On a new installation on a Lenowo w540 I configured bluetooth to use a mouse and it worked. Then at a later stage (after installing many packages) it stopped working.
I have read a lot on the internet about similar issues but could not find a solution yet. I will appreciate some help from this list please. Info (output of various commands): 4.19.0-2-amd64 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 002: ID 17ef:1013 Lenovo Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 003: ID 17ef:1013 Lenovo Bus 002 Device 002: ID 138a:0017 Validity Sensors, Inc. VFS 5011 fingerprint sensor Bus 002 Device 006: ID 04f2:b39a Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bdb:193e Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I217-LM [8086:153a] (rev 04) Subsystem: Lenovo Ethernet Connection I217-LM [17aa:2210] Kernel driver in use: e1000e Kernel modules: e1000e -- 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 [8086:08b2] (rev 6b) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wireless-N 7260 [8086:c262] Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi 0: tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 1: tpacpi_wwan_sw: Wireless WAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no [ 0.292023] Spectre V2 : Enabling Restricted Speculation for firmware calls [ 2.492158] psmouse serio2: trackpoint: IBM TrackPoint firmware: 0x0e, buttons: 3/3 [ 10.739125] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware iwlwifi-7260-17.ucode [ 10.739405] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 17.3216344376.0 op_mode iwlmvm [ 12.395868] bluetooth hci0: firmware: direct-loading firmware intel/ibt-hw-37.7.10-fw-1.80.2.3.d.bseq [ 12.395871] Bluetooth: hci0: Intel Bluetooth firmware file: intel/ibt-hw-37.7.10-fw-1.80.2.3.d.bseq [ 12.611572] Bluetooth: hci0: Intel firmware patch completed and activated [ 10.171719] thinkpad_acpi: rfkill switch tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: radio is unblocked [ 12.395868] bluetooth hci0: firmware: direct-loading firmware intel/ibt-hw-37.7.10-fw-1.80.2.3.d.bseq btintel 24576 1 btusb bluetooth 643072 16 btrtl,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm intel_rapl 24576 0 snd_hda_intel 45056 1 intel_powerclamp 16384 0 snd_hda_codec 151552 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_core 94208 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_pcm 114688 5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_core kvm_intel 241664 0 kvm 729088 1 kvm_intel ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0 snd 94208 13 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm_oss,thinkpad_acpi,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss intel_cstate 16384 0 intel_uncore 135168 0 intel_smartconnect 16384 0 intel_rapl_perf 16384 0 crc32c_intel 24576 5 aesni_intel 200704 1 aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel cryptd 28672 3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel bluetooth 643072 16 btrtl,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb,rfcomm ecdh_generic 24576 1 bluetooth rfkill 28672 7 toshiba_acpi,bluetooth,thinkpad_acpi,cfg80211 crc16 16384 2 bluetooth,ext4 # rfkill unblock all did not help. Regards Johann -- Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. (Psalm 63:3)