The bluetooth is disabled on Ubuntu 14.04
I use Ubuntu 14.04 on Lenovo Thinkpad X220.
I resolved this problem by running:
sudo chmod +x /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
sudo service bluetooth restart
To turn Bluetooth ON when your system starts up do the following:
Open a Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T).
Enter the following line if you don't have gksu installed.
sudo apt-get install gksu
If you have GKSU (installed or already have) enter the following:
gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local
The rc.local
file will open. Add the following line before the exit 0
:
rfkill unblock bluetooth
Now enter the following line in a terminal:
sudo reboot
To turn Bluetooth OFF when your system starts up do the following:
Open a Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T).
Enter the following line if you don't have gksu
installed.
sudo apt-get install gksu
If you have GKSU (installed or already have) enter the following:
gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local
Add the following line above exit 0
:
rfkill block bluetooth
Now enter the following line in a terminal:
sudo reboot
To switch between ON or OFF you can use the FN+Bluetooth key on your keyboard. This key is different for each system. You can change bluetooth also for something else, like wireless.
How to install/update the Bluetooth drivers:
Open a Terminal (CTRL+ALT+T).
Enter:
sudo apt-get install bluez bluez-alsa bluez-audio bluez-btsco bluez-compat bluez-cups bluez-dbg bluez-gstreamer bluez-hcidump bluez-pcmcia-support bluez-tools bluez-utils python-bluez bluewho indicator-bluetooth libbluetooth-dev libgnome-bluetooth11 libbluetooth3