Awesome! It worked like a charm. The bluetooth mouse and bluetooth headphones were detected and connected without any problems. This works for Ubuntu 15.10 with kernel 4.2.0-29-generic. Will it also work in Ubuntu 14.04.3 with kernel 3.19.0-49? Following is the output you requested.
christopher@christopher-laptop:~$ dmesg | grep Bluetooth [ 4.240395] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.20 [ 4.240415] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized [ 4.240420] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized [ 4.240423] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized [ 4.240430] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized [ 5.429775] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 [ 5.429779] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast [ 5.429783] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized [ 19.393458] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized [ 19.393467] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized [ 19.393479] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11 christopher@christopher-laptop:~$ dmesg | egrep 'ath3|ar3|Bluet' [ 4.240395] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.20 [ 4.240415] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized [ 4.240420] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized [ 4.240423] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized [ 4.240430] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized [ 4.382769] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath3k [ 5.429775] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 [ 5.429779] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast [ 5.429783] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized [ 19.393458] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized [ 19.393467] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized [ 19.393479] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11 [ 109.408391] Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.2 [ 109.408399] Bluetooth: HIDP socket layer initialized [ 390.592254] Bluetooth: hci0 SCO packet for unknown connection handle 31 -- 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/1542564 Title: Atheros AR9462 Bluetooth cannot detect other devices Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Recently upgraded WiFi modules, on Dell Inspiron 15R and Dell Inspiron 660s, to Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 WiFi/Bluetooth combo. WiFi worked, OOB, with no problems. OS detects Bluetooth device, shows the indicator icon, and can be turned on and off. lsusb: Bus 003 Device 003: ID 13d3:3395 IMC Networks hcitool dev: Devices: hci0 6C:71:D9:0D:7D:3A This issue exists in both Ubuntu 14.04 with linux- kernel-3.19.49-generic and Ubuntu 15.10 with linux- kernel-4.2.0.28-generic. The above listed bluetooth device id is that same for both modules. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: linux-image-4.2.0-28-generic 4.2.0-28.33 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-28.33-generic 4.2.8-ckt3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: christopher 1602 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Feb 5 18:43:17 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=785017a9-d9e9-410f-a3ec-8ad919bbe649 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-05 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 5521 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-28-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=3ef5c282-df31-4e86-8aaf-dc4c3b3e6259 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.2.0-28-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.2.0-28-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.149.3 SourcePackage: linux UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/31/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A14 dmi.board.name: 0K08H3 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A14 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd07/31/2015:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron5521:pvrA14:rvnDellInc.:rn0K08H3:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA14: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 5521 dmi.product.version: A14 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1542564/+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