How to enable bluetooth in slackware?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Linux Community Forums Linux Distributions Slackware BT module in Slackware
18 May 11
linustorvalds wrote:
How to enable bluetooth in slackware?
Install bluez and bluez-utils
modprobe bluetooth
/etc/init.d/bluetooth start (or service bluetooth start)
hcitool scan
There you go.
You could as well have a look at installing gnome-bluetooth or bluedevil (for kde)
Regards
18 May 11
if you performed a full installation then the bluetooth libraries and applications are installed, you will only need to start the service by running (as root) "sh /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth" and if you want the service to start on boot you need to set /etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth to be executable. The blueman gui configuration tool is also installed in a full slackware installation for simplified configuration.
19 May 11
I installed Slackware almost with default settings. Is there any way to find out whether the installation is full one?
When i tried "sh /etc/rc/d/rc/bluetooth" i got "Usage: { start|stop|restart}
I append start with that command. Simply the terminal promt came without any success/failed messge
when I tried "/etc/rc/d/rc/bluetooth" alone, I got "Permission Denied". But, I ran as root only.
With gui, If i click bluetooth manager, its saying, "Bluez deamon is not running,blueman manager can not continue"
"/etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth executable?" No, when I checked the mode, there was no execute permission for anyone.
Then I changed the permissions. Now, its working. Thank you very much.
I tried so many forums and tried a lot. But, mathew, the word you told about, "executable" solved my problem. But, not for start on boot , even for manual start also, it should be executable, I think. you are GREAT:lol:
thank you marc , since bluetooth installed already with distro, I finished with simple mode changing. thanks man:laugh:
19 May 11
thank you marc , since bluetooth installed already with distro, I finished with simple mode changing. thanks man
19 May 11
I hope, I almost know who is the 2012 Linux Guru?. any guess mathew ? :-)
and why there is no default permission to execute "/etc/rc.d/rc.bluetooth", even for root ? what reason ?
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