Re: Activating Bluetooth on intel AX200,AX201,AX210 modules

   HI

     this  command  in  the /etc/rc.d/bluetooth    start script     
fails  with   exit  status  1   , unless  mutilple iwmbt  firmware  
loads  is executed beforehand,


* #    ngctl mkpeer ubt0: hci hook drv*

ngctl mkpeer ubt0: hci hook drv
+ return 1
+ bluetooth_shutdown_stack ubt0
+ dev=ubt0
+ ngctl shutdown ubt0hci:
+ ngctl shutdown ubt0l2cap:
+ return 0
+ err 1 'Unable to setup Bluetooth stack for device ubt0'

//Lars


On 7/21/25 12:48 AM, Lars Tunkrans wrote:
>
> Hi Björn
>
>   #1  running   Current -15   updated  on  12:th  of  july from  
> github sources, on  this laptop.
>
>    #2   yes,  I   have an 0x0026 entry in 
> /usr/src/sys/netgraph/bluetooth/drivers/ubt/ng_ubt_intel.c:
>
>     #3   If  I   issue  iwmbtf   install  command    4 times 
> consecutively    the  "service bluetooth start ubt0 " command  
> appears  to  work  ,
>
>            hccontrol  commands   appear  to  run,
>
>            btsockstat    runs
>
>
>       # usbconfig show_ifdrv      says:
>
>               ugen0.6: <AX201 Bluetooth Intel Corp.> at usbus0, cfg=0 
> md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=ON (100mA)
> *   ugen0.6.0: ubt0: <vendor 0x8087 product 0x0026, class 224/1, rev 
> 2.01/0.02, addr 5>*
>
> *        device is  available*
>
>     SO  is  the conclusion  that   the  AX201 BT module needs   to  
> be  wacked   on  the head  4  times    to   bother waking  up  ?
>
>        shouldnt  device initialization  at system  startup take  care  
> of  that, ´?
>
>     I  dont     have a bluetooth mouse with me  presently  but will  
> try one  next week .
>
>
>                      //Lars
>
>
>
> On 7/20/25 11:14 PM, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Jul 2025, Lars Tunkrans wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lars,
>>
>>> I  have  a   3 years  Old  FUjitsu Celsius H7510   with I7-10885H  
>>> CPU  and   AX201
>>> instructions in the Handbook talks about inserting a Bluetooth 
>>> dongle in a USB port.
>>> This is obviously not the case here as the AX201 M.2. card includes 
>>> the Bluetooth circuitry and the Bluetooth antenna is pre-installed 
>>> in the laptop.
>>>
>>>   As Bjoern.Zeeb    has  done  an  enormous  job  on  the AX200 
>>> IWLWIFI  side,   this  bluetooth  part  of the  same circut-board  
>>> may interact  with  the  WIFI    part  .......
>>
>> Not my domain of expertise but:
>> (a) which ersion of FreeBSD are you on?
>> (b) Check if you have an 0x0026 entry in 
>> /usr/src/sys/netgraph/bluetooth/drivers/ubt/ng_ubt_intel.c: { 
>> USB_VPI(USB_VENDOR_INTEL2, 0x0026, UBT_INTEL_DEVICE_8260) },
>> (c) did you install firmware?  There is an iwmbt-firmware package.  
>> Looks like you have.
>>
>> (d) last time I tried I with an AX210 I had to try to start it 1..4
>> times until eventually it worked.
>>
>> Reading below I think you are in the (d) category.
>>
>> Here's notes I left someone else for that trial:
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> I installed the iwmbt-firmware package manually and then manually loaded
>> it, twice; the 2nd time with -DI and then started
>> /etc/rc.d/bluetooth start ubt0
>> one more time and then it was there..
>>
>> [337612.962319] ubt0 on uhub0
>> [337612.962354] ubt0: <vendor 0x8087 product 0x0032, class 224/1, rev 
>> 2.01/0.00, addr 3> on usbus0
>> [337927.563193] ng_hci_process_command_timeout: ubt0hci - unable to 
>> complete HCI command OGF=0x3, OCF=0x3. Timeout
>>
>> Following 
>> https://freebsdfoundation.org/resource/networking-basics-wifi-and-bluetooth/
>>
>> # hccontrol -n ubt0hci inquiry
>> Inquiry result, num_responses=1
>> Inquiry result #0
>>         BD_ADDR: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
>>         Page Scan Rep. Mode: 0x1
>>         Page Scan Period Mode: 00
>>         Page Scan Mode: 00
>>         Class: xx:xx:xx
>>         Clock offset: 0x22f7
>> Inquiry complete. Status: No error [00]
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>> # iwmbtfw -I -d ugen0.6
>>> iwmbt_is_supported: found iwmbtfw compatible
>>> main: Firmware has already been downloaded
>>> main: Firmware download is successful!
>>>
>>> # ps -ax | grep hcsec
>>> 51253  -  Is      0:00.00 /usr/sbin/hcsecd -f 
>>> /etc/bluetooth/hcsecd.conf
>>>
>>> # ps -ax | grep sdpd
>>> 58045  -  Is      0:00.00 /usr/sbin/sdpd -c /var/run/sdp -g nobody 
>>> -u nobody
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like the Hardware should work but :
>>>
>>> # service bluetooth start ubt0
>>> /etc/rc.d/bluetooth: ERROR: Unable to setup Bluetooth stack for 
>>> device ubt0
>>>
>>>
>>>    PLS   advise   how  to  further  diagnose  the  case,
>>