Dear Christopher M. Penalver (penalvch), Many many thanks for your quick and very helpful suggestion which I shall keep close to my heart.
The ASUS laptop was purchased for a monastic brother who is a novice in computer parlance. I have set up the laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 and updates so far. So he has LibreOffice (with British English spelling check), excel, etc. I have installed GIMP if at all he will ever use Image editing. I have installed Youtube-dl so he can download. Then I have given him the important VLC for seeing videos and listening to songs and prayer music. I have ordered for a wireless optical mouse so that the only available two USB ports can be of use to him. The card reader and wireless are active. So this is all he will probably need. Against this backdrop, there is the fear of my getting the motherboard screwed up and winding up in additional expenses. So I will reserve the BIOS update until when the user monk is keen on using Bluetooth enabled devices. Many many thanks once again. I was hoping that there could be a very simple solution. I have spent quite some time with the internet! Suggestions were plenty but nothing promising. If I can find where to do it, I shall mark the status as confirmed as suggested. Satyapriyananda ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1462766 Title: Bluetooth adapter is there or not. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Bluetooth Manager does not find adapter or device. Output of: sudo cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 8 B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 2, #Iso= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=1d6b ProdID=0002 Rev= 3.13 S: Manufacturer=Linux 3.13.0-53-generic ehci_hcd S: Product=EHCI Host Controller S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.0 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 4 Ivl=256ms T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=480 MxCh= 4 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=8087 ProdID=07e6 Rev= 0.14 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 1 Ivl=256ms T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=01 Dev#= 3 Spd=1.5 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=1bcf ProdID=0007 Rev= 0.13 S: Product=USB Optical Mouse C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr= 98mA I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=03(HID ) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usbhid E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 7 Ivl=10ms T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=02 Cnt=02 Dev#= 4 Spd=480 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=ef(misc ) Sub=02 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=04f2 ProdID=b483 Rev=99.14 S: Product=USB2.0 VGA UVC WebCam C:* #Ifs= 2 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=200mA A: FirstIf#= 0 IfCount= 2 Cls=0e(video) Sub=03 Prot=00 I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=0e(video) Sub=01 Prot=00 Driver=uvcvideo E: Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 23 Ivl=4ms I:* If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=0e(video) Sub=02 Prot=00 Driver=uvcvideo I: If#= 1 Alt= 1 #EPs= 1 Cls=0e(video) Sub=02 Prot=00 Driver=uvcvideo E: Ad=81(I) Atr=05(Isoc) MxPS=3072 Ivl=125us I: If#= 1 Alt= 2 #EPs= 1 Cls=0e(video) Sub=02 Prot=00 Driver=uvcvideo E: Ad=81(I) Atr=05(Isoc) MxPS=1024 Ivl=125us I: If#= 1 Alt= 3 #EPs= 1 Cls=0e(video) Sub=02 Prot=00 Driver=uvcvideo E: Ad=81(I) Atr=05(Isoc) MxPS=2048 Ivl=125us I: If#= 1 Alt= 4 #EPs= 1 Cls=0e(video) Sub=02 Prot=00 Driver=uvcvideo E: Ad=81(I) Atr=05(Isoc) MxPS= 0 Ivl=125us T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=03 Cnt=03 Dev#= 6 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=04ca ProdID=2006 Rev= 1.12 S: Manufacturer=Broadcom Corp S: Product=BCM43142A0 S: SerialNumber=ACB57DABFFC5 C:* #Ifs= 4 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr= 0mA I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 16 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms I:* If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=83(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 0 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 0 Ivl=1ms I: If#= 1 Alt= 1 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=83(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 9 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 9 Ivl=1ms I: If#= 1 Alt= 2 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=83(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 17 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 17 Ivl=1ms I: If#= 1 Alt= 3 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=83(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 25 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 25 Ivl=1ms I: If#= 1 Alt= 4 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=83(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 33 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 33 Ivl=1ms I: If#= 1 Alt= 5 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) E: Ad=83(I) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 49 Ivl=1ms E: Ad=03(O) Atr=01(Isoc) MxPS= 49 Ivl=1ms I:* If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none) E: Ad=84(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 32 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 32 Ivl=0ms I:* If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=fe(app. ) Sub=01 Prot=01 Driver=(none) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-53-generic 3.13.0-53.89 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-53.89-generic 3.13.11-ckt19 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-53-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ganga 1474 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Jun 7 20:45:44 2015 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f5e48cf4-1904-4135-b157-40c10fdc9d31 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-05 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417) Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04ca:2006 Lite-On Technology Corp. Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f2:b483 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1bcf:0007 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Optical Mouse Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:07e6 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X553MA ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-53-generic root=UUID=06940195-b932-4aac-ad3d-342944e38fd4 ro acpi=force quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-53-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-53-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.12 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/08/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: X553MA.209 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: X553MA dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX553MA.209:bd08/08/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX553MA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX553MA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: X553MA dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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