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Hi!
http://community.linuxmint.com/iso/view/125
MATE amd64: ...#106... Bluetooth success
http://community.linuxmint.com/iso/view/124
MATE i386: Bluetooth failure.
I installed LM 13 MATE 64 bit, but BT does not work
(after having started it nothing happened).
BTW: No problem with Cinnamon.
seeley

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seeley wrote:Hi!
http://community.linuxmint.com/iso/view/125
MATE amd64: ...#106... Bluetooth success
http://community.linuxmint.com/iso/view/124
MATE i386: Bluetooth failure.
I installed LM 13 MATE 64 bit, but BT does not work
(after having started it nothing happened).
BTW: No problem with Cinnamon.
seeley

I have the same situation with Bluetooth and LM 13 MATE 64 bit on one Laptop but no problem with Cinnamon on another Laptop.

Hi!
After having downloaded and installed the final release Maya MATE 64 bit: same problem - no BT. Why? LMDE 2012 MATE BT works.
Even CentoS and Snowlinux MATE RC do not have a BT problem.
seeley

Hi!
Now BT works. Steps:
1. Remove MATE BT
2. Install Blueman and other packages; summary:
3. Start BT Manager from the Menu -> new BT applet
4. search and connect.
seeley

seeley wrote:Hi!
Now BT works. Steps:
1. Remove MATE BT
2. Install Blueman and other packages; summary:

FOTObluez.png

3. Start BT Manager from the Menu -> new BT applet
4. search and connect.
seeley

That is great! I successfully added my bluetooth mouse after installing mentioned packages. Thank you!

I've been having trouble with BT services not being 'found' even though they're there but on Mint 12, . . . . I will have a search through the software center tonight and see if this fixes it, never thought to look for alternative BT services thanks !

I can confirm that bluetooth does work on LM 13 Mate 64-bit. I uninstalled Mate-BT, and installed all the bluez packages with Synaptic, but bluetooth would still not work. So I rebooted the computer, started Blueman Bluetooth Manager, hit search, and what do you know? My IOGEAR GBU421 USB bluetooth adapter found my Motorola MOTOROKR S305 wireless headphones! I get a great signal every time I use the headphones, and bluetooth starts automatically every time I boot my computer. The only minor issue is that the indicator light on the IOGEAR adapter does not turn on, but I don't find it to be a problem as the Blueman applet on the taskbar shows me that bluetooth indeed is turned on. Enjoy!

What if, when you launch Blueman, It doesn't allow you to search for a device, because when I launch it, the Sreen (of the application) if transparent grey, I can see all the options, but not select them -_-

Hi!
Some times it is necessary to switch off (hardware) BT and again ON or disable (software) and ENABLE again BT.

why is this thread labeled solved when the bug still exists? and adding another bluetooth package is only a workaround,

Hello guys, linux newbie here. I have the same problem, with the bluetooth not working. Now, i have found blueman, and know how to install that, but i'm not sure how to uninstall mate bt. I went to Synaptic Package Manager and searched for mate bt, but too many things show and i just don't want to uninstall the wrong thing, so i'm just asking here for help before. How/where do i uninstall mate bt from?

Thanks, appreciate the help.

Blueman didn't work reliably for me in Mate. I don't remember seeing teh post above that has the image of all the specific dependancies so maybe I missed something. Anyway, here is what works for me. In the terminal:
Setup your device & it should work.

Well that works with a fesh install, but I just updated & it killed my bluetooth. Now I can't get it back. This is really frustrating.

fullmoonguru wrote:Blueman didn't work reliably for me in Mate. I don't remember seeing teh post above that has the image of all the specific dependancies so maybe I missed something. Anyway, here is what works for me. In the terminal:

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sudo -s
apt-get update
apt-get install gnome-bluetooth
bluetooth-wizard (this will start the wizard)

Setup your device & it should work.

This is what i get from that:

gnome-bluetooth is already the newest version.
bluetooh-wizard
No command 'bluetooh-wizard' found, did you mean:
Command 'bluetooth-wizard' from package 'gnome-bluetooth' (main)
bluetooh-wizard: command not found

But i do have two icons for bluetooth on my desktop now, when trying to connect through both, neither works.

You're missing the "t" in bluetooth.

Try:

bluetooth-wizard

Bluetooth wouldn't detect anything for me, but after doing:
ctrl-alt-t sudo service bluetooth restart
it started working correctly

I removed the package "mate-bluetooth" and install the "blueman" package from synaptic. That's all, and it works. I have not remove/add any others package.

Is Mate-Bluetooth broken? I was having the same problem.