FS#33020 - [bluez] no bluetooth tethering

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by George Amanakis (gamanakis) - Saturday, 08 December 2012, 21:43 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 24 November 2013, 11:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Tom Gundersen (tomegun)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
The default bluez package fails to tether with a mobile phone (e.g. iPhone, Galaxy Nexus).

Additional info:
* package version: 4.101-1

* journactl -f:
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> Activation (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> Activation (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> Activation (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> Activation (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> Activation (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <warn> Error connecting with bluez: Method "Connect" with signature "s" on interface "org.bluez.Network" doesn't exist
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX): device state change: config -> failed (reason 'bluetooth-failed') [50 120 44]
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> Marking connection 'Galaxy Nexus Network' invalid.
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <warn> Activation (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX) failed for connection 'Galaxy Nexus Network'
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Oct 11 23:13:24 scythe-thinkpad NetworkManager[248]: <info> (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]The problem is solved as reported here: (patches bluez-4.101-network[1-4].patch)
http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewv … uez/files/I updated the PKGBUILD and can report that afterwards with those patches enabled the tethering functions properly.


Steps to reproduce:
1)Pair Smartphone (e.g., iPhone, Galaxy Nexus) and enable PAN on the last screen.
2)Attempt to start connection through NetworkManager.

SOLUTION:
The problem is solved as reported here: (patches bluez-4.101-network[1-4].patch)
http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/net-wireless/bluez/files/
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Sunday, 24 November 2013, 11:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Additional comments about closing:  Bleuz4 has been dropped. Please check bluez5 stack.
Comment by Olaf the Lost Viking (OlafLostViking) - Sunday, 19 May 2013, 13:39 GMT
User gamanakis already added the patches to a PKGBUILD and posted the link https://ga3968.dyndns.org/owncloud/public.php?service=files&t=bf5af4e6880570a0f4fd35e36f3a0970 in the forum https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=150485 .
Comment by Olaf the Lost Viking (OlafLostViking) - Sunday, 09 June 2013, 18:32 GMT
Please see bug #35695 .

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