Atheros AR 9285 - Bluetooth not detected on newest kernels

Hey community,
Recently I installed garuda linux dragonized version.
Before I was using windows OS . In that my bluetooth worked fine but when shifted to garuda , the time I open Bluetooth from Notification section it says NO BLUETOOTH ADAPTERS FOUND .
Also when i tried enabling it from system settings , the time I click on enable nothing happens.

Solutions I Tried :

  1. I installed bluez using the following command:
    sudo pacman -S bluez bluez-utils

  2. I also installed blueman :
    sudo pacman -S blueman

  3. I then enabled blutooth service:
    sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service

  4. Also I started the service:
    sudo systemctl start bluetooth.service

Still NO effects.

Then I tried to open blueman i.e, bluetooth manager

The time i click on it It's icon appears on the screen but the window does not even open

My Specs:

  • ASUS K53U Laptop

  • 6 gb ram

  • 320 GB HDD

  • Amd C-60 APU with Radeon HD Graphics

  • 64 bit OS

The Network controller driver - as mentioned in the system settings

  • RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller(Realtek)

  • AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
    (Qualcom Atheros)

waiting Ahead for Your Solutions

Please post

inxi -Fxxxza
lsusb
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In this time read :slight_smile:

and
:slight_smile:

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Do I type these in the terminal


Post output as text, read the wiki link above
greetings SGS

The output OF inxi -Fxxxza

System:
  Kernel: 5.10.8-112-tkg-bmq x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0 
  parameters: intel_pstate=passive 
  BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-tkg-bmq 
  root=UUID=5a188958-4d78-4054-9f46-6785ee99b2e7 rw rootflags=subvol=@ 
  quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 
  systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3 
  Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.20.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 
  dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: K53U v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: K53U v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
  BIOS: American Megatrends v: 221 date: 03/12/2012 
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 36.5 Wh condition: 45.6/56.2 Wh (81%) 
  volts: 12.4/10.8 model: ASUSTEK PA3533U type: Li-ion serial: <filter> 
  status: Charging 
CPU:
  Info: Dual Core model: AMD C-60 APU with Radeon HD Graphics bits: 64 
  type: MCP arch: Bobcat family: 14 (20) model-id: 2 stepping: N/A 
  microcode: 5000119 L2 cache: 512 KiB 
  flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 3994 
  Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/1000 MHz boost: enabled Core speeds (MHz): 
  1: 800 2: 799 
  Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected 
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected 
  Type: mds status: Not affected 
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected 
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
  Type: spectre_v1 
  mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
  Type: spectre_v2 
  mitigation: Full AMD retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
  Type: srbds status: Not affected 
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Wrestler [Radeon HD 6290] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: radeon 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:9807 
  Device-2: Chicony Chicony CNFA078 type: USB driver: uvcvideo 
  bus ID: 1-3:2 chip ID: 04f2:b23b serial: <filter> 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.10 compositor: kwin_x11 
  driver: ati,radeon unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa 
  display ID: :0 screens: 1 
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0") 
  s-diag: 414mm (16.3") 
  Monitor-1: LVDS res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 101 
  size: 344x194mm (13.5x7.6") diag: 395mm (15.5") 
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD PALM (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.10.8-112-tkg-bmq LLVM 11.0.1) 
  v: 3.3 Mesa 20.3.3 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Wrestler HDMI Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:01.1 chip ID: 1002:1314 
  Device-2: AMD SBx00 Azalia vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel 
  v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2 chip ID: 1002:4383 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.10.8-112-tkg-bmq 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 03:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter 
  vendor: Lite-On driver: ath9k v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
  chip ID: 168c:002b 
  IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter> 
  IF-ID-1: enp0s18f2u1 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 298.09 GiB used: 33.21 GiB (11.1%) 
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required. 
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital 
  model: WD3200BPVT-80JJ5T0 size: 298.09 GiB block size: physical: 4096 B 
  logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s serial: <filter> rev: 1A01 
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw size: 247.42 GiB size: 247.42 GiB (100.00%) 
  used: 33.21 GiB (13.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
  ID-2: /home raw size: 247.42 GiB size: 247.42 GiB (100.00%) 
  used: 33.21 GiB (13.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
  ID-3: /var/log raw size: 247.42 GiB size: 247.42 GiB (100.00%) 
  used: 33.21 GiB (13.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
  ID-4: /var/tmp raw size: 247.42 GiB size: 247.42 GiB (100.00%) 
  used: 33.21 GiB (13.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache pressure: 75 (default 100) 
  ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 2.71 GiB used: 1.5 MiB (0.1%) 
  priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram0 
  ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 2.71 GiB used: 1.5 MiB (0.1%) 
  priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 6280.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 60.0 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 217 Uptime: 8h 47m wakeups: 19 Memory: 5.41 GiB 
  used: 3.23 GiB (59.6%) Init: systemd v: 247 Compilers: gcc: 10.2.0 
  clang: 11.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1252 lib: 323 Shell: fish v: 3.1.2 
  running in: konsole inxi: 3.2.01 
''
#THe output of ** lsusb**
''
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04ca:0061 Lite-On Technology Corp. USB Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0138 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5138 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b23b Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Chicony CNFA078
Bus 001 Device 017: ID 2717:ff80 Xiaomi Inc. Mi/Redmi series (RNDIS)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04ca:3002 Lite-On Technology Corp. 
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Use three ~ top/buttom instead "

