Reboot the computer, so many errors on any computer can often be fixed by doing this.(serious you would be surprised how many time people accidently hit airplane mode by accident.) Make sure the airplane mode in not on.Here are some trouble shooting tips for often over looked quick fixes that you can try first, some of these are ridiculously simple but can disable the Bluetooth chipset in Windows (especially 10 & 8) If you know what you are doing you can jump to the bottom of the page and download them now. If you need me to run any commands please let me know.This error message is the most common error messages is exhibited by the onboard Broadcom Bluetooth chipset in your laptop/notebook or table, and it is not a big issue and is usually fixed by re-installing the Broadcom Bluetooth drivers that are at the bottom of this page. Also, no wireless signals have been disabled:.Ran a bunch of commands I read about in a sea of Bluetooth heartbreak, but nothing worth mentioning here.Checked BIOS to make sure Bluetooth is enabled.It seems that all that needs to be done is to somehow load the compiled hex file (hcd file) into the damn kernel. Now, does it not work for me because the *.hcd needs to go to a different location (as everything else is *.bin) in addition to this location? Could it be the naming of the hcd file? Is there some command to force load the *.hcd file into the kernel? do I need to remove some other piece of software? Can I load the driver I created using 'System Settings' > 'Software and Updates' > drivers tab?

The image below shows the final step of the solution to the post I linked to. I followed this instruction manual to the T! The only problem is that it didn't work for me. Have a look: Bluetooth Broadcom 43142 isn't working That out of very many posts with similar unanswered issues, there is a gem which explains how to fix this issue. I have spent over 8 hours looking through posts on this issue, and I can say Image #3 - when I run dmesg | grep -i blue the result is as follows (confirms the issue is a firmware problem): Image #2 - Core of problem, no option to output sound to connected Bluetooth device: Image #1 - Bluetooth is connected to Bluetooth card in PC (screen shot is of 'blueman' software as suggested in Bluetooth won't find devices!):

Basically I am not able to load the *.hcd file I made from a *.hex file into the kernel (my interpretation of this issue with my very limited understanding). The problem is that the O/S does not provide an option to send audio output to the Bluetooth controller - this is a Bluetooth controller firmware issue. I am able to establish a connection between a Bluetooth ear-piece and the Bluetooth controller in the PC.

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