Bluetooth problem Mint 18.1

[deepakdeshp]

Hello,
My laptop isnt able to connect to any bluetooth devices. It recognizes the device but does not connect to it. Kindly point in right direction.

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  sudo bluetooth on
bluetooth = on
uma@mint-18-uma ~ $ sudo bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller D8:5D:E2:5E:90:E4 mint-18-uma [default]
[NEW] Device 10:92:66:BD:48:8C Galaxy grand2
[bluetooth]# quit
[DEL] Controller D8:5D:E2:5E:90:E4 mint-18-uma [default]
uma@mint-18-uma ~ $ ps -e |grep blue
 1141 ?        00:00:00 bluetoothd

My system info is

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inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: mint-18-uma Kernel: 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.2.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.2)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.1 Serena
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Notebook v: Type1ProductConfigId
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 80CC v: 99.50
           Bios: Insyde v: F.22 date: 07/25/2016
CPU:       Quad core AMD A8-7410 APU with AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm) bmips: 17568
           clock speeds: max: 2200 MHz 1: 1600 MHz 2: 1300 MHz 3: 2000 MHz
           4: 2000 MHz
Graphics:  Card-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Mullins [Radeon R4/R5 Graphics]
           bus-ID: 00:01.0
           Card-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Sun XT [Radeon HD 8670A/8670M/8690M / R5 M330]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.32hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD MULLINS (DRM 2.46.0 / 4.8.0-34-generic, LLVM 3.8.0)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:14.2
           Card-2 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Kabini HDMI/DP Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:01.1
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-34-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: rtl8723be port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
           IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (35.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: HGST_HTS545050A7 size: 500.1GB temp: 0C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 61G used: 14G (24%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda7
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 5.35GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda8
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0C mobo: 20.0C gpu: N/A,50.0
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 264 Uptime: 1:18 Memory: 2231.6/6920.5MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.461) inxi: 2.2.35 

[JeremyB]

In bluetoothctl, try

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connect 10:92:66:BD:48:8C
pair 10:92:66:BD:48:8C
trust 10:92:66:BD:48:8C

I am not sure if it there are different bluetooth devices on the rtl8723be wifi cards but it seems that some work well and others just fail

[deepakdeshp]

In bluetoothctl, try

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connect 10:92:66:BD:48:8C
pair 10:92:66:BD:48:8C
trust 10:92:66:BD:48:8C

I am not sure if it there are different bluetooth devices on the rtl8723be wifi cards but it seems that some work well and others just fail

Its a dual boot though windows is rarely booted. But Blue tooth just works in Win 10 .
There are some tasks for which Windows is needed

1. Backup Samsung. In Mint contacts and msgs arent backed up. In Windows Kies program it can be.
2. Upgrade Bios for my laptop.
3. Now Blue tooth connection which stopped working in Mint

[JeremyB]

Are you shutting the computer down before booting into LM? Just rebooting might cause an issue with the firmware upload

[deepakdeshp]

Are you shutting the computer down before booting into LM? Just rebooting might cause an issue with the firmware upload

For HP laptop I didnt find a way to upgrade BIOS in a Linux machine .