[ltp] T61 bluetooth is always on in Ubuntu 9.04, why?!?

Richard Neill linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:07:20 +0100


Petar Milin wrote:
> Hello!
> Sorry for multiple posts, but this is separate issue.
> 
> I just installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my T61 and everything seems quite nice, 
> except the fact that bluetooth is always on on (re)boot. Does anyone 
> knows how to make if off by default, but with possibility to switch on 
> if needed?
> 

echo disable > /proc/acpi/ibm/bluetooth

Run this command from rc.local, or even your gnome/kde startup files.

Richard