I've build a package 'rtl8723bs_4.12.0_amd64.deb' which includes not only the wifi firmware from Bastien Nocera's 'rtl8723bs' GitHub (hadess) but also the bluetooth firmware from Larry Finger's 'rtl8723bs_bt' GitHub (lwfinger).
After downloading it can be installed using the 'dpkg -i' command:
sudo dpkg -i rtl8723bs_4.12.0_amd64.deb
If bluetooth fails to start automatically then it can be started manually with the command:
sudo systemctl start rtl8723bsbt.service
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I'm having a torrid time trying to get BT to work with a Click Mini,
Can you post the source code for this combination, so that I can try to compile for 4.14/4.15 kernel builds?
Thanks for all your efforts.
The source is from 'https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723bs_bt' (credited in earlier postings).
Thanks. That's what I have already looked at. :-|
Thnks! Its work the wifi, but not the bluetooth
Have you tried starting it manually with the command:
sudo systemctl start rtl8723bsbt.service
Hi there. Im having a serious issue with this driver since i cannot install it (thus it was a 2014 driver compiled for the linux 3 kernel...).
This is the error that im getting after running dpkg -i
trying to overwrite '/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs_bt.bin', which is also in package linux-firmware 1.173.3
This implies your userland already has the wifi files so you need the bt only deb 'rtl8723bt_4.12.0_amd64.deb' from https://goo.gl/h8WSwX
Have you 32 bit version?
I created my linuxium iso using isorespin.sh -i ubuntu-16.04.6-desktop-amd64.iso --atom and my tablet is Baytrail (Vulcan Challenger II)
When I do journalctl I see that broadcom bluetooth service daemon failed and so did rtl8723bsbt - I am confused. I can see from dmesg that RTL8723BS chip is there . Any tips for debugging?
I need the bluetooth by the way so that I can use bluetooth keyboard that comes with the tablet
Here is aditional info I found for my Vulcan Challenger II above
systemctl status rtl8723bsbt.service
● rtl8723bsbt.service - RTL8723BS Bluetooth daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rtl8723bsbt.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2019-07-13 09:59:59 CDT; 2min 34s ago
Process: 2363 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rtk_hciattach -n -s 115200 ttyS4 rtk_h5 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Process: 2360 ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c grep -qm 1 r8723bs /proc/modules (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2363 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S systemd[1]: Starting RTL8723BS Bluetooth daemon...
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S systemd[1]: Started RTL8723BS Bluetooth daemon.
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S rtk_hciattach[2363]: Can't open serial port: No such file or directory
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S rtk_hciattach[2363]: Can't initialize device: No such file or directory
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S systemd[1]: rtl8723bsbt.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILUR
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S systemd[1]: rtl8723bsbt.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 13 09:59:59 VTA0801S systemd[1]: rtl8723bsbt.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Furthermore
dmesg|grep tty
[ 0.000000] console [tty0] enabled
[ 2.666133] 00:02: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 26, base_baud = 115200) is a 16550A
[ 7.568363] 80860F0A:00: ttyS4 at MMIO 0x50947000 (irq = 16, base_baud = 2764800) is a 16550A
[ 7.568652] serial serial0: tty port ttyS4 registered
[ 7.592319] 80860F0A:01: ttyS5 at MMIO 0x5094d000 (irq = 17, base_baud = 2764800) is a 16550A
However ttyS4 is not there in /dev directory!?
I saw some posts in http://linuxiumcomau.blogspot.com/2018/04/installing-ubuntu-on-new-device-ie.html that suggests there is a fix for this from 2018 but I am not sure if it is fixed in linuxium for ubuntu 16.04 - when I boot from linuxium for ubuntu 18.04 iso it cripples my tablet, also the screen is rotated, so wondering if ubuntu 16.04 can be directly fixed
I tried to rebuild the 16.04 iso (most functioning one for my tablet) using the -u option at the end, but running into Cannot find mainline kernel header...seems something changed in Kernel 5.x that broke the assumptions in your script v8.2.8
Then I decided to try the same with different versions of 4.x kernels starting with 4.19-rc1 and finally with 4.20.17 I can see bluetooth being recognized, however when I try to pair the keyboard it fails, it's as if the numbers in the PIN that I type are not reaching the tablet!
No, only the 64-bit version.
@pman: You could try editing the /lib/systemd/system/rtl8723bsbt.service service and point to ttyS0 instead of ttyS4 if this is what you dmesg is saying.
The '-u' option failed as the Canonical build for amd64 failed (see https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.2/ for example). If you try '-u' now it should work and give you v5.3-rc1.
Hello!
Alcatel 10 plus, Ubuntu 19.10 (GNU/Linux 5.3.0-26-generic x86_64)
Bluetooth works, wifi card not found.
Do you have a wifi only .deb?
What wifi chip does it use? Use 'pastebinit' to post a link to a 'dmesg' immediately after booting if you are unsure.
Muito Obrigado, funcionou perfeitamente para mim
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