Bluetooth status: inactive (dead)

When I try to activate usb on my laptop, I can't see my device. I see the message below when I request the status of bluetooth.

 bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: inactive (dead)

How can I activate it?

2 Answers

To check the status of your Bluetooth, use:

sudo systemctl status bluetooth.service

Then consider two possible solutions:

1. Enable bluetooth via systemctl:

   sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service

2. Check if your bluetooth is blacklisted:

   1. sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

   2. If the file has blacklist btusb, exit out of the file and run :

      sudo modprobe btusb

This should enable Bluetooth.

Since your Bluetooth is dead, the second solution is likely to help you.

Use systemctl to start the Bluetooth service

systemctl start bluetooth