** use three ~ top/buttom instead **
what do you mean??

Read wiki link, Please

Try linux-lts kernel

sudo mhwd-kernel -i linux-lts

Then reboot and from advanced options in grub menu choose lts kernel to boot.

See if it helps as recently there have been reports that latest kernel has some ongoing issues with Bluetooth

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Ok I am going to try this

IT'S Saying this:

The following packages are out of date, please update your system first: alsa-
card-profiles audit auto-cpufreq-git blackarch-keyring dav1d ffmpeg garuda-ass
istant-git garuda-gamer-git gnupg libedit libplacebo libpulse mpv pam pipewire
pulseaudio pulseaudio-bluetooth pulseaudio-equalizer pulseaudio-jack pulseaud
io-lirc pulseaudio-rtp pulseaudio-zeroconf python-setuptools zstd
Do you want to continue anyway? [y/N]

What to enter , yes or no

First
Ctrl + C

Next

sudo pacman -Syu

then

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A post was split to a new topic: What do I choose from these?

Nothing new happened after this.

My problem is still in the existence

Any other solutions please !!

Is bluetooth working in live USB?

Nope bro .

Check BIOS settings once.

In bios, what do I check

I don't know, as I don't own an ASUS device. As per this link from ASUS itself, one possible solution is to reset BIOS (though it is for Windows it may also work for Linux too). Try looking for anything related to Bluetooth.

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Post this (run in terminal and copy/paste output, including commands)

lspci
lsusb
sudo inxi -SNxxxza
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Please Check The output below

Continuing the discussion from My Bluetooth Problem:

Continuing the discussion from My Bluetooth Problem:

lspci OUTPUT:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Complex
00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Wrestler [Radeon HD 6290]
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Wrestler HDMI Audio
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Port
00:11.0 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 40)
00:12.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 42)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller (rev 40)
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) (rev 40)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller (rev 40)
00:14.4 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge (rev 40)
00:14.5 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:15.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1)
00:16.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:16.2 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 0 (rev 43)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 1
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 2
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 3
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 4
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 6
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 5
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 12h/14h Processor Function 7
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
04:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

lsusb OUTPUT:

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04ca:0061 Lite-On Technology Corp. USB Optical Mouse
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0138 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5138 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b23b Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Chicony CNFA078
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 2717:ff88 Xiaomi Inc. Mi/Redmi series (RNDIS + ADB)
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 04ca:3002 Lite-On Technology Corp. 
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
sudo inxi -SNxxxza
System:
  Kernel: 5.10.8-112-tkg-bmq x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.0 
  parameters: intel_pstate=passive 
  BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-tkg-bmq 
  root=UUID=5a188958-4d78-4054-9f46-6785ee99b2e7 rw rootflags=subvol=@ 
  quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0 
  systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3 
  Console: tty 0 wm: kwin_x11 DM: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: ASUSTeK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 03:00.0 
  chip ID: 10ec:8168 
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter 
  vendor: Lite-On driver: ath9k v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
  chip ID: 168c:002b 

WAITING AHEAD FOR YOUR REPLY
@gardev
Why sudo for inxi?Just copy and paste from forum, mouse over and click on icon.
Read again

for nice formatted text, please! :slight_smile:

I think it is the opposite.
I wait for what I have asked for. New report from your current system, after booting linux-lts kernel.

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