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: New => 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/893407 Title: bluetooth doesnt pick up devices on ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 on ux31e Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: 1) ubuntu 11.10 2) bluez 4.96 3) bluetooth recognize new bluetooth devices (mouse, headset mw600) 4) when it is looking for a new devices,.... then system never find it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: bluez 4.96-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Nov 22 01:48:14 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) InterestingModules: bnep rfcomm btusb bluetooth MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. UX31E ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=es_ES.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-13-generic root=UUID=b7eb74ae-449d-47f5-b1bc-44fca8607319 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: bluez UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/25/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: UX31E.207 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: UX31E dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrUX31E.207:bd10/25/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnUX31E:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnUX31E:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: UX31E dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. hciconfig: hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB BD Address: 74:2F:68:CE:17:57 ACL MTU: 1022:8 SCO MTU: 183:5 UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN RX bytes:1423 acl:0 sco:0 events:52 errors:0 TX bytes:1688 acl:0 sco:0 commands:51 errors:0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/893407/+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