Cant search any Bluetooth devices

[katateshikito]

Hi! I'm new to Linux Os and I just installed ubuntu 19.04. Im using an old laptop ASUS x451MAV with Intel® Bay Trail-M Dual Core Celeron N2815 Processor and built in wifi and bluetooth. I totally wiped out Windows OS but Bluetooth back the was working fine. Now that im running ubuntu 19.04 Bluetooth cant just find any devices. Please help.

[TheFu]

Welcome to the forums.

If you are new to Linux, please don't run non-LTS releases like 19.04 unless there is a really good reason. Do you really want to install an entire new OS every 6 months? That's what using any release that isn't LTS requires. 90% of Ubuntu users should be running 18.04 still.

[katateshikito]

so how can I install 18.04 LTS from 19.04? I dont have windows os so I wont be able to make a bootable 18.04 usb

[oldrocker99]

Oh, there's a way to make a bootable USB. Do this:

sudo apt install etcher-electron

Etcher is a superior USB-burnng app. Use it to do the job, and you'll be all set.

[katateshikito]

Hope my Bluetooth works after downgrading> I will update tomorrow once I got home. Thanks for the help.

[TheFu]

There are at least 15 different ways, so don't feel like you HAVE to use Etcher. On a limited system, Etcher can feel bloated. The Ubuntu guide for this: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutoria...ck-on-ubuntu#0

Lots of people like Etcher, so it is probably a pretty nice tool. I tried it once - think it used some funky packaging that rubbed me the wrong way. I can be sensitive in that way. ;(

I use dd myself, to make a bootable flash drive from the ISO.

[katateshikito]

This is way more easier. Dont need to download etcher anymore.

[katateshikito]

There are at least 15 different ways, so don't feel like you HAVE to use Etcher. On a limited system, Etcher can feel bloated. The Ubuntu guide for this: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutoria...ck-on-ubuntu#0

Lots of people like Etcher, so it is probably a pretty nice tool. I tried it once - think it used some funky packaging that rubbed me the wrong way. I can be sensitive in that way. ;(

I use dd myself, to make a bootable flash drive from the ISO.

whats DD?

[katateshikito]

So I tried installing the 18.04 LTS but it just doesn't work on my LAPTOP . I dont know what's the problem but its not installing but it just freezes on blank screen after I selectED install ubuntu. I just installed 19.04 version back. I need a working PC and I just cant install 18.04. Guess I just need to install a new interim release once 19.04 support ends.

[TheFu]

Some PCs, usually laptops, need some boot options to work. https://askubuntu.com/questions/1085...f-ubuntu-18-04 Using google with terms like:
ASUS x451MAV ubuntu blank screen
should help find solutions.

I have an Asus laptop with a newer CPU. It doesn't need any special options to boot.

But only you can decide if any of this is worth the effort. The next LTS will be 20.04 - next April. I usually wait until at least June to install. Let others find the big issues before I bother.