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: New => 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/1049507 Title: bluetooth not functioning Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Unable to pair any device. after I choose "Set up new Device" the screen opens and nothing happens, no matter how long you wait. The phone (android) sees the computer, but not the other way around. The scanning does not seam to function. Kind of a dead screen. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: bluetooth (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.16-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 12 10:14:53 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2) InterestingModules: bnep rfcomm btusb bluetooth MachineType: PEGATRON CORPORATION A15 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-14-generic root=UUID=e853e643-b487-4513-b804-9c891f3b6260 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: bluez UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/02/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 207 dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567 dmi.board.name: A15 dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: PEGATRON Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr207:bd05/02/2012:svnPEGATRONCORPORATION:pnA15:pvr1.0:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnA15:rvr1.0:cvnPEGATRONComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: A15 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION hciconfig: hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB BD Address: 94:DB:C9:ED:7B:8E ACL MTU: 1022:8 SCO MTU: 183:5 UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN INQUIRY RX bytes:5071 acl:0 sco:0 events:800 errors:0 TX bytes:5873 acl:0 sco:0 commands:650 errors:0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1049507/+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