Linux Fu: The Bluetooth Regression
The article discusses issues faced by a user of the OpenSuse Tumbleweed rolling distribution related to Bluetooth functionality after a kernel upgrade. The author shares a temporary fix for a problem with the MediaTek Bluetooth adapter that arose due to the latest kernel update. The piece also highlights the complexities of managing kernel modules and user space components, particularly with proprietary drivers like NVIDIA's.
- ▪The author experienced Bluetooth issues after upgrading the kernel on OpenSuse Tumbleweed.
- ▪A temporary fix involved patching the btmtk module source code.
- ▪The article emphasizes the challenges of rolling back kernel upgrades without using the recommended btrfs file system.
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Linux Fu: The Bluetooth Regression No comments by: Al Williams May 26, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy There’s a line in a [Weird Al] (no relation) song that says, “I upgrade my system at least twice a day…” I know how that is. I primarily use a rolling distro, OpenSuse Tumbleweed, and if I’m having a problem that I’m too lazy to run down, it is extremely tempting to do an upgrade and see if it just happens to fix the problem. Of course, the problem is often caused by a previous upgrade. Recently, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with the NVIDIA proprietary drivers, so I updated them yet again. After a huge amount of effort to sort out the video problems, I found that the latest kernel didn’t like my MediaTek Bluetooth adapter, which is built into the motherboard’s WiFi chipset.
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