This is reported against an old version of Ubuntu and many things has changed since then. Because of that we won't fix this issue however if this behavior repeats on a modern version please fill a bug report against it and we will take it from there.
** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/992757 Title: Bluetooth Adapter not recognized (precise) Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: My specific dongle has worked flawlessly on 11.04, since upgrading, my system no longer recognizes it. blueman-applet reports no adapters found. hcitool dev reports nothing, just "Devices:" lsusb finds this however: Bus 006 Device 002: ID 1131:1004 Integrated System Solution Corp. Bluetooth Device If I pull the dongle out, the applet disapears. If the dongle is not evident on boot, the applet will not start. hciconfig show this: hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB BD Address: [snip] ACL MTU: 1021:4 SCO MTU: 48:10 DOWN RX bytes:2270 acl:0 sco:0 events:80 errors:0 TX bytes:365 acl:0 sco:0 commands:85 errors:0 Tailing syslog while attempting to `hciconfig hci0 up`shows this: May 1 13:44:44 beta kernel: [ 137.992056] Bluetooth: hci0 command tx timeout To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/992757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp