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[Software] [SOLVED] [Software] Bluetooth firmware not installed? How to proceed?

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[Software] [SOLVED] [Software] Bluetooth firmware not installed? How to proceed?

#1 Post by cronomorfo »

Hello,
A while ago I did a clean install of Debian 11 with KDE on this dual-boot laptop. The thing is, I've never been able to start bluetooth in it. The W11 OS running in parallel connects just fine, so it's mostly a Debian issue.

Whenever I go to Settings > Bluetooth, the window shows a "Bluetooth is deactivated" message (message might be slightly different than in enUS, I'm using a Spanish localization of the OS). Clicking on the "Activate" button doesn't start anything. Running Bluedevil-wizard opens a window that starts an endless search.

I think it has to do with the firmware. It appears that it didn't install correctly during the setup stage. I think I might need to do a firmware install here but I'm not sure on how to do it in this OS. But, as I said, I'm not entirely sure that's the issue, so some help on how to properly detect the issue and/or install the relevant firmware would be appreciated.

This is the info I thought mostly relevant. I did some clumsy attempts to identify more details, but it might be useless. The extended fumbling attempts to troubleshoot the issue can be found here.

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# uname -a

uname -a: Linux SYSTEM 5.10.0-19-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.149-2 (2022-10-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux

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 # lscpi [abridged]
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 10)
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Micron/Crucial Technology Device 540a (rev 01)

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 # dmesg | egrep -i 'blue|firm' [abridged]
[    5.456984] usb 1-8: firmware: failed to load ar3k/AthrBT_0x11020100.dfu (-2)
[    5.457035] usb 1-8: Direct firmware load for ar3k/AthrBT_0x11020100.dfu failed with error -2
[    5.457039] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed
[    5.841111] r8169 0000:02:00.0: firmware: failed to load rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw (-2)
[    5.844112] r8169 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw failed with error -2
[    5.844427] r8169 0000:02:00.0: Unable to load firmware rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw (-2)
Last edited by cronomorfo on 2022-11-28 16:54, edited 1 time in total.
Cronomorfo.
ESL and new Linux user, finding my bearings here. Please be patient.

cronomorfo
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Re: [Software] Bluetooth firmware not installed? How to proceed?

#2 Post by cronomorfo »

I got adventurous and tried checking the wiki (https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware and https://www.debian.org/releases/bullsey ... led-system).

I needed to install and run isenkram-cli to let it install what was missing for getting the bluetooth controllers. I tried installing and runnin isenkram, which should work with GUI, but it refused to run.

So:

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sudo isenkram-autoinstall-firmware
and a quick reboot did the trick. It loaded all Atheros Network Adapter's pending controllers, and now I'm enjoying sound through bluetooth. Now I need to understand why one of my wireless headphone speakers sounds lower than the other, but I guess I'll close the question as of now.
Cronomorfo.
ESL and new Linux user, finding my bearings here. Please be patient.

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