Bluetooth not working

[rajeshwar2]

hello everyone,

I am using SONY VAIO laptop and I was installed ubuntu 12.04. In the ubuntu my Bluetooth is not working.

[slickymaster]

First of all, check that your wireless devices are unlocked (no rfkill active):
sudo rfkill list
In case bluetooth is 'Soft blocked' you can unblock it:
sudo rfkill unblock all
In case bluetooth is 'Hard blocked', try to find a hardware switch on your laptop to unblock it.
Then, check your kernel messages for Bluetooth related stuff:
dmesg | grep -i bluetooth
Does your Bluetooth driver expose an hci device?
hcitool devshould list for example hci0.
Check your system BIOS that Bluetooth is enabled.
Is your Ubuntu kernel up to date (and did you reboot after that)?
Try installing the linux-firmware and linux-firmware-nonfree packages. Your device may require loading some proprietary firmware.

[joaomfsantos]

Hi,
New Ubuntu user here... The first 2 options solved my bluetooth not working on Acer Aspire v5-131. It was soft blocked.
Thank you lots