Using a Bluetooth Headset on my Toshiba M200 Update
After declaring victory in my effort to use a Bluetooth headset with my M200, I must now retreat. It seems that the Toshiba Bluetooth stack version 4.00.23(T) does indeed work, but only for a while. Usually, after rebooting, it then fails to connect to the Bluetooth radio and renders the whole thing useless.
If you have tried this and it works, or if you have another workaround, please let me know! I’m going to try to open a support ticket with Toshiba to get their official response on this. Pretty frustrating.
Here are some screenshots of what happens when I try to reconnect after rebooting.
When I try to connect to my headset, I get this:
Then, when I run the diagnostics from the Bluetooth settings, I get this:
This is the driver I have installed:
UPDATE: I have found the problem – a bit of over-zealousness on my part. See my final update for details.
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You should have a look on the Toshiba BT-website: http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/redirect.php?page=pages/faq/bluetoothnotworking.html
Viktor - excellent website - thanks for submiting it. I’ve actually solved my issue, now, but this is a great resource.
I just wish Toshiba would place the most current Bluetooth info on their US website.