This bug is not a duplicate of bug 872044. (although its symptoms sound similar)
I tested the workaround that is mentioned there: it does not work for me. My bluetooth adapter is not even able to change the "sspmode": it answers "Can't set Simple Pairing mode on hci0 - Input/Output error (5)".
Furthermore this bug exists since Natty 11.04, whereas bug 872044 affects Gnome 3 (Oneiric 12.04 and later).
Thanks for pointing out this other bug. Although it's sad to see that Linux bluetooth support gets even worse.
This bug is not a duplicate of bug 872044. (although its symptoms sound similar)
I tested the workaround that is mentioned there: it does not work for me. My bluetooth adapter is not even able to change the "sspmode": it answers "Can't set Simple Pairing mode on hci0 - Input/Output error (5)".
Furthermore this bug exists since Natty 11.04, whereas bug 872044 affects Gnome 3 (Oneiric 12.04 and later).
Thanks for pointing out this other bug. Although it's sad to see that Linux bluetooth support gets even worse.