Bluetooth: Not Available -- Hardware or software fault?
I have always thought this problem is most likely a software issue, mainly because I have seen the same thing on G5 desktops, and have heard that it happens on PBG4s. However, I now think this is a hardware issue.
I have Windows XP installed on my MB and thought I would try my mouse with that system. I reasoned that if the problem is software-related it should work OK under Windows. Well, the mouse was detected OK and worked for about 30 seconds but then it vanished just like it does under the Mac OS. Nothing I tried would find it again.
My warranty expires in 2 months and I would like to find out for certain whether or not my hardware is at fault.
I do not want to be without my MB if I can help it (I was without it for 2 months late last summer due to RSD) but I would like to have a reliable BT function.
Does anyone out there agree that the fact that this also happens under Windows means it is more likely to be a faulty BT module than a software issue?
For the record my BT has switched between available and unavailable 5 times whilst writing this! It is now stuck at unavailable.
MacBook White 2GHz, 1.25Gb, 60Gb Mac OS X (10.4.9) Titanium PowerBook G4
MacBook White 2GHz, 1.25Gb, 60Gb Mac OS X (10.4.9) Titanium PowerBook G4