This is reported against an old version of Ubuntu and many things has changed since then. Because of that we won't fix this issue however if this behavior repeats on a modern version please fill a bug report against it and we will take it from there.
** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/493265 Title: Bluetooth adapter disables automatically Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Hi, I recently bought a Bluetooth dongle, and it worked perfectly initially until I decided to switch it off using the popup menu of blueman, and since then it just refuses to work no matter what I do. On typing vishesh@vishesh-desktop:~$ lsusb | grep Blue Bus 003 Device 003: ID 1131:1001 Integrated System Solution Corp. KY-BT100 Bluetooth Adapter Here is /var/log/syslog (Appropriate section ) Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop kernel [19715.408021] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3 Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop kernel [19715.563701] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12820] Bluetooth daemon 4.57 Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Starting SDP server Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Can't load plugin /usr/lib/bluetooth/plugins/netlink.so: /usr/lib/bluetooth/plugins/netlink.so: undefined symbol: debug Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] bridge pan0 created Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] HCI dev 0 registered Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop NetworkManager SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/pan0, iface: pan0) Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop NetworkManager SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/pan0, iface: pan0): no ifupdown configuration found. Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop NetworkManager <WARN> device_creator(): /sys/devices/virtual/net/pan0: couldn't determine device driver; ignoring... Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] HCI dev 0 up Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Starting security manager 0 Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Parsing /etc/bluetooth/serial.conf failed: No such file or directory Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] probe failed with driver input-headset for device /org/bluez/12820/hci0/dev_00_21_08_61_7F_6F Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Adapter /org/bluez/12820/hci0 has been enabled Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Stopping security manager 0 Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] HCI dev 0 down Today 00:01:23 vishesh-desktop bluetoothd[12821] Adapter /org/bluez/12820/hci0 has been disabled Today 00:05:01 vishesh-desktop CRON[25393] (root) CMD (command -v debian-sa1 > /dev/null && debian-sa1 1 1) Today 00:10:50 vishesh-desktop kernel [20282.440025] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9 As you can clearly see it starts and shuts down immediately. An rfkill shows it to be NOT blocked. Here is a somewhat more detailed report http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1327299.html It's the thread where I was asking for help. Never eventually got any. Now one month later. I'm filling a bug report :-\ I think Ubuntu generated most of the info you need (or I hope so), but if you need anything else please let me know. EDIT : I forgot to add that I booted in from a live cd and the bluetooth dongle worked perfectly. So there isn't any hardware problem - I think. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: vishesh 2052 F.... pulseaudio vishesh 2156 F.... kmix CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0x90320000 irq 22' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC1200' Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,8086d701,00100101' Controls : 28 Simple ctrls : 17 Date: Mon Dec 7 00:16:14 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=50c0a9b0-15d3-48cb-926c-c75ad0c8f34c IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. pan0 no wireless extensions. Package: linux-image-2.6.31-16-generic 2.6.31-16.52 ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-16-generic root=UUID=49baf3f9-e920-459d-9566-2901b286f045 ro splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.52-generic RelatedPackageVersions: linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-16-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.25 RfKill: 1: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686 WpaSupplicantLog: XsessionErrors: (nautilus:2182): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2805): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed dmi.bios.date: 07/30/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: ECG3510M.86A.0106.2008.0730.1746 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: DG35EC dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: AAE29266-207 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrECG3510M.86A.0106.2008.0730.1746:bd07/30/2008:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDG35EC:rvrAAE29266-207:cvn:ct3:cvr: To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/493265/+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