blutooth adapter not found

[denijane]

Ok, a new problem. I just tried my blutooth and when I run the devil, it tells me "No adapter found" . I know I have one, it's "Alaska Day 2006"
I can see it in KInfo -> USB Devices -> xHCI Host Controller -> Bluetooth USB Host Controller
But it doesn't show in lsub and lspci. I'm posting the output:

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 sudo lsusb
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 13d3:3402 IMC Networks 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 13d3:5188 IMC Networks 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0139 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5139 Card Reader Controller
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. 
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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sudo lspci                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell DRAM Controller (rev 06)                                                                                                                                                                                                        
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Haswell PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)                                                                                                                                                                                              
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)                                                                                                                                                                           
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Haswell HD Audio Controller (rev 06)                                                                                                                                                                                                   
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Lynx Point USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                                         
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Lynx Point MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                                      
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Lynx Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                                  
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Lynx Point High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                                   
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d4)                                                                                                                                                                                             
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port #2 (rev d4)                                                                                                                                                                                             
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d4)                                                                                                                                                                                             
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d4)                                                                                                                                                                                             
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Lynx Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                                  
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Lynx Point LPC Controller (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                                                       
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Lynx Point 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 04)                                                                                                                                                                            
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation Lynx Point SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 3D controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 750M] (rev ff)
04:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 0c)

Since it's a new laptop I have no idea if the blutooth adapter is working properly, so it's very important to test it and see if everything is ok.

[linuxfluesterer]

Could you maybe install 'hwinfo' (with Rigo or from root console), pls and then type in a root console this, pls?

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hwinfo --bluetooth

This will give you a hint, that your bluetooth is at least supported by your Kernel.
You may get nothing or a complete list with many informations.
That you may use bluetooth then, this is another question.

-Linuxfluesterer (I love KDE ...)

[denijane]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion. Here is the output from hwinfo:

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06: USB 00.0: 11500 Bluetooth Device                            
  [Created at usb.122]
  Unique ID: wkjR.Z3RJym2jlZ8
  Parent ID: k4bc.2DFUsyrieMD
  SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0
  SysFS BusID: 1-5:1.0
  Hardware Class: bluetooth
  Model: "Atheros Bluetooth USB Host Controller"
  Hotplug: USB
  Vendor: usb 0x13d3 "Atheros Communications"
  Device: usb 0x3402 "Bluetooth USB Host Controller"
  Revision: "0.01"
  Serial ID: "Alaska Day 2006"
  Speed: 12 Mbps
  Module Alias: "usb:v13D3p3402d0001dcE0dsc01dp01icE0isc01ip01in00"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: ath3k is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe ath3k"
  Driver Info #1:
    Driver Status: btusb is active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe btusb"
  Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
  Attached to: #5 (Hub)

I did a $modprobe btusb but the blutooth devil still say "No adapter found". So I have no idea what to do.

[linuxfluesterer]

Ok, you seem to have a supported bluetooth hardware.
But, which DE (KDE, XFCE...) you run?
There is an open thread here, which describes the problem with 'KDE 4.11.3: Bluetooth adapter not found'.
There was given the solution to upgrade bluedevil and libbluedevil to latest (2.0_pre1) version, which at least make your hardware appears (could be found).
My hardware is found now, but I still can not connect between my notebook and phone yet. Others say, it works fine now.
So, try it yourself, pls, with a new reboot after upgrade.
Let me know, you'll have success or not, pls.

-Linuxfluesterer (I love KDE ...)

[denijane]

Hi!
Thanks for the suggestions. I was busy last week, but I finally upgraded the kernel to the latest (3.12.0). The KDE is 4.11.4. I also updated bluedevil and libbluedevil. But the bluetooth still doesn't work. I found the thread you mentioned and I noticed that while everything else matches the described, except that when I use bluetoothctl I get:

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$bluetoothctl
[bluetooth]# list
[bluetooth]# power on
No default controller available

Is that normal? Because I really have no way to test if the adapter works or not and since the laptop is a week old, if there is some kind of malfunctioning, now it's the time to act.