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[Discuss] bluetooth



IngeGNUe writes:
>On 01/28/16 21:58, John Hall wrote:
>> Second thought is that prehaps there is a firmware related soft switch to
>> turn the bluetooth off and on that is specific to your hardware. While it's
>> best to do everything with commands be sure to try all the settings panels
>> as well because buttons on a panel could be doing hardware inspection and
>> executing appropriate commands based on your hardware.

>mike,

>~ $ sudo rfkill list
>0: phy0: Wireless LAN
>Soft blocked: no
>Hard blocked: no

>rfkill will tell you if you're soft blocked or hard blocked.

i installed rfkill, found bluetooth was soft blocked, and
unblocked it.

thanks,
ole dan
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