This problem is because new thinkpad-acpi in kernel 2.6.27. New thinkpad-acpi: add bluetooth and WWAN rfkill support, and it enable bluetooth defaultly when it init. So you can see your bluetooth always enabled when your system boot up.
To resolve it, you should change your modprobe.conf if thinkpad-acpi built as a module. $ echo "options thinkpad_acpi bluetooth=disable" > /etc/modprobe.d/thinkpad-acpi $ update-modules Or change your kernel command line if thinkpad-acpi built in kernel -- add "bluetooth=disable" to your kernel command line. Done After your system boot up. You can "echo enable/disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth" to enable or disable bluetooth. -- bluetooth always enabled since 2.6.27 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273535 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs