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A dongle is a small piece of computer hardware that connects to a port (typically a USB port) on another device to provide it with additional functionality.

A dongle is a small piece of computer hardware that connects to a port on another device to provide it with additional functionality, or enable a pass-through to such a device that adds functionality. wikipedia

There are 5 main types of USB dongles:

  • WiFi dongles
  • Bluetooth dongles
  • For security
  • For memory and storage
  • GPS navigation dongles
  • HASP dongles
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Bluetooth dongle problem

Like Bluetooth dongle problem.(probably regarding the driver) I experience the same problem that the bluetooth device won't initialize properly: $ lsusb | grep Bluetooth Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle…
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Bluetooth dongle not working

I had a BT dongle that worked on my PC with Xubuntu 14.04. Now I have Xubuntu 16.04 and it doesn't work any more. I use this dongle only 5 or 6 times a year so I'm not 100% sure if it worked on 16.04 or not. No matter which usb port the dongle is…
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USB Bluetooth dongle prevents suspend

On my 18.04 machine with stock kernel 4.15, I'm using a run-of-the-mill CSR Bluetooth dongle. Problem now is that the machine will not suspend properly when that dongle is plugged in - it will go to sleep for something between 5 and 10 seconds, but…
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Bluetooth dongle not working

I have seen some issues with the Bluetooth dongle but mostly because of the lack of firmware... none of them solved my issue, the gnome-control-center still doesn't recognize it. Some information: OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS x86_64 Kernel:…
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Applications cannot start or close

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 and just came across a very strange issue: I was developing an asynchronous application in PyCharm while I noticed that the application that I was debugging did not terminate. kill -9 didn't do anything. I closed PyCharm, but…
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installing usb wifi dongle

I'm trying to install a USB wifi dongle under Ubuntu 16.04. It came with linux drivers supposedly compatible with linux 2.6x-4.1x. I tried to install the driver (called RTL88x2BU_WiFi_linux_v5.2.4.1) but I originally received the following…
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Bluetooth dongle - not pairing

Using Ubuntu 16.04, I have installed a bluetooth dongle. It has detected the other device - a speaker - but will not pair with it. Can you help? Thanks. HJO
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Ubuntu Touch - USB Wifi Dongle

I'm running OTA 12 on a bq Aquaris M10 and I wish to use a USB Wifi dongle (Realtek 8188 series). I connected the dongle via an OTG cable and attempted to use ifconfig to configure the device; however, it doesn't appear to be recognized. Is it…
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Dongles stop connecting in Ubuntu after switching to Windows

Every time I install Ubuntu, my dongles (Wi-Fi / Bluetooth) stop connecting in Windows until I change them to a different USB port, however when I do that they stop working in Ubuntu and I have to plug them in to a different USB port again. This…
Ali Jafari
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Bluetooth dongle detected but not working in Ubuntu 22.04

I've installed Ubuntu 22.04 and at some point my bluetooth stopped working. I have a bluetooth external dongle: Amitosai MTS-BT5PRO. I think the problem might be with this device, but it's strange that in Ubuntu 20.04 it worked fine. The service is…
Andres Jalife
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Correcting driver installation for rtl8811au dongle

I've had several partially successful attempts at installing this USB dongle on Lubuntu 22.04. It's working now, but may not survive the next reboot. I most recently followed instructions in https://github.com/morrownr/8821au-20210708#readme but…
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My Bluetooth dongle can't find my headset

I installed ubuntu on my desktop computer recently. Its version is Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS I have a Bluetooth dongle and it can find my cellphone and my laptop Bluetooth properly but it can't find my headset(model: Lenovo HE05) it even doesn't show its…
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Bluetooth dongle not working with Ubuntu 20.04, detected by phone bluetooth but can't pair?

My laptop is Dell Latitude E5570, it doesn't have Bluetooth so I bought an external Bluetooth dongle (CSR 4.0). After plugging the dongle Ubuntu keeps searching for devices. Sometimes it can't detect my phone, but even when it does I can't pair it…
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Airtel dongle on Ubuntu 16.04

I got a new laptop from the Assam government with an Ubuntu 16.04 operating system. The Assam government has also given me an Airtel dongle with an Airtel sim and unlimited internet for 2 years, but connecting the dongle to my laptop I cannot find…
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Removing WiFi dongle drivers

I used to use a Edimax WiFi dongle, and it worked fine. I then inserted a Edup dongle and this made my PC completely freeze. Only restarting it helped. Now when I plug in the original Edimax dongle, the PC freezes again. My thought is that the Edup…
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