After upgrade to last current version no more bluetooh

mlpa · 04-23-2012, 09:27 AM

Hi I update my Slackware to the last version of current and I do not have the Bluetooth application (blueman) in the task bar?

I can see my device using lsusb:

Quote:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13d3:5122 IMC Networks <-------------------------
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0566:3107 Monterey International Corp.
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 04fc:0c15 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd SPIF215A SATA bridge

I follow these site trying loading the modules and enabling the service manually.
Nothing worked, I am using XFCE 4.8 compiled by Robby Workman.
I have this configuration in two different laptops, one asus and one toshiba and the problem exists in booth.

cwizardone · 04-23-2012, 11:08 AM

Go to "settings" > "seesion and startup" > "application autostart" and put a check mark in the box next to, "Blueman Applet" (or Blueman Bluetooth Manager) and restart Xfce.

mlpa · 04-23-2012, 11:33 AM

That is not the problem.
If i run the command hcitool dev it returns no devices with Bluetooth capabilities.

cwizardone · 04-23-2012, 11:49 AM

Hmmm... Have you tried re-installing (upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new) Blueman and the three bluez packages?

mlpa · 04-23-2012, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

Hmmm... Have you tried re-installing (upgradepkg --reinstall --install-new) Blueman and the three bluez packages?

Yes, and no luck

guanx · 04-24-2012, 03:36 AM

Have you installed kernel-modules?
If you have a USB bluetooth adapter, do you see it with "lsusb" or "lsusb.py"?

mlpa · 04-24-2012, 03:53 AM

This is the display of my lsmod:

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Module Size Used by
pci_stub 1373 1
vboxpci 14960 0
vboxnetadp 5811 0
vboxnetflt 16743 0
vboxdrv 1788600 3 vboxpci,vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
snd_seq_dummy 1455 0
snd_seq_oss 29048 0
snd_seq_midi_event 5620 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 51265 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 5228 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 39183 0
snd_mixer_oss 15404 3 snd_pcm_oss
rfcomm 33736 8
bnep 10692 2
ipv6 279499 44
xt_tcpudp 2495 1
nf_conntrack_ipv4 11604 3
nf_defrag_ipv4 1331 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
xt_conntrack 3321 3
nf_conntrack 52529 2 nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_conntrack
iptable_filter 1480 1
ip_tables 17202 1 iptable_filter
x_tables 16914 4 xt_tcpudp,xt_conntrack,iptable_filter,ip_tables
cpufreq_ondemand 6252 8
acpi_cpufreq 5773 1
freq_table 2475 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq
mperf 1171 1 acpi_cpufreq
lp 9787 0
ppdev 5958 0
parport_pc 19423 0
parport 31427 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
usbhid 35615 0
usb_storage 44210 1
hid 82620 1 usbhid
uas 8144 0
uvcvideo 62784 0
btusb 11292 1
videodev 76679 1 uvcvideo
bluetooth 152029 23 rfcomm,bnep,btusb
fuse 66562 3
v4l2_compat_ioctl32 8660 1 videodev
joydev 9972 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 24025 1
fglrx 3153656 130
snd_hda_codec_realtek 194820 1
sg 25470 0
ath9k 86047 0
mac80211 227411 1 ath9k
ath9k_common 1978 1 ath9k
ath9k_hw 348738 2 ath9k,ath9k_common
psmouse 61672 0
snd_hda_intel 23267 6
evdev 9574 11
serio_raw 4389 0
ath 14691 3 ath9k,ath9k_common,ath9k_hw
atl1c 33022 0
xhci_hcd 79508 0
cfg80211 168812 3 ath9k,mac80211,ath
snd_hda_codec 81925 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
i2c_i801 8044 0
i2c_core 19978 2 videodev,i2c_i801
snd_hwdep 6324 1 snd_hda_codec
ehci_hcd 40968 0
mei 32534 0
thermal 7983 0
snd_pcm 72864 4 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
asus_laptop 17159 0
snd_timer 18798 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
sparse_keymap 3016 1 asus_laptop
agpgart 27372 1 fglrx
snd 57796 20 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realte k,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
rfkill 15428 5 bluetooth,cfg80211,asus_laptop
soundcore 5474 3 snd
video 11378 0
input_polldev 2874 1 asus_laptop
snd_page_alloc 7081 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
processor 25314 1 acpi_cpufreq
battery 11139 0
ac 3331 0
button 4529 1 fglrx
thermal_sys 14578 3 thermal,video,processor
hwmon 1329 1 thermal_sys
loop 18192 0
ext4 409225 2
mbcache 5777 1 ext4
jbd2 66290 1 ext4

And the Bluetooth module is active.
I have a fedora live usb and with that OS I have Bluetooth.

And as I said, I used alien bob mirror-slackware script to create a dvd with the current tree.
I install Slackware current in other laptop and the Bluetooth is gone.

In two different laptops, one upgraded to Slackware current and other fresh installed with Slackware current and in booth the Bluetooth is gone.

willysr · 04-24-2012, 05:48 AM

i think it's because of the huge kernel used?
try generic kernel

mlpa · 04-24-2012, 06:17 AM

I am using the generic kernel.

cwizardone · 04-24-2012, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlpa

...And as I said, I used alien bob mirror-slackware script to create a dvd with the current tree.
I install Slackware current in other laptop and the Bluetooth is gone....

Are those -current ISO-s the full package? Apparently you are missing something, eh?
Perhaps, if you did a complete install from the original 13.37 DVD and then updated it from there. Wouldn't take long.
Just a thought.

mlpa · 04-24-2012, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cwizardone

Are those -current ISO-s the full package? Apparently you are missing something, eh?
Perhaps, if you did a complete install from the original 13.37 DVD and then updated it from there. Wouldn't take long.
Just a thought.

That is not the case, since I have to laptops, one updated from slackpkg update, slackpkg install-new and slackpkg upgrade-all.

I have another laptop and on that I installed from the DVD build from alien bob script.

Off course the 13.37 DVD works, prior to the last updates I had Bluetooth working in my laptop.

schmatzler · 04-24-2012, 08:45 AM

Maybe Bluetooth is deactivated via hardware switch and the system doesn't recognize it properly. Have the same problem on a Dell D630 laptop here.

Run

"rfkill unblock all" as root user and see if the device gets recognized.

mlpa · 04-24-2012, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schmatzler

Maybe Bluetooth is deactivated via hardware switch and the system doesn't recognize it properly. Have the same problem on a Dell D630 laptop here.

Run

"rfkill unblock all" as root user and see if the device gets recognized.

I tried that and still no luck

mlpa · 04-24-2012, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mlpa

I tried that and still no luck

I do not know if is was the rfkill command or not.
But now when I turn on my laptop the Bluetooth device is present.

Thanks all by your help

schmatzler · 04-24-2012, 07:24 PM

Maybe you activated the Bluetooth feature on Windows?

For my DELL Laptop there is an application for Windows available which can turn off the Bluetooth adapter. If i disable bluetooth in Windows, it cannot be activated on Linux. It is simply not recognized, so rfkill switches won't work.

It took me a long while to find out that the application disables the device in the BIOS somehow. I don't know why such a feature has been implemented in an otherwise good notebook -.-

But its good to hear that it works now for you