Can't type on bluetoothctl

Question

My OS is Arch Linux. I just trying to use the bluetooth of my laptop using the terminal. I used bluetoothctlcommand, but I can't type anymore on it. I also run it with root privilege.

[x@X ~]$ sudo bluetoothctl
[sudo] password for X: 
[bluetooth]# 

I also check my bluetooth daemon using the systemctl status bluetoothcommand and it print something that I don't know what it is and I also don't know what to do next.

[x@X ~]$ systemctl status bluetooth
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)
     Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)

Answer 1

Your bluetooth service is dead [ Active: inactive (dead) ], so you can't use it.

To get it active and running [ Active: active (running) ], just do the following:

• Load the generic bluetooth driver, if not already loaded by typing the following in your terminal:

  sudo modprobe btusb
  

• Start the bluetooth service:

  sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service
  

Check the status again [ systemctl status bluetooth.service ] and you should find it's now active and running [ Active: active (running) ]