Bug#461730: linux-2.6: Cannot pair with bluetooth headset with 2.6.21+

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 05:12:29AM -0500, Frédéric Brière wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 2.6.21-6
> Severity: normal
> 
> I recently tried and failed to pair with a bluetooth headset that used
> to work some time ago.  Specifically, any attempt to establish a
> connection to the device (with "hcitool cc") would appear to be
> successful, with hci_create_connection() returning 0, yet no connection
> could be found.
> 
> After a few joyful hours of downgrading and rebooting, it turns out that
> the kernel is to blame.  I'm getting this erratic behavior with
> 2.6.21-2-k7 and 2.6.23-1-686, but not with 2.6.18-5-k7.  (I couldn't
> test 2.6.20-1-k7, due to the PATA bug.)
> 
> I'm reluctant at this point to spend more time compiling/rebooting on my
> own if it may turn out to be useless after all.  However, if you need
> more information and/or want me to try stuff out, I'd be glad to do my
> part.  Just let me know how I should proceed from here.

Does this error still occur with the Lenny kernel?

Cheers,
        Moritz