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gnome-bluetooth package

[karmic] gnome-bluetooth applet menu does not have "Turn Off Bluetooth" as described in help and needed.

Bug #436694 reported by Rachel Greenham
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This bug affects 6 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-bluetooth (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Alexander Sack
Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10
Karmic
Fix Released
High
Alexander Sack
Ubuntu ubuntu-9.10

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-bluetooth

Now bluetooth-properties doesn't crash on start I opened it hoping to be able to turn off my bluetooth interface. Not finding any such option (itself a UI oddity) I checked the Help button.

It described that the bluetooth applet's menu, that you get when clicking on the applet, will have a "Turn Off Bluetooth" option.

But there isn't one. Nor is there the shaded menu item showing whether it's on already.

rachel@siren:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
Release: 9.10
rachel@siren:~$ apt-cache policy gnome-bluetooth
gnome-bluetooth:
  Installed: 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.28.0-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 2.28.0-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Screenshot will follow if possible to illustrate the conundrum. :-)

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Rachel Greenham (rachel-strangenoises) wrote :
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Peter Meiser (meiser79) wrote :

This is a problem with the permissions of /dev/rfkill. I changed it to 666 and it works now.

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Peter Meiser (meiser79) wrote :

It's solved in Fedora with a udev rule: http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/devel/gnome-bluetooth/61-gnome-bluetooth-rfkill.rules?revision=1.1&view=markup

Peter Meiser (meiser79)
Changed in gnome-bluetooth (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Alexander Sack (asac)
Changed in gnome-bluetooth (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Alexander Sack (asac)
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → ubuntu-9.10
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Alexander Sack (asac)
Changed in gnome-bluetooth (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-bluetooth - 2.28.1-0ubuntu1

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gnome-bluetooth (2.28.1-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low

  * new upstream release 2.28.1 - noteworthy changes:
    - bgo:595845 - The applet shows wrong connection information (LP: #440235)
    - bgo:595593 - Make sure pairing agents only bind to default adapter
    - bgo:593565 - Use "cell phone" instead of "mobile phone"
    - bgo:593170 - Minor string fixes
    - Move the pin handling code into a new library, libwizard
    - Fix invalid memory access in agent.c
    - Don't overwrite UUIDs when discovering known device (LP: #413053)

  * ship 61-gnome-bluetooth-rfkill.rules, which enables access to
    /dev/rfkill for users (LP: #436694, #441800); also see rh:514798
  * update libgnome-bluetooth7.symbols; add two new symbols

 -- Alexander Sack <email address hidden> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:20:10 +0200

Changed in gnome-bluetooth (Ubuntu Karmic):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Jaume Formiga (oftecnica) wrote :

Continuing the same problem with this version (gnome-bluetooth 2.28.1-0ubuntu1).
Ubuntu 9.04, I'ts right

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Tomáš (tomas-drastich) wrote :

I have same problem!

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tvnz (tvanaz) wrote :

same problem, bluetooth not working
robik:~$ apt-cache policy gnome-bluetooth
gnome-bluetooth:
  Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
ubuntu 9.10

bluetooth was working in live cd version, before i install the system.

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tvnz (tvanaz) wrote :

sorry wrong topic

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shekhar (shekhar-sharmaa) wrote :

hi! i m a newbie. i m using Dell studio 15 laptop with Ubuntu Karmaic 9.10.i cannot use bluetooth as even though bluetooth device is on the BT icon shows BT disabled and the BT manager has all options disabled...I m attaching screenshot.kindly help.THANKS in advance

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uxinity (uxinity) wrote :

"Turn Off Bluetooth" worked well since I installed 9.10. But that menu item is no more visible in the applet today, it is gone! I am not aware of changes to my system, except using the Update Manager yesterday.

$ apt-cache policy gnome-bluetooth
gnome-bluetooth:
  Installed: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2

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