Hello, I just ugpraded this laptop to U14.04 Trusty Tahr, and I still experience the same symptoms (bluetooth sporadically available).
The bluetooth is not below the USB3 hub it seems: $ lsusb -t /: Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/14p, 480M |__ Port 3: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 1.5M |__ Port 5: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=, 12M |__ Port 5: Dev 3, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=, 12M |__ Port 7: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M |__ Port 7: Dev 4, If 1, Class=Video, Driver=uvcvideo, 480M |__ Port 8: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=rts5139, 480M |__ Port 10: Dev 15, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/8p, 480M /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/6p, 480M $ lsusb -v ... Bus 003 Device 003: ID 13d3:3402 IMC Networks Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 224 Wireless bDeviceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency bDeviceProtocol 1 Bluetooth ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1260825 Title: 168c:0032 ath3k built-in bluetooth cannot load firmware - sporadic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1260825/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs