AR3011 Bluetooth chip(set) should be supported after Linux kernel 3.4 and later(and supported via installing linux-firmware package), reopen this bug if you find problem persists.
** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/802545 Title: Bluetooth not working on Acer W500 tablet Status in “bluez” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: On Ubuntu Natty, the bluetooth menu appears in the panel and reports "Bluetooth: On" but the icon is greyed-out and when I open the preferences dialog, I am only given the option to "Turn on bluetooth" with a large button. Clicking the button doesn't do anything. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: bluetooth (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Jun 27 14:32:37 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) InterestingModules: sco bnep l2cap btusb bluetooth MachineType: acer ICONIA Tab W500 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic root=UUID=3452344d-9b10-42f2-8c88-21e56287eb35 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: bluez UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.08 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: WT1 dmi.board.vendor: acer dmi.board.version: Base Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.08:bd04/14/2011:svnacer:pnICONIATabW500:pvrV1.08:rvnacer:rnWT1:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: ICONIA Tab W500 dmi.product.version: V1.08 dmi.sys.vendor: acer hciconfig: hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: 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:3 acl:0 sco:0 commands:1 errors:0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/802545/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp