Bluetooth USB Dongle

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Kernel: 6.12.29-1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
    root=UUID=3caa4a96-5787-457b-817a-8117f05250c4 rw rootflags=subvol=@
    cryptdevice=UUID=ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306:luks-ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306
    root=/dev/mapper/luks-ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306
    rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
    resume=/dev/mapper/luks-22d6ffdc-91a9-4c97-ac75-1f30bca3e10c loglevel=1
    quiet ibt=off
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0
    with: xfce4-panel tools: xfce4-screensaver avail: xautolock vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: MSI product: MS-7917 v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: MSI model: Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1.13 date: 02/16/2016
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard serial: <filter>
    charge: 55% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-4790K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Haswell
    gen: core 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm
    family: 6 model-id: 0x3C (60) stepping: 3 microcode: 0x28
  Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2
    smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB
    desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4000 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: schedutil cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800
    8: 800 bogomips: 64027
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5
    process: Intel 22nm built: 2013 ports: active: none
    empty: HDMI-A-1,HDMI-A-2,VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0412
    class-ID: 0380
  Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV790 [Radeon HD 4890]
    vendor: ASUSTeK driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: TeraScale
    code: R6xx/RV6xx/RV7xx process: TSMC 55-65nm built: 2005-13 pcie: gen: 2
    speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-3 off: DVI-I-1
    empty: DIN-1,VGA-2 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:9460 class-ID: 0300
    temp: 61.5 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver:
    X: loaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: r600,crocus
    gpu: radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26")
    s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
  Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 mapped: DVI-0 note: disabled model: HP E243i
    serial: <filter> built: 2019 res: N/A dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2
    size: 518x324mm (20.39x12.76") diag: 611mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes:
    max: 1920x1200 min: 720x400
  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-3 mapped: HDMI-2 pos: primary model: ViewSonic VX2858Sml
    serial: <filter> built: 2014 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1)
    dpi: 79 gamma: 1.2 size: 621x341mm (24.45x13.43") diag: 708mm (27.9")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.313 layers: 11 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
    name: Intel HD Graphics 4600 (HSW GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 25.0.5-arch1.1
    device-ID: 8086:0412 surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
    (LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.0.5-arch1.1 (LLVM
    19.1.7) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
  API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
  Info: Tools: api: vulkaninfo de: xfce4-display-settings
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0c0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 9 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Micro-Star MSI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8ca0
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] RV770 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD
    4850/4870] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 2
    speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aa30 class-ID: 0403
  Device-4: C-Media Audio Adapter (Unitek Y-247A)
    driver: cmedia_hs100b,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-7.3:6 chip-ID: 0d8c:0014 class-ID: 0300
  API: ALSA v: k6.12.29-1-lts status: kernel-api tools: N/A
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.2 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit Ethernet
    vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: alx v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
    lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 1969:e091 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp2s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci v: 3.0 port: f060
    bus-ID: 00:1f.2 chip-ID: 8086:2822 rev: class-ID: 0104
  Supported mdraid levels: raid1
  Device-1: md124 maj-min: 9:124 type: mdraid level: mirror status: active
    size: 931.51 GiB
  Info: report: 2/2 UU blocks: 976759808 chunk-size: N/A
  Components: Online:
  0: sdd maj-min: 8:48 size: 931.51 GiB
  1: sdc maj-min: 8:32 size: 931.51 GiB
  Device-2: md125 maj-min: 9:125 type: mdraid level: mirror status: active
    size: 931.51 GiB
  Info: report: 2/2 UU blocks: 976759808 chunk-size: N/A
  Components: Online:
  0: sdb maj-min: 8:16 size: 931.51 GiB
  1: sda maj-min: 8:0 size: 931.51 GiB
  Device-3: md126 maj-min: 9:126 type: mdraid level: N/A status: inactive
    size: N/A
  Info: report: N/A blocks: 5552 chunk-size: N/A
  Components: Online: N/A Spare:
  0: sda maj-min: 8:0 size: 931.51 GiB state: S
  1: sdb maj-min: 8:16 size: 931.51 GiB state: S
  Device-4: md127 maj-min: 9:127 type: mdraid level: N/A status: inactive
    size: N/A
  Info: report: N/A blocks: 5552 chunk-size: N/A
  Components: Online: N/A Spare:
  0: sdc maj-min: 8:32 size: 931.51 GiB state: S
  1: sdd maj-min: 8:48 size: 931.51 GiB state: S
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: raw: 3.86 TiB usable: -1719099656 used: 163.78 GiB
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD10EZEX-75ZF5A0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0A80
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD10EZEX-00WN4A0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter>
    fw-rev: 1A01
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD10EZEX-75ZF5A0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0A80
  ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital
    model: WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
    logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: N/A serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1D05
  ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Seagate model: ST240HM000-1G5152
    size: 223.57 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: C675 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 206.14 GiB size: 206.14 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 163.78 GiB (79.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 776 KiB (0.3%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sde1 maj-min: 8:65
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 206.14 GiB size: 206.14 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 163.78 GiB (79.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 206.14 GiB size: 206.14 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 163.78 GiB (79.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306
  ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 206.14 GiB size: 206.14 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 163.78 GiB (79.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0
    mapped: luks-ec3ee267-8732-4cc4-8960-c39fbbf5c306
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.07 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
    comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 8
    dev: /dev/zram0
  ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 17.13 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
    priority: -2 dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1
    mapped: luks-22d6ffdc-91a9-4c97-ac75-1f30bca3e10c
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 61.5 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
  Memory: total: 16 GiB note: est. available: 15.07 GiB used: 1.9 GiB (12.6%)
  Processes: 283 Power: uptime: 7m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 5.98 GiB services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager
    Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1696 libs: 500 tools: pamac,paru,yay Compilers:
    gcc: 15.1.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: Bash v: 5.2.37
    running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.38
Garuda (2.7.2-1):
  System install date:     2023-02-21
  Last full system update: 2025-05-19
  Is partially upgraded:   No
  Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager mkinitcpio
  Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
  Failed units:            mdmonitor.service

Does anyone here use one with their system? I was hoping to use my wireless bluetooth headphones and my motherboard doesn’t have onboard bluetooth. Any recommendations on a good bluetooth usb dongle that works with linux/garuda?

I saw this ASUS one that is ‘compatible with linux’

ASUS USB-BT500 Bluetooth 5.0 USB Adapter

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hello Rambo,

my friend have some of them and it isnt working good. Connection issues after 10 minutes and so on. i did a driver check but their was no issues. I used a PCI WLAN and BT Card AX200 on his Pc with Garuda.

We dont know your System to help you much more out. Please Post your garuda - inxi too like the Template asking for it :wink:

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I don’t use one myself.

TP-Link UB500 seems to be a good choice for Linux as the driver is integrated into the kernel since version 5.16.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/t7hzdb/which_usb_bluetooth_dongle_would_you_recommend_me/

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Sorry to be negative, but IMO there really is no good choice when it comes to Bluetooth and Linux. Bluetooth breaks pretty regularly on kernel updates and it’s just overall pretty unreliable in my mind.

I avoid Bluetooth like the plague, and stick to wireless Logitech keyboards and mice that do not require you to use Bluetooth.

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I’m using this and it works fine.

> Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Realtek 802.11ac NIC driver: btusb,rtw_8821cu type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-3:2 chip-ID: 0bda:c820
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.2
    lmp-v: 8 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
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@Rambo: It’s not helpful to delete the description of the topic you want to discuss from the starting post - because otherwise nobody knows what this is actually about. I have fixed it. :wink:

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In principle, I agree with you and also try to avoid using Bluetooth whenever possible. Occasionally, I use a TP-Link dongle (the one @MagDux posted - TP-Link UB500) to connect a speaker. I’ve never had any problems, but as I rarely use it, it’s probably just luck.

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Purchased a EVEO Bluetooth Adapter for PC 5.1 on a friend’s recommendation and it works pretty good so far. Does everything I need it to do so far. It was plug and play, I just had to enable the BT service.

sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service
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Nice to read you have a good one :wink:

i have a integrated one so i dont have to enable it afterwards in the Terminal. Have fun :wink:

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