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Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth

From Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth
Date 2016-10-30 14:34 +0000
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On 2016-10-30, Silver Slimer <> wrote:
> On 2016-10-30 10:02 AM, Skippy Fandango wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 10:55:44 +0000, Keith wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> A while ago I was having problems getting wifi working on this HP 
>>> 17-y054sa laptop, which were all resolved per earlier thread.
>>>
>>> My remaining challenge is to get Bluetooth working correctly.  It all 
>>> _seems_ to work; I can turn Bluetooth on and off, I can make it visible 
>>> and not.  But my phone cannot 'see' the laptop, and the laptop can't 
>>> 'see' the phone, even when both are flagged visible.  I know the phone 
>>> is fine, because if I turn on Bluetooth when I'm in the pub, say, I 
>>> immediately get a screenful of devices that are available to pair with.
>>>
>>> I'm not a great tech, so I I'm hoping for some tips on how to diagnose 
>>> what's going on!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> K
>> 
>> Solving your problem requires a simple 2 step process.
>> 
>> Step 1 = Remove Linux completely.
>> Step 2 = Install Windows
>> 
>> Problem solved.
>
> +1. Worked for me.

+1 Worked for me as well along with millions of others who have 
tried Linux, realized that Linux is defective and went back to Windows 
or OSX.

I use Linux to tinker with. Nothing more. And the reason is because it 
is so unstable I just don't trust it.

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Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth Skippy Fandango <skippyfandango@ultvok.org> - 2016-10-30 10:02 -0400
  Drop Dead Mr. Maggot! John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 07:05 -0700
  Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-30 10:28 -0400
    Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-30 14:34 +0000
      Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-30 12:48 -0400
        Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-30 18:46 +0000
          Re: Ubuntu 14.04 + bluetooth Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-30 17:34 -0400
    You are not fooling anyone, Mr. Maggot. John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-10-30 15:20 -0700

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