Bluetooth is not working

Please I need help. I am a complete noob. I have installed garuda recently but for some reason my bluetooth is not working. It says "No Bluetooth Adapters Found". It is very important for me to solve this. Please tell me what I have to do to make working.

System:
Kernel: 5.19.5-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=3a439420-4cae-41a4-9b15-52bd3be85c41 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
resume=UUID=594941bc-f076-4141-a1a9-1eac23ee7732 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.25.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.5 info: latte-dock
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Laptop 15-di2xxx
v: Type1ProductConfigId serial: Chassis: type: 10
serial:
Mobo: HP model: 86B3 v: 88.30 serial: UEFI: Insyde
v: F.36 date: 02/03/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 27.5 Wh (80.4%) condition: 34.2/40.9 Wh (83.7%)
volts: 11.8 min: 11.3 model: Hewlett-Packard PABAS0241231 type: Li-ion
serial: status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-10210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: skylake
note: check gen: core 10 family: 6 model-id: 0xA6 (166) stepping: 0
microcode: 0xF0
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1950 high: 2100 min/max: 400/1600 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 2100 2: 2100 3: 2100
4: 900 5: 2100 6: 2100 7: 2100 8: 2100 bogomips: 33599
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB
filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake UHD Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9bca class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Chicony HP TrueVision HD Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b67f class-ID: 0e02 serial:
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.3
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x38ed built: 2017 res: 1920x1080
hz: 60 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.7
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
chip-ID: 8086:02c8 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.19.5-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.56 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: down mac:
Device-2: Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rtw_8723de v: N/A modules: rtw88_8723de
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:d723 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlo1 state: up mac:
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
v: 3.0 port: 5060 bus-ID: 00:17.0 chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 14.5 GiB (1.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: KIOXIA model: N/A
size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 type: SSD serial: rev: ADHA0102
temp: 44.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM035-1RK172
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: rev: RTM2
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5 GiB
(6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) used: 608 KiB
(0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5
GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5
GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5
GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 3.64 GiB used: 334.8 MiB (9.0%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.01 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C pch: 51.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 233 Uptime: 16m wakeups: 1 Memory: 3.64 GiB used: 2.14 GiB
(58.9%) Init: systemd v: 251 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 clang: 14.0.6 Packages: pacman: 1489 lib: 422
Shell: fish v: 3.5.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.20
Garuda (2.6.6-1):
System install date: 2022-09-01
Last full system update: 2022-09-02
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: NetworkManager
Windows dual boot: No/Undetected
Snapshots: Snapper
Failed units:

Welcome :slight_smile:

First, read the template before you delete it. Or follow the instructions.
Second, why do you write so large here, everyone can set the font size on the browser itself.
Sorry.
If you don't give any further hints and don't post the garuda-inxi, I will lock this post.

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You should start your own fund called “The Bluetooth Adapters Fund”

Once you have investers, your fund will grow and in a few months you will have enough in the fund. You will then have created the opposite of the “No Bluetooth Adapters Fund” and everything will work beautifully.

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you can post the garuda inxi that way:

open the terminal/Konsole and type: garuda-inxi

Then there comes a text. This text needs to be copied and pasted in your own forum post between ~~~ above and ~~~ below the text.
This text shows everyone who is even remotely capable of being a help to your issue to get a clue about your OS' state, configuration about hardware and drivers and so on.
Without it any attempt to help you would be insufficient.
Especially if it seems to be a hardware related issue like your bluetooth adapter.
With that said, we look forward to your inxi.

:shark:

LOL man that made me snort :joy:

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I posted the garuda-imxi. Please check if it is what I was supposed to do. I am really a complete a newbie. Help would be really appreciated.

Nice joke bro but can you please help me now. I am in a real need of help. I attached the garuda - inxi-inxi

Is this what you are talking about , Bro I am complete newbie and I really need help. I don't know why people are assuming it to be sarcasm. Please help if you can

