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Re: BlueTooth - Acer - Qualcomm Atheros



On 26.08.2022 21:24, Amn wrote:

Hey there!!

As the subject suggests, this combo [BlueTooth - Acer - Qualcomm Atheros] is my problem. But before going any further I'd like to leave clear that I am not, by any means, a Linux Power User [LPU], I just installed Debian 11 in my laptop and are now discovering the pros and cons of this OS, that's it!

After installing Debian 11 from an USB, I found out that the blue-tooth wasn't working, so searching the net I found this web pages that attempt to fix the issue, among them are

There is pretty good ArchWiki page about Bluetooth setup. [1]
Basically, first you need to install bluetooth stack provided by BlueZ and install firmware for your hardware, before you will proceed to the other things, like changing PulseAudio config.
To install bluetooth stack:
$ sudo apt install bluetooth bluez bluez-tools bluez-firmware blueman
And to install firmware (from non-free section [2] ):
  $ sudo apt install firmware-atheros

To check if there is a Bluetooth adapter:
    $ hciconfig -a

If there is an adapter, you can use GUI application "Bluetooth Manager" for an additional setup and BT device pairing.


You can also install additional packages that will help to gather information about your hardware:
  $ sudo apt install lshw pciutils usbutils inxi

They will provide "lshw", "lspci", "lsusb", "inxi" console utilities.


[1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/bluetooth
[2] https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList

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With kindest regards, Alexander.

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