bluetooth on a dell latitude d620?

[helminthe]

Hi, does anyone have a hint on how to debug the bt module on said laptop? It does work in Windows, and I see various reports that it is supported in Linux https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTe ... titudeD620 - but hcitool reports 'no such device' and the output of lspci and lsusb doesn't include any 'bluetooth' module:

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$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0b97:7762 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 SmartCard Reader
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 413c:8105 Dell Computer Corp. U2 in HID - Driver
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp. Internal 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express PCI Express Root Port (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G72M [Quadro NVS 110M/GeForce Go 7300] (rev a1)
03:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller (rev 40)
09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
0c:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)

[Aging Technogeek]

It is my understanding that, in laptops with internal wireless cards, the bluetooth software uses the wireless tramsceiver to connect with external devices. Both wireless g and bluetooth use the same 2.4 GHz frequency band so it makes sense in a tight environment like a laptop computer not to install any extra components.

If your bluetooth worked in Windows, it can be made to work in Mint but we will need more information to determine the best procedure.

What release and version of Mint are you using?

What have you tried so far?

[helminthe]

Hello - I run the latest Mint, updated yesterday. Kernel version is 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP and I had to install the closed source Broadcom STA driver for the wireless card - otherwise it was listed by iwconfig but it wouldn't list any APs or associate if I specified one's MAC.
As for what I have tried: lsmod / hcitool / dmesg | grep bluetooth. Neither return any device.

[Aging Technogeek]

If Bluetooth worked in Windows, you have all the required hardware to make it work in Linux. You just need the right software.

If you have a Bluetooth entry in the MintMenu under Preferences, you should be able to select Bluetooth from the menu and get a window that looks like this



Just select "Set up new device" and the daemon will walk you through the set up.

If you don't have a Bluetooth entry in the MintMenu, open Package Manager or Software Manager and search "bluez". This is the Bluetooth manager for Linux. Install Bluez and see if you have a Bluetooth entry in the Menu. If so, click it and proceed to set up your Bluetooth device(s)