bluetooth doesn't work on nvidia-based Mac Mini (Macmini3,1)

[David D Miller]

Binary package hint: bluez

Log entries during startup that look relevant:

Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Bluetooth daemon
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Starting SDP server
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Registered interface org.bluez.Service on path /org/bluez/3479/any
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Starting experimental netlink support
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Failed to find Bluetooth netlink family
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc kernel: [ 14.497511] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc kernel: [ 14.497513] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: bridge pan0 created
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: HCI dev 0 registered
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc kernel: [ 14.573124] Bridge firewalling registered
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: HCI dev 0 up
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Starting security manager 0
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Can't read class of adapter on /org/bluez/3479/hci0: Unknown error 18446744073709551611 (-5)
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Getting name failed with status 0x0c
Mar 17 16:22:15 basementhtpc bluetoothd[3479]: Can't read class of device on hci0: Input/output error (5)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: bluetooth 4.32-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bluez
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-10-generic x86_64

[David D Miller (justdave)]

fwiw, I had this same issue on Intrepid (both 32 and 64-bit) on this same machine, too.

[David D Miller (justdave)]

lsusb -v output for the bluetooth radio ^^^

[mg (magnus-gylfason)]

I can confirm this same bug on my new MacMini (nvidia based) and Ubuntu 9.04 (i386):

Jun 21 11:02:19 media bluetoothd[2975]: Stopping security manager 0
Jun 21 11:02:19 media bluetoothd[2975]: HCI dev 0 down
Jun 21 11:02:19 media bluetoothd[2975]: Adapter /org/bluez/2975/hci0 has been disabled
Jun 21 11:02:19 media bluetoothd[2975]: HCI dev 0 unregistered
Jun 21 11:02:19 media bluetoothd[2975]: Unregister path: /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:20 media bluetoothd[2975]: HCI dev 0 registered
Jun 21 11:02:20 media bluetoothd[2975]: HCI dev 0 up
Jun 21 11:02:20 media bluetoothd[2975]: Starting security manager 0
Jun 21 11:02:21 media bluetoothd[2975]: Registered interface org.bluez.NetworkPeer on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:21 media bluetoothd[2975]: Registered interface org.bluez.NetworkHub on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:21 media bluetoothd[2975]: Registered interface org.bluez.NetworkRouter on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:21 media bluetoothd[2975]: Registered interface org.bluez.Service on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:21 media bluetoothd[2975]: Registered interface org.bluez.SerialProxyManager on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:21 media bluetoothd[2975]: Adapter /org/bluez/2975/hci0 has been enabled
Jun 21 11:02:43 media bluetoothd[2975]: Unregistered interface org.bluez.NetworkPeer on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:43 media bluetoothd[2975]: Unregistered interface org.bluez.NetworkHub on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:43 media bluetoothd[2975]: Unregistered interface org.bluez.NetworkRouter on path /org/bluez/2975/hci0
Jun 21 11:02:43 media bluetoothd[2975]: bridge pan0 removed
Jun 21 11:02:43 media bluetoothd[2975]: Stopping SDP server
Jun 21 11:02:43 media bluetoothd[2975]: Exit
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Bluetooth daemon
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Starting SDP server
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: bridge pan0 created
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Registered interface org.bluez.Service on path /org/bluez/2874/any
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Starting experimental netlink support
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Failed to find Bluetooth netlink family
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: HCI dev 0 registered
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: HCI dev 0 up
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Starting security manager 0
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Can't read class of adapter on /org/bluez/2874/hci0: Unknown error 4294967291 (-5)
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Getting name failed with status 0x0c
Jun 21 11:03:48 media bluetoothd[2874]: Can't read class of device on hci0: Input/output error (5)

[DonJ (donj)]

Can confirm on new 2009 mac mini - Macmin3,1:

Jul 12 15:58:05 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Bluetooth daemon
Jul 12 15:58:05 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Starting SDP server
Jul 12 15:58:06 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: bridge pan0 created
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Registered interface org.bluez.Service on path /org/bluez/2990/any
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Starting experimental netlink support
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Failed to find Bluetooth netlink family
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: HCI dev 0 registered
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: HCI dev 0 up
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Starting security manager 0
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Can't read class of adapter on /org/bluez/2990/hci0: Unknown error 4294967291 (-5)
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Getting name failed with status 0x0c
Jul 12 15:58:07 xbmc-mac-mini bluetoothd[2990]: Can't read class of device on hci0: Input/output error (5)

[Baptiste Mille-Mathias (bmillemathias)]

Can someone run the bluetoothd deamon in debug mode and post the result
$ sudo pkill bluetoothd
$ sudo /usr/sbin/bluetoothd -d -n

Thanks.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[David D Miller (justdave)]

The machine in question that I was experiencing this on is now running Lucid, and the problem appears to have been resolved at some point. The bluetooth drivers in Lucid work fine on this box.

[papukaija (papukaija)]

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