Not much more progress it seems... :-(( still the same "no bluetooth adapters found" issue
output is a little changed, obviously: uname -a yields Alienware-17-R2 4.3.0-040300-generic #201511020949 SMP Mon Nov 2 14:50:44 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux dmesg | grep -i blue [ 4.707040] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.20 [ 4.707049] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized [ 4.707051] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized [ 4.707053] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized [ 4.707056] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized [ 6.801535] Bluetooth: Patch file not found ar3k/AthrBT_0x00000200.dfu [ 6.801536] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed [ 10.313101] Modules linked in: bbswitch(OE) ath3k binfmt_misc arc4 nls_iso8859_1 x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel dell_wmi mxm_wmi sparse_keymap nvidia(POE) kvm ath10k_pci ath10k_core crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ath aesni_intel mac80211 aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul uvcvideo glue_helper ablk_helper videobuf2_vmalloc hid_multitouch btusb videobuf2_memops cryptd snd_hda_codec_hdmi btrtl videobuf2_core btbcm cfg80211 snd_soc_rt5640 input_leds btintel v4l2_common joydev snd_soc_rl6231 snd_soc_ssm4567 videodev bluetooth snd_soc_core snd_hda_codec_ca0132 media serio_raw snd_compress ac97_bus rtsx_pci_ms snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_hda_codec memstick snd_hda_core snd_hwdep mei_me snd_pcm mei shpchp lpc_ich snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer [ 11.729089] Modules linked in: bbswitch(OE) ath3k binfmt_misc arc4 nls_iso8859_1 x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel dell_wmi mxm_wmi sparse_keymap nvidia(POE) kvm ath10k_pci ath10k_core crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ath aesni_intel mac80211 aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul uvcvideo glue_helper ablk_helper videobuf2_vmalloc hid_multitouch btusb videobuf2_memops cryptd snd_hda_codec_hdmi btrtl videobuf2_core btbcm cfg80211 snd_soc_rt5640 input_leds btintel v4l2_common joydev snd_soc_rl6231 snd_soc_ssm4567 videodev bluetooth snd_soc_core snd_hda_codec_ca0132 media serio_raw snd_compress ac97_bus rtsx_pci_ms snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_hda_codec memstick snd_hda_core snd_hwdep mei_me snd_pcm mei shpchp lpc_ich snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer [ 11.966179] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 [ 11.966182] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast [ 11.966190] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized lsmod |grep blue bluetooth 512000 10 bnep,ath3k,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,btintel lsusb shows: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:3004 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 Not quite clear what to do... while i am at it, the headphones don't work either... ;-p looks like i am not the only one and extensive google didn't help - all solutions didn't seem to work for me. have a nice week-end all. thomas -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1502781 Title: Bluetooth 0930:021c not working in Ubuntu 15.10 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Vivid: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Wily: Fix Committed Bug description: Ubuntu detects the bluetooth hardware (it shows the bluetooth icon in the status bar), and I can turn it on or off and set the visibility and such. However, it is never able to find any bluetooth device. "lsusb" shows: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0930:021c Toshiba Corp. Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth "rfkill list" output: 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no "hciconfig -a" output: hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB BD Address: 18:CF:5E:09:55:43 ACL MTU: 1022:8 SCO MTU: 183:5 UP RUNNING RX bytes:1313 acl:0 sco:0 events:88 errors:0 TX bytes:3200 acl:0 sco:0 commands:87 errors:0 Features: 0xff 0xfe 0x0d 0xfe 0xd8 0x7f 0x7b 0x8f Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT Name: 'lucas-Leon' Class: 0x0c010c Service Classes: Rendering, Capturing Device Class: Computer, Laptop HCI Version: 4.1 (0x7) Revision: 0x1102 LMP Version: 4.0 (0x6) Subversion: 0x1 Manufacturer: Atheros Communications, Inc. (69) Thanks for your help. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: linux-image-4.2.0-14-generic 4.2.0-14.16 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-14.16-generic 4.2.2 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lucas 1143 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: lucas 1143 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Oct 5 09:19:20 2015 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=58bcbcd9-672f-4530-b8b5-775f76fc9187 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-04 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20150924) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0727 Genesys Logic, Inc. microSD Reader/Writer Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0930:021c Toshiba Corp. Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b433 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Toshiba Leon ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-14-generic root=UUID=a107b544-64af-4e74-89a7-2c0e9fe8ce8d ro rootflags=subvol=@ tpm_tis.interrupts=0 modprobe.blacklist=ehci_pci quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.2.0-14-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.2.0-14-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.148 SourcePackage: linux UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No existe el archivo o el directorio: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/26/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: coreboot dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Toshiba dmi.modalias: dmi:bvncoreboot:bvr:bd08/26/2014:svnToshiba:pnLeon:pvr1.0:cvnToshiba:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: Leon dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Toshiba To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1502781/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp