This may seem like a bizarre fix but I read about someone else trying it and so having run into the issue with no Bluetooth device appearing, I gave it a try. TL;DR version, you need to install Windows 7 (or any other recent version), install the official Dell Bluetooth drivers, the adapter should switch on and become available in Windows. Once it does, reboot and install Ubuntu and the device should become available in Ubuntu.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1065400 Title: Support for loading Broadcom bluetooth firmware Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Quantal: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Raring: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Saucy: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Trusty: Confirmed Bug description: Broadcom bluetooth chips require a tool called patchram uploader [1] to load firmware. This applies to at least BCM20702 and BCM43142. Although some of the devices have an OTPROM that contains required firmware, but it is found that these devices would not have HFP/HSP support unless a upgraded firmware is loaded via patchram uploader. This tool requires hci device to do the firmware loading, but this may cause some race condition between patchram tool and bluetoothd or something that also works on hci interface. Also it needs some hooks to make firmware loads after bootup, s3, s4, rfkill, and device hotplug events. Implement this loader in kernel module would make things more easier. [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-bluetooth&m=132039175324993&w=2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1065400/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
