Sunday, November 10, 2013

Fix Broken Bluetooth After Sleep in Kubuntu 13.10

Buetooth is broken after sleep with 3.11 kernel used in Kubuntu 13.10. The workaround:

Create a file /etc/pm/sleep.d/10_bluetooth with the following content

 #!/bin/bash
#Code from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1387211

. /usr/lib/pm-utils/functions

case "$1" in
    hibernate|suspend)
        rfkill block bluetooth
        ;;
    thaw|resume)
        rfkill unblock bluetooth
        ;;
    *)
        ;;
esac

exit



Set permissions

chmod 755 10_bluetooth

Dell BH200 Headset in Kubuntu 13.10

The Dell BH200 bluetooth headset doesn't pair. There's a bug in the headset. The workaroud:

echo 'Y' > /sys/module/bluetooth/parameters/disable_esco