My Bluetooth isn’t working. It’s not even detected by the rfkill list command. Since installing various Linux distributions, I’ve had persistent Wi-Fi issues. To fix those, I used this repository: repo: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtw88.

Important: This rtw88 repository is for Wi-Fi only. The kernel drivers btusb and btrtl (located in the drivers/bluetooth directory) are used for Realtek Bluetooth devices.

While Bluetooth works after manually loading btusb, it doesn’t load automatically. Here’s my question:

  • How can I configure btusb to load automatically at boot?
  • Alternatively, what might be causing btusb not to load automatically?
  • cybersandwich@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Having wifi and Bluetooth issues sucks!

    I don’t know why it’s not loading automatically. Maybe something is blacklisting that driver? You could dmesg | grep Bluetooth and see what it might show.

    Starting it at boot should be easy though.

    create a new configuration file in /etc/modules-load.d/. This directory is specifically for loading kernel modules during the boot process. You can name the file something descriptive, like btusb.conf or whyisfuckingbluetoothstillaproblemin2024.conf

    Inside the file, add the name of the module you wish to load automatically. In your case, you only need to write btusb on a new line. Save and reboot and it should be loaded.

    You can check with: lsmod | grep btusb