[Bug 37288] Re: Bluetooth not discovered on Dell Inspiron 9400
Ketil Malde
ketil at ii.uib.no
Tue Aug 5 13:00:14 UTC 2008
** Description changed:
+ OVERVIEW
+
+ Dell provides a Bluetooth module for laptops that works with Linux only
+ when the laptop is shipped with XP. Laptops shipped with Vista uses a
+ different firmware for th BT module, which isn't recognized by Linux.
+
+ DIAGNOSTICS
+
+ 'hcitool dev' gives no output, indicating no bluetooth adapters present. 'lsusb' only lists the ID, but provides no desciption:
+
+ Bus 001 Device 005: ID 413c:8105 Dell Computer Corp.
+
+ WORKAROUNDS
+
+ 1. Boot into windows, then reboot (without turning off power) into
+ Linux.
+
+ 2. Install Windows XP, and use Dell's DFU tool to install the XP-specific firmware, which is availabe from:
+ http://support.us.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R117967&formatcnt=1&libid=0&fileid=156024
+
+ After the firmware update, the 'lsusb' command should list (among other
+ things):
+
+ % lsusb
+ :
+ Bus 001 Device 010: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth
+
+ % hcitool dev
+ Devices:
+ hci0 00:AA:BB:11:22:33
+
+ --------------------------------------------
+ Original bug regport:
+
I'm running a fresh Dapper on a Dell Inspiron 9400. There is Bluetooth
in the laptop, but the OS doesn't seem to see it, saying that no
bluetooth hardware is found.
Here's lspci output:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PCI Express Graphics Port (rev 03)
0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
0000:00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
0000:00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controllers cc=IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0098 (rev a1)
0000:03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX (rev 02)
0000:03:01.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd: Unknown device 0832
0000:03:01.1 0805: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 19)
0000:03:01.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd: Unknown device 0843 (rev 01)
0000:03:01.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 0a)
0000:03:01.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 05)
0000:0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 4222 (rev 02)
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Bluetooth not discovered on Dell Inspiron 9400
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37288
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