Return-Path: From: Arend Van Spriel Reply-To: arend@broadcom.com Subject: Re: Broadcom BCM4324(1) rev B5 chipset - Bluetooth support in Linux Kernel 4.x ? References: To: =?UTF-8?Q?J=c3=a9r=c3=b4me_de_Bretagne?= , marcel@holtmann.org Cc: Ilya Faenson , linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <56CAD20D.4080609@broadcom.com> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:17:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 List-ID: + Ilya + bt list On 21-2-2016 15:17, Jérôme de Bretagne wrote: > Hi, > > Since a commit from last April, the BCM4324(1) rev B5 chipset is > supported in the Linux kernel and WiFi networking has been working > like a charm on a Lenovo ThinkPad 8 tablet (running Linux > 4.3.0-1-amd64 from Debian). A big "Thanks" for that. > > On the other hand, the Bluetooth part doesn't show up at all (empty > result with hciconfig) and doesn't seem active with that same 4.3 > kernel. I don't even see any error message in dmesg about Bluetooth. > > bluetooth/btbcm.c mentions quite a few chipsets (UART/USB) but not the > 4324 rev B5 so I'm not sure of the current Bluetooth status for that > specific one. Is this chipset enabled for Bluetooth starting with > Linux 4.4 or in the coming 4.5 version maybe? I couldn't check 4.4 > properly yet as this kernel version locks currently on my tablet (for > other reasons). > > If it is not fully supported yet, feel free to ask any info that could > help enable Bluetooth for this chipset on the ThinkPad 8 tablet! > > Thanks, > > Jérôme > > > P.S. I guess the following page > https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211 could be > updated to show that Wireless LAN is properly working.