooth keyboard support with ubuntu-mate 16.04

Following this guide

http://askubuntu.com/questions/17504...ect-at-startup

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install bluez-compat

results in

Quote:

E: Unable to locate package bluez-compat

Where can I retrieve this package?
Is there a PPA?

TheEzekielProject · 01-09-2017, 09:24 PM

The post you linked to is 6 years old. Surely there is a more relevant post

eco_bach · 01-10-2017, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The EzekielProject

The post you linked to is 6 years old. Surely there is a more relevant post

Thanks for bringing that to my attention!

Am much closer following this 'recipe' (3rd answer) and also cross referencing Arch wiki

http://askubuntu.com/questions/73031...nnect-in-15-10

Only change so far is had to use

Code:

sudo apt-get install bluez:i386

to get bluetoothctl

ok so works initially BUT
after reboot NO bluetooth icon in my Panel and bluetooth not working

Also if I try and duplicate the install I get

Quote:

[bluetooth]# scan on
Failed to start discovery: org.bluez.Error.NotReady

result of [bluetooth]# show

Quote:

Controller 5C:F3:70:7D:3D:BC
Name: Art3mis
Alias: Art3mis
Class: 0x000000
Powered: no
Discoverable: no
Pairable: yes
UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: PnP Information (00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Generic Access Profile (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
Modalias: usb:v1D6Bp0246d0525
Discovering: no

result of systemctl status bluetooth:

Quote:

bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset
Active: active (running) since Tue 2017-01-10 09:52:19 EST; 10min ago
Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
Main PID: 9221 (bluetoothd)
Status: "Running"
CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
└─9221 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd

Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Not enough free handles to register se
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Not enough free handles to register se
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Not enough free handles to register se
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Current Time Service could not be regi
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: gatt-time-server: Input/output error (
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Not enough free handles to register se
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Not enough free handles to register se
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: Sap driver initialization failed.
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis bluetoothd[9221]: sap-server: Operation not permitted (1
Jan 10 09:52:19 Art3mis systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service.

hcitool scan

Quote:

Device is not available: No such device

Any bluetooth experts reading this that can help? I am using a Asus BT400 bluetooth dongle.

TheEzekielProject · 01-10-2017, 10:13 AM

Quote:

ok so works initially BUT
after reboot NO bluetooth icon in my Panel and bluetooth not working

Would you mind clarifying this statement? Do you mean you are able to successfully pair and use bluetooth initially and it then fails?

The Archwiki is an amazing resource and should be able to get you up and running with bluetooth. Did you follow the "Configuration via the CLI" section? Or are you using a gui?

Also, what is the output of

Code:

dmesg | grep bluetooth

eco_bach · 01-10-2017, 06:12 PM

Thanks
Was able to reinstall my bluetooth icon by running

Code:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall blueman

then reboot

so I have working bluetooth now, the only caveat being I have to select bluetooth from panel and choose 'Make Discoverable' every time I boot.

result of

Code:

dmesg | grep bluetooth

Quote:

[ 12.846257] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM20702A1-0b05-17cb.hcd failed with error -2
[ 96.394644] input: jim’s keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-14/3-14:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:05AC:0239.0005/input/input21

TheEzekielProject · 01-10-2017, 07:05 PM

So your bluetooth is working?
Because

Code:

[ 12.846257] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM20702A1-0b05-17cb.hcd failed with error -2

seems to indicate it failed to load firmware.

Are you actually able to pair your devices and transfer files?