built-in Bluetooth on eee-pc not functioning, dongle also not

Can you give the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lspci; lsusb; dmesg | grep -i blue

Thanks

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise

 uname -a
Linux eli-laptop 3.2.0-23-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:41:14 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation N10 Family DMI Bridge
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation N10 Family Integrated Graphics Controller
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 02)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation NM10 Family LPC Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation N10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR8132 Fast Ethernet (rev c0)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13d3:5702 IMC Networks UVC VGA Webcam
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 0b05:1788 ASUSTek Computer, Inc.

$ dmesg | grep -i blue
[ 21.535417] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.16
[ 21.535502] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 21.535510] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 21.535517] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 21.535535] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 21.584310] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 21.584320] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 21.610657] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 21.610676] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 21.610683] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[ 22.095374] Bluetooth: Generic Bluetooth USB driver ver 0.6

Great and the output of:

sudo dmidecode -t 1

Thanks

# dmidecode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.6 present.

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
 Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
 Product Name: 1015PE
 Version: x.x
 Serial Number: A5OAAS313142
 UUID: 33B7F600-5FCE-81DF-3DFD-485B397A3EE8
 Wake-up Type: Power Switch
 SKU Number: 1015PE
 Family: Eee PC

Try:

sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth

Source:
http://www.splitbrain.org/blog/2010-08/27-asus_eeepc_1015pe

If it works, we can add the command to the startup

 hciconfig -a
hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB
 BD Address: 1C:4B:D6:12:50:82 ACL MTU: 1021:8 SCO MTU: 64:1
 UP RUNNING PSCAN ------------> no effect !!!!??
 RX bytes:822 acl:0 sco:0 events:33 errors:0
 TX bytes:637 acl:0 sco:0 commands:33 errors:0
 Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xff 0x79 0x87
 Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
 Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
 Name: 'elisa-laptop-0'
 Class: 0x6e0100
 Service Classes: Networking, Rendering, Capturing, Audio, Telephony
 Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
 HCI Version: 3.0 (0x5) Revision: 0x1c1
 LMP Version: 3.0 (0x5) Subversion: 0x4203
 Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation (15)

Now with dongle inserted:
sudo rfkill unblock bluetooth
lisa-laptop:~$ hciconfig -a
hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB
 BD Address: 1C:4B:D6:12:50:82 ACL MTU: 1021:8 SCO MTU: 64:1
 UP RUNNING PSCAN
 RX bytes:1099 acl:0 sco:0 events:36 errors:0
 TX bytes:646 acl:0 sco:0 commands:36 errors:0
 Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xff 0x79 0x87
 Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
 Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
 Name: 'elisa-laptop-0'
 Class: 0x6e0100
 Service Classes: Networking, Rendering, Capturing, Audio, Telephony
 Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
 HCI Version: 3.0 (0x5) Revision: 0x1c1
 LMP Version: 3.0 (0x5) Subversion: 0x4203
 Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation (15)

hci1: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB
 BD Address: 99:88:66:00:1D:19 ACL MTU: 384:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
 UP RUNNING PSCAN
 RX bytes:789 acl:0 sco:0 events:28 errors:0
 TX bytes:376 acl:0 sco:0 commands:27 errors:0
 Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xf9 0x00 0x80
 Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
 Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
 Name: 'elisa-laptop-0'
 Class: 0x6e0100
 Service Classes: Networking, Rendering, Capturing, Audio, Telephony
 Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
 HCI Version: 2.0 (0x3) Revision: 0x7a6
 LMP Version: 2.0 (0x3) Subversion: 0x7a6
 Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)

I tryed:
 sudo mv /etc/init/bluetooth.conf bluetooth.conf
Bluetooth was disabled but also the dongle. Hence
 :~$ sudo mv bluetooth.conf /etc/init/bluetooth.conf

:~$ cat /etc/init/bluetooth.conf
# bluez - bluetooth daemon

description "bluetooth daemon"

start on started dbus
stop on stopping dbus

env UART_CONF=/etc/bluetooth/uart
env RFCOMM_CONF=/etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf

expect fork
respawn

exec /usr/sbin/bluetoothd

post-start script
 [ "$VERBOSE" = no ] && redirect='>/dev/null 2>&1' || redirect=

 # start_uarts()
 if [ -x /usr/sbin/hciattach ] && [ -f $UART_CONF ];
 then
  grep -v '^#' $UART_CONF | while read i; do
    eval "/usr/sbin/hciattach $i $redirect" || :
  done
 fi

 # start_rfcomm()
 if [ -x /usr/bin/rfcomm ] && [ -f $RFCOMM_CONF ] ;
 then
  # rfcomm must always succeed for now: users
  # may not yet have an rfcomm-enabled kernel
  eval "/usr/bin/rfcomm -f $RFCOMM_CONF bind all $redirect" || :
 fi
end script

post-stop script
 # stop_uarts()
 logger -t bluez "Stopping uarts"
 killall hciattach >/dev/null 2>&1 || :

 # stop_rfcomm()
 logger -t bluez "Stopping rfcomm"
 if [ -x /usr/bin/rfcomm ];
 then
  eval "/usr/bin/rfcomm unbind all $redirect" || :
 fi
end script

Did the command show a bluetooth icon on the panel?

The icon stayed on te panel with command (no effect found), and with the mv-command of #9. In the latter case the menu was simpler; just item connect/disconnect and settings.

tried:
sudo update-rc.d bluetooth remove
update-rc.d: /etc/init.d/bluetooth exists during rc.d purge (use -f to force)

Can this go wrong if I use -f ?

tried 12; no result. Has to do with 12.04, earlier versions seem to work.
Next we I can not work on the problem.
Thanks for your help so far.

I suggest you report a bug. Make sure your BIOS is up to date too