Bluetoothctl on Libra Colour?

[TenKOhms]

Trying to run bluetoothctl, I ssh in and run the command but it hangs waiting for bluetoothd:

[root@monza root]# bluetoothctl
Waiting to connect to bluetoothd...

Bluetooth is ON

Any tips?

[skordion]

I am having the same issue. I am trying to connect my Flipper Zero to the Kobo so I can use it as a page turner, but the Nickel's bluetooth menu won't recognize the Flipper. So, I tried SSH in to connect using bluetoothctl, but I am getting the same message as you. I tried to use ChatGPT to troubleshoot the issue, and here's what it told me:

Your Kobo Libra Colour uses a MediaTek (MTK) Bluetooth stack that’s separate from Linux/BlueZ, so:

✅ Nickel can connect to headsets and keyboards using its own private MTK driver.

🚫 bluetoothctl and bluetoothd cannot access that hardware — the kernel interface isn’t exposed to normal Linux userspace.

⚙️ That means you can’t pair to non-standard devices (like your Flipper) using command-line tools.

But I don't know whether or not to trust what ChatGPT is telling me, so if anyone figures this issue it would be greatly appreciated.

[Quoth]

Can't trust any LLM AI agent.

Use search with AI off.