using Bluetooth ( SOLVED ??? )

[Bill Stanley]

On 6/14/24 16:13, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 10:42 AM Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
>
>     I got an answer.  I ran on the console   "hciconfig -a"   and
>     there was
>     no response from the console so the Bluetooth hardware is not on my
>     computer.  It wasn't what I hoped but at least I know that I can stop
>     trying.
>
>
>  I ALMOST never use Bluetooth but now that it's in the GUI I see that 
> it's active. I ran your
>
> hciconfig -a
>
> command, and it gave me lots of information about the interface.
>
> Then I turned OFF Bluetooth (using the widget on the screen) and ran 
> the command and...
>
> nothing -- no response
>
> SO you MIGHT still have Bluetooth but it might be turned off?
>
> There's probably a "better" way to confirm whether you do or don't 
> HAVE Bluetooth, but you might try
>
> sudo lshw | grep Bluetooth
>
> If you get a "hit" then one of your built-in devices offers it. Mine 
> shows up on the usb bus.


WS=> I tried executing that command ( sudo lshw | grep Bluetooth ) and 
the reply was one word "USB". Presumably this means that some USB device 
supports Bluetooth but is it disabled? If so, it doesn't give any 
information about what USB device and how to activate it.

What GUI are you using?

Best wishes,

Bill Stanley

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