I saw this same issue in Gentoo Linux, and also suspecting kernel. I haven't gotten a chance to try newer kernels but 3.8.13-gentoo exhibits this issue 100% of the time.
Since I had to apply a patch (probably same as used for other distros whose NM works with BT out of the box) for Gentoo's Networkmanager to see the bluetooth rfcomm, I figure that this would be tough to get support from Gentoo side (I wonder why this patch hasn't made its way upstream?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1165433 Title: Kernel 3.8.x panics on bluetooth DUN disconnect To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1165433/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs