Briefly mislaid my Kindle Paperwhite. Found it on the bed, being kept warm by the cat.
@streakmachine Be prepared for shit ride & handling with such a machine. I remember when they were new & they were NOT good it that department.
// @matigo
@matigo I tried one last, desperate measure to get back my Bluetooth: download & install Sierra 10.12.6.03 from the Mac App Store. I have Bluetooth restored but I don't know how long for! Although, with the previous restoration I wasn't able to turn BT off from either the menubar or the preference pane. This time I can do so.
@matigo Bluetooth dongles work, I was playing around with a BT 2.0 dongle & it was showing up as working. But I put it down somewhere safe & can't find it now.
@matigo Don't bother remembering it. The fucking setting didn't stick. After restart, no Bluetooth. It's not that important, I just use a mouse with it sometimes.
@matigo A strange fix was applied. Searching Apple Support forums I discovered it's possible to invoke a Bluetooth debug setting by holding down the shift & option buttons while clicking on Bluetooth in the menubar. From there, "if BT is available" you can reset the Bluetooth module.
The trick was to get the module recognised. I created a very temporary new user account & found Bluetooth worked when logged into it. So I reset the module from that account, logged out then back into the regular user account. Bluetooth now works!
I'll admit I'm stumped. MacBook Air claims to have lost Bluetooth. There's a squiggly line thru the icon on the menubar & when selected a message reads "Bluetooth not available." Yet if I boot from another SSD of an earlier OS version, it's fine. Tried Time Machine backups, repairs to the directory via DiskWarrior, resetting the SMC, removal of the Bluetooth .plist file followed some 10 minutes later with a restart. Nothing works.
I had this problem previously with the now dead MacBook Pro but I can't recall how I fixed it.
I have a Genius Bar appointment for Friday afternoon at the nearest Apple Store.
@jws No. It's the nanny-state government that's behind this alleged safety routine.