Add bluetooth device from ubuntu console
I used following steps to add bluetooth keyboard.
Steps
- Run
bluetoothctl
, then get following prompt
[bluetooth]#
- Run following commands to initialize bluetooth
power on
agent on
default-agent
scan on
-
Find the bluetooth device mac address
-
Run following command to connect to it
trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
- Then disable scan and quit
scan off
exit
References
How to connect bluetooth headset via command line on ubuntu 12.04