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Broadcom4313HMGB wifi + bluetooth combo problem on Debian Buster

Linux Kernel, Network, and Services configuration.
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oatis10
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Broadcom4313HMGB wifi + bluetooth combo problem on Debian Buster

#1 Post by oatis10 »

Hi!
I changed my wifi card in my laptop with bcm4313 combo card. I installed the driver from non-free repository.
Since then, wifi upload is not working properly waiting before it starts. The download will bring the expected speed.
Bluetooth is not working well either.
I get this error message for the command:

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dmesg -r

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bluetooth hci0 command 0x1009 tx timeout
If I use the

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sudo hciconfig hci0 up
command then after rebooting the bluetooth will work until the machine is turned off.
If I turn it off and on a little later it no longer works.
When it works, I can pair my phone with it, but not my mouse.
I'm getting this error message:

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bluetoothd (483): Refusing input device connect: No such file or directory.

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]bluetoothd (483): Refusing connect from (MAC address): unknown device 
It worked with old bluetooth sticks.
How can I solve the problem?
My kenel version is: 4.19.0-18-686-pae

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Re: Broadcom4313HMGB wifi + bluetooth combo problem on Debian Buster

#2 Post by undesign »

One dirty trick is to create a rc.local service (actually this is a script executed at the end, after all other services are loaded) and put there the hci config command (hint: you have to put the full path to the command).

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Re: Broadcom4313HMGB wifi + bluetooth combo problem on Debian Buster

#3 Post by arzgi »

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$ cat /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
ath9k

There are many alternatives, but the one above is the most straight forward, me thinks.

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Re: Broadcom4313HMGB wifi + bluetooth combo problem on Debian Buster

#4 Post by oatis10 »

Hi!
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$ cat /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
ath9k
It doesn't work for me. Do nothing.
One dirty trick is to create a rc.local service (actually this is a script executed at the end, after all other services are loaded) and put there the hci config command (hint: you have to put the full path to the command).
I created rc.local file and service. If I modify the rc local file and save that, the next boot the bt works, but it will not work from the second start. If I open the rc.local file again and save it. on next boot the bt works but it will not work from the second start. :-(
What is the full path this command?

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sudo hciconfig hci0 up
I tried it with cron job but doesn't work.

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Re: Broadcom4313HMGB wifi + bluetooth combo problem on Debian Buster

#5 Post by undesign »

rc.local is executed as root, so you don't need sudo, but you need to specify the full path for hciconfig (which hciconfig).
If you configured the kernel to display the messages, you can also set a verbose option (if any) to see if everything is in order. Or after the boot, check the output of dmesg command.

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