Add bluetooth device to BT4

[cgelici]

I have a bluetooth usb dongle but bt4 does not recognize it.

Entering hciconfig

root@bt:~# hciconfig
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 ACL MTU: 0:0 SCO MTU: 0:0
DOWN
RX bytes:0 acl:0 sco:0 events:0 errors:0
TX bytes:0 acl:0 sco:0 commands:0 errors:0

Who knows how I can get the device to work ?

[brtw2003]

hi,

more infos needed, like lsusb -v output to see your blue tooth dongle vendor/type

/brtw2003

[Tablechukka]

have you tried the command "hciconfig hcix up" without the quotes?

[sdk26]

All you have to do is to type:

sudo hciconfig hci0 reset

// to reset the device

and then type:

hciconfig -a

//to check if now you can see the device, its mac and if it is up running

[Newbie_from_NJ]

Here's another way to manually connect your device: [mouse in my case]

# hciconfig hci0 up
# hcitool scan
# hidd --connect xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (replace xx with your mouse mac address)

An easier way though:

# hciconfig hci0 up

Press the reset button on the bluetooth device

# hidd --search

This will auto connect your device.

I am configuring my box from scratch so I haven't used any of these command in a very long time. Obviously, I am not going to be doing these commands to manually connect my mouse on every boot. (I really should though, to "be on my toes" and stop being lazy)

i will post how to auto connect on boot once I figure it out.

p.s. - note the hash sign (#) before each command. You must run as root or sudo

[asimarunava]

i hv sony vaio vpccw15fn model.my wireless and bluetooth has one hardware switch.In BT4 final i am able to connect through wifi card but can't use bluetooth.Any help ll be appreciated

[nezloais]

Thanks tablechaka , that was very helpful

[BTKyle]

I'm having issues with hciconfig hci0 up recognizing my Bluetooth USB adapter. When I run the command I get "Can't get device info: No such device". If I do an lsusb I can see it in there but hciconfig will not recognize it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[crweedon]

yes kyle, i am currently digging around in my magical hat, and, oh there it is, the exact model number of your bluetooth dongle, yours doesn't work because it's magical!!

sorry, it's late/early and i'm tired/playful, post a lsusb output and perhaps a dmesg output and we'll try to help, no hard feelings