Eventually, every time and turned on my computer, after 10 minutes or so, the message: 'ERROR: Unable to start Bluetooth stack service' popped up. This group gives users permissions to access D-Bus, which Bluetooth uses for communication in Raspbian. When i tried sending files from my phone to the laptop, it just displayed the message 'Sending Cancelled' on my phone. Click on WIDCOMM Bluetooth driver and select Remove. Search for the WIDCOMM Bluetooth driver from installed apps. Remove WIDCOMM Bluetooth driver Click on Start and select Settings. Now at this point, many guides I read stated that a quick reboot and then Bluetooth would be working and accessible through Bluetooth Manager in Menu -> Preferences -> Bluetooth Manager, but I found that whilst this was an option, selecting Bluetooth Manager did absolutely nothing.Īfter an hour or so of frustrated searches online, I stumbled across a page that stated “this happens because when Raspbian installs Blueman and the other Bluetooth software, it does not automatically add ordinary users to the “bluetooth” group. How do I fix the unable to start the Bluetooth stack service error 1.
You may then need to update the firmware used in the Bluetooth module, which is done by running the following: sudo apt-get install bluez bluez-firmwareĪnd then to install the user interface, which is very handy if you are running your Raspberry Pi 3 in desktop mode: sudo apt-get install blueman If you are on an earlier version of Jessie, then you will more than likely need to run: sudo apt-get update On the latest version of Raspbian Jessie ( at the time of writing), there were some additional modules that needed installing to fix Bluetooth on Raspberry Pi 3. Repeat the process with all the Bluetooth related services. Click the Start button once again and click OK to save the changes. Make sure the Startup type is set to Automatic. Double-click on the services and click Stop.
There are many guides on how to get Bluetooth working on Raspberry Pi 3 already, but again I found that some crucial steps were missing in order for mine to work properly, so I have combined everything into one post here. In the Services window, locate all the services with Bluetooth in it. Hopefully my guide will help you fix Raspberry Pi 3 Bluetooth issues! Setting up the WiFi was straight forward – it was the same process when using USB WiFi adapters, but getting the Bluetooth module to work properly was a little more complex and I found it a little frustrating. I was already thinking about using the Pi 3 in my Raspberry PiStation build so that I could do away with the extra dongles.
Now that the Raspberry Pi 3 comes with Bluetooth and WiFi built-in, people (including me) were excited at the increased flexibility this offers.