Debian 12 bluetooth not working

[Master_of_the_ice24]

Hi everybody,
a few hours ago I installed Debian 12 on a Dell Vostro 3520, I wanted to connect a wireless mouse but I found out that the bluetooth in the settings does not work at all.
I tried installing firmware-atheros and bluez then using systemctl to enable it, but nothing. When I try to turn on the Bluetooth button at the top right of Gnome it remains gray and does not become blue, same thing in the settings.
I really do not know how to fix this.

Tell me if you need more information to solve the problem.

 

[onguys]

I have run into a similar issue with my Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse t630, so far have not found a solution, but fortunately it does recognize one of my other mice so just using it till I can figure this out or find a solution somewhere.

Bluetooth mouse on LinuxMint 21.3 - Linux Mint Forums

Downloads - Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630

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FAQ - Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630

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Logitech Ultrathin Touch Mouse T630 Technical Specifications

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[onguys]

Not sure yet how helpful this is, but looks like there is a way to pair bluetooth peripherals thru the terminal, but be mindful you can brick your system so be careful what you do in the upper admin permission levels. I broke my first computer not knowing what I was doing with my BIOS.

https://computingforgeeks.com/connect-to-bluetooth-device-from-linux-terminal/
How To Connect To Bluetooth Device from Linux Terminal 04/11/2024 by Josphat Mutai

https://www.howtogeek.com/829360/how-to-set-up-bluetooth-on-linux/

How to Set Up Bluetooth on Linux 09/28/2022 by Dave McKay

Going Linux · Pairing Bluetooth Devices

Practical information for Linux users, and for computer users leaving Windows and 'going Linux'.

www.goinglinux.com

How To Pair Bluetooth Devices updated 05/07/2022
How To Connect Devices Using The Command Line using the MAC address

 

[Master_of_the_ice24]

Well... after some changes when I rebooted Debian i got this funny screen (this is take from the Internet but mine was the same)

On an online post they said the only way to solve was a clean install, so I decided to get OpenSuse Leap with KDE.
I have been trying Pop!_OS, Ubuntu and Debian on my Ubuntu certified laptop for 6 months now and all of them gave me tons of troubles. Let's see if this works... anyway I am still shoked that a certified hardware is not compatibile with its distro.

 

[onguys]

BluetoothUser - Debian Wiki

wiki.debian.org

I'm reading thru this; hopefully it will have some answers for us.
I really like that mouse from Logitech, so hopefully we'll figure it out so I can still use it.
But if not, at least my trackball does still work so I can make due with that if I have to.

I thought this was interesting
"Preparation - Install Bluetooth support (package bluetooth) :
Read /usr/share/doc/bluez/README.Debian.gz to get some understanding of what's going on.
Make sure the Bluetooth daemon is running. If it's not running, start it."

 

[onguys]

Bluetooth - Debian Wiki

wiki.debian.org

 

[onguys]

Well... after some changes when I rebooted Debian i got this funny screen (this is take from the Internet but mine was the same)View attachment 21402
On an online post they said the only way to solve was a clean install, so I decided to get OpenSuse Leap with KDE.
I have been trying Pop!_OS, Ubuntu and Debian on my Ubuntu certified laptop for 6 months now and all of them gave me tons of troubles. Let's see if this works... anyway I am still shoked that a certified hardware is not compatibile with its distro.

Some folks love KDE, I have not had much luck with it. So far the only distribution I have any positive experience with is LMDE 6 Faye, Windows kept reinstalling itself when I tried the others.

 

[CaffeineAddict]

Some folks love KDE

And Bluetooth works