I am running Vmware vm with Ubuntu 18 OS on a Window 10 system. A USB bluetooth device is plug in this Machine. Now I want to control this bluetooth device in Ubuntu 18 VM, but failed.
In Ubuntu VM, I can get bluetooth hardware info through:
# hcitool scan
Scanning ...
70:EF:00:D0:AE:05 ****
3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F ****
14:DE:39:E5:B2:F8 ****
48:01:C5:06:DC:A2 ****
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
root@turnbig:~# lshw | grep Blue -C 10
*-usb:1
description: USB hub
product: VMware Virtual USB Hub
vendor: VMware, Inc.
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@2:2
version: 1.00
capabilities: usb-1.10
configuration: driver=hub slots=7 speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb
description: Bluetooth wireless interface
product: Virtual Bluetooth Adapter
vendor: VMware
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2:2.1
version: 1.00
serial: 000650268328
capabilities: bluetooth usb-2.00
configuration: driver=btusb speed=12Mbit/s
But when i try to connect to other BT devices, it failed with "Device 3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F not available", 3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F is a target bluetooth device to connect:
# bluetooth
bluetooth = on
# bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller 44:AF:28:F5:2B:D3 ***** [default]
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# info 3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F
Device 3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F not available
[bluetooth]# connect 3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F
Device 3C:CD:57:2C:94:4F not available
I can connect to this BT device through host machine (Window 10)
thanks for any comment.
Question fixed, original solution is post here.
To use a USB bluetooth from VMware guest OS, we can not share bluetooth to guest, we should connect the removeable bluetooth device to guest directly.