Return-path: Received: from smtp7.emailarray.com ([65.39.216.66]:22888 "EHLO smtp7.emailarray.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932111AbcFNSnT (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:43:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:36:37 +0200 From: Esben Stien To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Failed to set mode: Blocked through rfkill (0x12) Message-ID: <9acc4dbc18e8738dd2766b7b1531b802@esben-stien.name> (sfid-20160614_204329_149509_58016AE6) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I'm trying to get bluetooth working and it sometimes does and sometimes not;) I've got two chips: BCM4360 (on motherboard, which never works) BCM20702A0 (Targus BT USB Adapter, which works mostly) I'm only interested in the BCM20702A0, right now. When I do sudo systemctl status bluetooth.service, I get: ● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since ti. 2016-06-14 15:10:14 CEST; 4h 50min ago Docs: man:bluetoothd(8) Main PID: 1036 (bluetoothd) Status: "Running" CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service └─1036 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd juni 14 19:38:58 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Blocked through rfkill (0x12) juni 14 19:39:10 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Blocked through rfkill (0x12) juni 14 19:39:22 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:39:59 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:40:09 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:40:32 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:40:52 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:44:20 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:45:56 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) juni 14 19:46:17 quasar bluetoothd[1036]: Failed to set mode: Failed (0x03) , but if I check rfkill list, it's not blocked: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: hci1: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Any pointers to what may cause this? Where does these messages come from? I'm sure it works again if I reboot, but I need to get to the bottom of this;)