See question https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+question/424983 also.
I also see the message "Not enough free handles to register service". Lenovo Ideapad 110. Linux LPTP001 4.4.0-57-generic #78-Ubuntu SMP Fri Dec 9 23:50:32 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Bluetooth daemon 5.37 Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Unknown key AutoEnable in main.conf Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Starting SDP server Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Bluetooth management interface 1.10 initialized Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Failed to obtain handles for "Service Changed" characteristic Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Not enough free handles to register service Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Error adding Link Loss service Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Not enough free handles to register service Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: message repeated 2 times: [ Not enough free handles to register service] Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Current Time Service could not be registered Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: gatt-time-server: Input/output error (5) Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Not enough free handles to register service Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Not enough free handles to register service Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Sap driver initialization failed. Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: sap-server: Operation not permitted (1) Dec 31 16:02:49 LPTP001 NetworkManager[868]: <info> [1483196569.9018] bluez: use BlueZ version 5 Dec 31 16:03:00 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.40 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource Dec 31 16:03:00 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.40 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink Dec 31 16:03:08 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.64 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource Dec 31 16:03:08 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.64 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink Dec 31 16:03:08 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: RFCOMM server failed for Headset Voice gateway: rfcomm_bind: Address already in use (98) Dec 31 16:03:35 LPTP001 gnome-bluetooth-panel.desktop[2274]: ** (gnome-control-center:2274): WARNING **: Ignoring launcher gufw (missing desktop file) Dec 31 16:03:35 LPTP001 gnome-bluetooth-panel.desktop[2274]: ** (gnome-control-center:2274): WARNING **: Ignoring launcher landscape-client-settings (missing desktop file) Dec 31 16:03:35 LPTP001 gnome-bluetooth-panel.desktop[2274]: ** (gnome-control-center:2274): WARNING **: Ignoring launcher language-selector (missing desktop file) Dec 31 16:03:35 LPTP001 gnome-bluetooth-panel.desktop[2274]: ** (gnome-control-center:2274): WARNING **: Ignoring launcher ubuntuone-installer (missing desktop file) Dec 31 16:03:35 LPTP001 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1652]: Activating service name='org.bluez.obex' Dec 31 16:03:35 LPTP001 /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1652]: Successfully activated service 'org.bluez.obex' Dec 31 16:04:45 LPTP001 bluetoothd[1075]: connect error: Connection refused (111) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490349 Title: 15:10 and 16.04: bluetoothd reports "Not enough handles to register service" at start Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On 15:10 after the bluetooth service has been stopped and restarted it is not possible to scan or connect to devices: $ sudo systemctl start bluetooth $ journalctl --unit=bluetooth | tail -n 19 | awk '{$1="";$2="";$4="";print $0}' 23:31:53 systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth service... 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Bluetooth daemon 5.33 23:31:53 systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service. 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Starting SDP server 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Bluetooth management interface 1.9 initialized 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Failed to obtain handles for "Service Changed" characteristic 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Not enough free handles to register service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Error adding Link Loss service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Not enough free handles to register service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Not enough free handles to register service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Not enough free handles to register service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Current Time Service could not be registered 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: gatt-time-server: Input/output error (5) 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Not enough free handles to register service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Not enough free handles to register service 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Sap driver initialization failed. 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: sap-server: Operation not permitted (1) 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.440 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource 23:31:53 bluetoothd[16647]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.440 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink And $ bluetoothctl [NEW] Controller 00:1F:3A:E0:0A:AF hephaestion.lan.iam.tj [default] [NEW] Device 00:0A:95:4B:BD:C2 Apple Wireless Keyboard [NEW] Device 00:07:61:3B:86:98 Bluetooth Travel Mouse [bluetooth]# scan on Failed to start discovery: org.bluez.Error.NotReady To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1490349/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp