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I am running Ubuntu 13.04 on a Macbook Pro (8.2). I have a faulty bluetooth antenna that I am not interested in paying to fix. In windows I have a usb bluetooth dongle and I just keep the built in bluetooth disabled.
However, I am new to Ubuntu/Linux and I can't quite figure out how to disable the internal bluetooth adapter in Ubuntu, and setup the USB adapter in its place.
The USB Adapter is an Asus BT-400, which apparently runs the BCM20702A0 Broadcom chipset. Which my limited googling suggests is compatible with linux.
That being said, the primary goal here is to completely disable the internal bluetooth so that it's never active. Getting the dongle working is a bonus, and I can simply buy a different linux compatible one if necessary.
Charles Randall
Posted 2013-12-11T00:22:45.767
Reputation: 679
Did you ever figure this out? Same situation here. – Jack Senechal – 2014-03-21T23:31:37.047
Unfortunately, I did not, and my install managed to bork itself, thus ending my attempts. – Charles Randall – 2014-03-24T13:36:22.250