bluetooth dongle doesn't work with bluez 4.x

[Bremm]

Dear fellows,

That's the problem (short explanation): my usb dongle used to work fine under bluez 3.x, but once I updated it to 4.x, doesn't work anymore. I tried reinstall the whole thing (service), monitored dbus messages (no clues with that) and tried several different cellphones and other gadgets (gps devices, and headphones). Actually I own an Nokia 6300 and a Tomtom One XL (the other stuff I just asked people to let me use it for testing).

Here is the big picture: I can see the dongle sometimes up by the cellphone, and blueman-applet sees the phone and gps device. But no communication (file transfer always give me timeout or device busy).

$ cat /var/log/messages | grep Blue
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 0.612008] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.13
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 0.612052] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 0.612057] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781474] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.11
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781477] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781481] Bluetooth: SCO (Voice Link) ver 0.6
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781484] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781511] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781519] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 3.781522] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.10
Jul 13 14:31:27 host kernel: [ 17.100914] Bluetooth: Generic Bluetooth USB driver ver 0.3
Jul 13 14:31:37 host kernel: [ 43.716969] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
Jul 13 14:31:37 host kernel: [ 43.716974] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast

lsusb doesn't list my device like it used to list:

$ sudo lsusb -v -d 0c10:0000

Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0c10:0000
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 224 Wireless
  bDeviceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
  bDeviceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  idVendor 0x0c10
  idProduct 0x0000
  bcdDevice 19.15
  iManufacturer 0
  iProduct 0
  iSerial 0
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 193
    bNumInterfaces 3
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0xc0
      Self Powered
    MaxPower 0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 3
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 1x 16 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
        bInterval 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0020 1x 32 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0020 1x 32 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 1
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0009 1x 9 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0009 1x 9 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 2
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0011 1x 17 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0011 1x 17 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 3
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0019 1x 25 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0019 1x 25 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 4
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0021 1x 33 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0021 1x 33 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 5
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 224 Wireless
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
      bInterfaceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0031 1x 49 bytes
        bInterval 1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 1
          Transfer Type Isochronous
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0031 1x 49 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 2
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 0
      bInterfaceClass 254 Application Specific Interface
      bInterfaceSubClass 1 Device Firmware Update
      bInterfaceProtocol 0
      iInterface 0
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 07 21 07 88 13 ff 03
Device Status: 0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

$ uname -a
Linux host 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:58:03 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=9.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=jaunty
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"

As long as I test it more, I'll add more information here.

TIA

[Bremm (bremm)]

I was trying to download some 2.6.26 kernel to make some tests, but thank god packages.ubuntu.com is down since days ago.

$ hciconfig hci0 -a
hci0: Type: USB
 BD Address: 00:1F:81:00:01:C6 ACL MTU: 339:6 SCO MTU: 180:1
 UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
 RX bytes:1316 acl:0 sco:0 events:41 errors:0
 TX bytes:667 acl:0 sco:0 commands:40 errors:0
 Features: 0xef 0x3e 0x09 0x70 0x08 0x08 0x00 0x80
 Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
 Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
 Name: 'host-0'
 Class: 0x022104
 Service Classes: Networking
 Device Class: Computer, Desktop workstation
 HCI Ver: 1.2 (0x2) HCI Rev: 0x2 LMP Ver: 1.2 (0x2) LMP Subver: 0x2
 Manufacturer: Accel Semiconductor Ltd. (74)

[Bremm (bremm)]

https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/268502

$ sudo hcitool cc 00:21:AB:B2:6B:5F
$ sudo hcitool auth 00:21:AB:B2:6B:5F
HCI authentication request failed: Input/output error

It seems to be a kernel issue. I'll try to move to a newer version (maybe 2.6.31).

[Gabe Gorelick (gabegorelick)]

Seems like a duplicate of bug #268502.

[Serhiy Kachaniuk (serzholino)]

Hi! I have USB Bluetooth dongle with exactly same ProductID and Vendor ID:

Bus 005 Device 004: ID 0c10:0000
Device Descriptor:
 bLength 18
 bDescriptorType 1
 bcdUSB 1.10
 bDeviceClass 224 Wireless
 bDeviceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency
 bDeviceProtocol 1 Bluetooth
 bMaxPacketSize0 64
 idVendor 0x0c10
 idProduct 0x0000
 bcdDevice 1.12
 iManufacturer 1 Broadcom
 iProduct 2 Broadcom2035 ROM
 iSerial 3

And It worked fine in jaunty (bluez ver. 4.32) and even worked with kernel 2.6.31 from mainline-ppa, but stopped working in karmic (bluez ver. 4.51). So it is unlikely kernel bug.
See my bugreport here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/453885
So i think marking this but as duplicate of bug #268502 is wrong.