How should XFCE handle bluetooth in 13.1?

Hi,

I’m testing 13.1, and when I plug in my USB-Bluetooth dongle, nothing happens in the desktop. In
12.3 I get a new applet in the panel, where I can click to pair devices, browse files,
upload/download files…

But not in 13.1.

It is recognized alright by the system:


> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.142822+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.031015] usb 5-2: new full-speed USB device number 6 using uhci_hcd
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.308360+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.197035] usb 5-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0a5c, idProduct=4500
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.308369+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.197039] usb 5-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.308371+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.197042] usb 5-2: Product: BCM2046B1
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.308372+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.197045] usb 5-2: Manufacturer: Broadcom
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.311815+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.200074] hub 5-2:1.0: USB hub found
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.313814+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.202038] hub 5-2:1.0: 3 ports detected
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.591830+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.480037] usb 5-2.1: new full-speed USB device number 7 using uhci_hcd
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.702820+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.591037] usb 5-2.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0a5c, idProduct=4502
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.702830+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.591041] usb 5-2.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.708815+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.597349] input: HID 0a5c:4502 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.2/usb5/5-2/5-2.1/5-2.1:1.0/input/input17
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.708837+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.597454] hid-generic 0003:0A5C:4502.0007: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Keyboard [HID 0a5c:4502] on usb-0000:00:1a.2-2.1/input0
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.774816+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.663039] usb 5-2.2: new full-speed USB device number 8 using uhci_hcd
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.884819+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.773035] usb 5-2.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0a5c, idProduct=4503
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.884828+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.773040] usb 5-2.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.891815+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.780435] input: HID 0a5c:4503 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.2/usb5/5-2/5-2.2/5-2.2:1.0/input/input18
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.891836+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.780593] hid-generic 0003:0A5C:4503.0008: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [HID 0a5c:4503] on usb-0000:00:1a.2-2.2/input0
> 2013-12-28T03:08:48.957814+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.846037] usb 5-2.3: new full-speed USB device number 9 using uhci_hcd
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.083823+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.972033] usb 5-2.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0a5c, idProduct=2148
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.083831+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.972038] usb 5-2.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.083832+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.972040] usb 5-2.3: Product: BCM92046DG-CL1ROM
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.083834+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.972043] usb 5-2.3: Manufacturer: Broadcom Corp
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.083835+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.972046] usb 5-2.3: SerialNumber: 000272A65A12
> 2013-12-27T19:06:43.392056+01:00 Elessar systemd[1801]: message repeated 2 times:  Time has been changed]
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.093599+01:00 Elessar systemd[1801]: Starting Bluetooth.
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.094096+01:00 Elessar systemd[1801]: Reached target Bluetooth.
> 2013-12-27T19:06:43.391759+01:00 Elessar systemd[1769]: message repeated 2 times:  Time has been changed]
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.095011+01:00 Elessar systemd[1769]: Starting Bluetooth.
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.095360+01:00 Elessar systemd[1769]: Reached target Bluetooth.
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.095663+01:00 Elessar systemd[1]: Starting Bluetooth.
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.095938+01:00 Elessar systemd[1]: Reached target Bluetooth.
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.101847+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111936.991026] usb 5-2.1: input irq status -75 received
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.116475+01:00 Elessar mtp-probe: checking bus 5, device 7: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.2/usb5/5-2/5-2.1"
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.116755+01:00 Elessar mtp-probe: checking bus 5, device 8: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.2/usb5/5-2/5-2.2"
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.117016+01:00 Elessar mtp-probe: bus: 5, device: 7 was not an MTP device
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.117510+01:00 Elessar mtp-probe: bus: 5, device: 8 was not an MTP device
> 2013-12-28T03:08:49.118814+01:00 Elessar kernel: [111937.007026] usb 5-2.1: input irq status -75 received

Notice the timestamps? It is absurd, it jumps back and forth an entire day! Maybe it remembers I did
connect the plug yesterday.

Anyway, although systemd sees the bluetooth dongle, the desktop does not react. Do I need to install
something?

Perhaps the gnome bluetooth toolchain?

Perhaps I have to use CLI bluez instead?


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” (Elessar))