Can't get Bluez work

[Tziga]

I'm a proud Porteus 3.0 desktop Edition user, and i was trying to use my bluetooth dongle. i installed Bluez, but "hcitool dev" command always returns "Devices:" and nothing else.
My dongle is actually working with Lubuntu installed in 2 different PC (even the one where i boot Porteus), when connected in Porteus it start flashes normally, and it's seen by "lsusb".
So i tried to give "/etc/init.d/bluetooth status" but in init.d there isn't any "bluetooth" file.

by now to start bluetooth i installed modules (converted in .xzm from Ubuntu .deb files), but no luck:
dpkg_1.16.1.2
libc6_2.15.0
upstart_1.5.0
libnih1_1.0.3.4
libnih-dbus1_1.0.3.4
gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0_1.2.0
gstreamer1.0-x_1.2.0
libvisual-0.4.0
intscripts_2.8
libreadline6_6.2-9
libdev1_204-0
lsb-base_4.1
module-int-tools_9-3
bluez-hcidump-2.4
bluez-firmware-1.2
libxml2_2.9.1+dfsg1-3
libgstreamer0.10-0_0.10.36
libgstreamer-plugins-base.10-0_0.10.36
bluez-gstreamer_4.101-0
bluez_4.101-0
libusb-0.1-4_0.1.12.23.2
libdbus-1-3_1.6.12-0
python3-dbus_1.2.0-2
udev_204-0

Can you tell me what moduleshave i to install to get my dongle find?

[fanthom]

Porteus is based on Slackware so using so many debian packages may destroy the system.

please boot into 'Always Fresh' mode -> install bluez and bluez firmware (choose slackware-14.1 and you arch) from here: http://packages.slackware.com/ -> start bluez with 'sh /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth start' comamnd -> check if 'hciconfig' command returns something.

if it doesnt then please generate 'psinfo' report, upload it to pastebin.com and link here.

thanks

[Tziga]

Thank you very much for your answer!
i followed all your steps but i still can't see my dongle.
i installed two packages you said for my arch, and the command 'sh /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth start' is executed without any error.
When i try tu run 'hciconfig' it tells me that the command is unknown.
'hcitools dev' still doesn't find any device.

here is my psinfo:

http://pastebin.com/qhzySTwV

tkanks again.

[fanthom]

first of all - you are running in 'Alwasy Fresh' mode so i hope that you are aware that your changes wont persist the reboot.
now - please run /usr/sbin/hciconfig as root and show me the output (paste all lines from the console).

your hardware seems to be initialized:

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/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 1, Class=Wireless, Driver=btusb, 12M

so everything should be ok (unless some firmware is missing but i can't see anything in dmesg)

thanks

[wread]

@Tziga
What is your Porteus DE?
Mine is Kde4 and I have installed bluedevil-1.2.2 and bluez-4.99 only, and my Bluetooth dongle works....

When I steck the dongle, in 2 seconds the machine answers with "Bluetooth is On" when I hover the mouse over the Bluetooth sign

Elemental, Watson 8)

Regards!

[Tziga]

@fanthom
thanks again for your time, here is hciconfig output:

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hci0:	Type: BR/EDR  Bus: USB
	BD Address: 00:11:67:5E:6C:49  ACL MTU: 678:8  SCO MTU: 48:10
	DOWN 
	RX bytes:466 acl:0 sco:0 events:18 errors:0
	TX bytes:74 acl:0 sco:0 commands:18 errors:0

@wread
i'm in the LXDE zone of Porteus forum, so you've got your answer

[fanthom]

so everything is ok. now do

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hciconfig hci0 up

and you are good to go.

more info:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/bluetooth

[Tziga]

thank you so much fanthom !!! you saved me
my dongle bluetooth4.0 now is working flawless, only when i use my older dongle (i think 2.1) when i give "hciconfig hci0 up" it tells me:

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Can't init device hci0: Connection timed out (110)

can you explain me why?
thanks anyway!!!

[fanthom]

Can't init device hci0: Connection timed out (110)

maybe driver/firmware is missing?
please generate psinfo report once again when this dongle is plugged in.

thanks

[Tziga]

all the code i posted in my previous posts was made with that dongle plugged in.
this one:

http://www.chinawholesalegift.com/pic/ ... 78788.jpg

but when i try your last command to switch the hci0 on, i get that timeout error, so i tried with the other dongle (and it worked )

[fanthom]

unfortunately googling 'Can't init device hci0: Connection timed out (110)' return too many hits (ranging from kernel bug to incorrect shutting down of the system) so i cant give you precise answer.
you have to try all resolutions yourself till you find the correct one for your hardware.

[Tziga]

thanks anyway!!!