System:
Kernel: 5.19.5-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=3a439420-4cae-41a4-9b15-52bd3be85c41 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
resume=UUID=594941bc-f076-4141-a1a9-1eac23ee7732 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.25.4 tk: Qt v: 5.15.5 info: latte-dock
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Laptop 15-di2xxx
v: Type1ProductConfigId serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: HP model: 86B3 v: 88.30 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: Insyde
v: F.36 date: 02/03/2021
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 27.5 Wh (80.4%) condition: 34.2/40.9 Wh (83.7%)
volts: 11.8 min: 11.3 model: Hewlett-Packard PABAS0241231 type: Li-ion
serial: <filter> status: discharging
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-10210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: skylake
note: check gen: core 10 family: 6 model-id: 0xA6 (166) stepping: 0
microcode: 0xF0
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1950 high: 2100 min/max: 400/1600 scaling:
driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave cores: 1: 2100 2: 2100 3: 2100
4: 900 5: 2100 6: 2100 7: 2100 8: 2100 bogomips: 33599
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities:
Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: retbleed mitigation: Enhanced IBRS
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
prctl
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB
filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: SW sequence
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake UHD Graphics vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:9bca class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Chicony HP TrueVision HD Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-5:3 chip-ID: 04f2:b67f class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.4 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.3
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22")
s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: AU Optronics 0x38ed built: 2017 res: 1920x1080
hz: 60 dpi: 142 gamma: 1.2 size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1920x1080
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.1.7
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS vendor: Hewlett-Packard
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
alternate: snd_soc_skl,snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl bus-ID: 00:1f.3
chip-ID: 8086:02c8 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.19.5-zen1-1-zen running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: no
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.56 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8723DE 802.11b/g/n PCIe Adapter
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rtw_8723de v: N/A modules: rtw88_8723de
pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:d723 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
RAID:
Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
v: 3.0 port: 5060 bus-ID: 00:17.0 chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: class-ID: 0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.14 TiB used: 14.5 GiB (1.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: KIOXIA model: N/A
size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B
speed: 15.8 Gb/s lanes: 2 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: ADHA0102
temp: 44.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM035-1RK172
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: RTM2
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5 GiB
(6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) used: 608 KiB
(0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5
GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5
GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 230.17 GiB size: 230.17 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.5
GiB (6.3%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 3.64 GiB used: 334.8 MiB (9.0%)
priority: 100 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 8.01 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C pch: 51.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 233 Uptime: 16m wakeups: 1 Memory: 3.64 GiB used: 2.14 GiB
(58.9%) Init: systemd v: 251 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 clang: 14.0.6 Packages: pacman: 1489 lib: 422
Shell: fish v: 3.5.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.20
Garuda (2.6.6-1):
System install date:     2022-09-01
Last full system update: 2022-09-02
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       NetworkManager
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Snapshots:               Snapper
Failed units:
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This 2019 Dell desktop machine came with Windows. After I installed Arch and wanted to use the BT adapter, it had gone missing even though my BIOS listed one and had that box checked. And when I checked the Dell Support forums, I found that I wasn’t the only person with this problem. I even re-installed Windows, but it was gone.

Going through every single BIOS setting, trial-and-error found that the culprit was a different BIOS setting; one that controls Hardware Detection. It had been set to “Auto.” I changed the setting to “Thorough” and regained the BT adaptor. Just a stupid setting.

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I am not able to find any Hardware Detection setting in BIOS setup. I have a Hp machine. Do you know any solution to this ?

Have you tried some Googling?

I found this thread in about 30 seconds. The user has the same WiFi/Bluetooth-combined adapter you have. It appears a kernel/firmware update solved their problem, but maybe some other information/commands there could help.

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This is Bluetooth 101:


Be sure Bios is up to date.


Test out different kernels.

Recommended kernels:

linux-lts
linux-mainline
linux

Test out the newest firmware package by Installing linux-firmware-git.


If all else fails reset your BIOS to the factory default.


Be sure fast boot and wifi/bt power saving is disabled if using Windows.


Be sure Bluetooth is enabled in BIOS.


Check rfkill list (post the output of that command).

Do you have a keyboard or mechanical BT toggle switch?


Check your logs and post:

sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'bluetooth|btusb|firm'

Do you have the Realtek driver package rtw88-dkms-git installed?


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I don't have any bluetooth option in my BIOS. I am working on Hp machine

rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'bluetooth|btusb|firm'
1.718804] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin (v1.4)
[    6.022926] rtw_8723de 0000:02:00.0: Firmware version 48.0.0, H2C version 0

I don't know if I have some realtek driver package installed. How to check it.
And I don't have any mechanical bluetooth switch.

What to do further ?

Have you tried a different kernel? ‘Garuda Settings Manager’ > ‘Kernel’ > Try ‘linux-lts’ as @tbg recommended above

does bluetooth works on windows? how are you installed your garuda linux have you disabled fast boot ? let's see

sudo lsmod | grep 'blue'
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Yes, it is in the Fast Boot settings in this Dell desktop. Your HP's BIOS should have something similar, though it may be named something else. What you are wanting to achieve is to make your machine detect all of your hardware. There should be settings in your BIOS--even if it is an HP machine. (My wife has an HP and I noticed their BIOS seem a little convoluted.)

I would also ensure I am running the latest BIOS firmware available from HP along with any other of their recommended updates.

Lastly, I would just Google it: "How to turn off Fast Boot in HP machine blah, blah, blah."

Keep punchin'.

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