I have the same problem with my Lenovo M30-70 with a Atheros WB335-card. xxx@xxx:~$ uname -a Linux xxx 3.18.2-031802-generic #201501082011 SMP Thu Jan 8 20:13:03 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
xxx@xxx:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty Sometimes it works, but most of the time it doesn't. This is when it DOESN'T work: xxx@xxx:/var/log$ dmesg | grep -i ath [ 14.675359] ath: phy0: WB335 2-ANT card detected [ 14.675364] ath: phy0: Set BT/WLAN RX diversity capability [ 14.682054] ath: phy0: Enable LNA combining [ 14.683153] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x65 [ 14.683154] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map [ 14.683157] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00 [ 14.683158] ath: Regpair used: 0x65 [ 14.865275] ieee80211 phy0: Atheros AR9565 Rev:1 mem=0xffffc90011000000, irq=18 [ 17.549306] ath3k: probe of 1-7:1.0 failed with error -110 [ 17.549405] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath3k snubbe@tiefighter:/var/log$ dmesg | grep -i blue [ 14.157777] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.19 [ 14.157814] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized [ 14.157823] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized [ 14.157826] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized [ 14.157833] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized [ 17.549216] Bluetooth: Error in firmware loading err = -110,len = 448, size = 4096 [ 17.549270] Bluetooth: Loading patch file failed [ 20.811258] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 [ 20.811267] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast [ 20.811282] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized [ 20.833345] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized [ 20.833359] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized [ 20.833367] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11 lsusb -v: Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0cf3:3004 Atheros Communications, Inc. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 224 Wireless bDeviceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency bDeviceProtocol 1 Bluetooth bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x0cf3 Atheros Communications, Inc. idProduct 0x3004 bcdDevice 0.01 iManufacturer 0 iProduct 0 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 snubbe@tiefighter:~$ rfkill list 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no This is when it WORKS: snubbe@tiefighter:~$ dmesg | grep -i ath [ 14.975603] ath: phy0: WB335 2-ANT card detected [ 14.975608] ath: phy0: Set BT/WLAN RX diversity capability [ 14.982539] ath: phy0: Enable LNA combining [ 14.983794] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x65 [ 14.983797] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map [ 14.983799] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00 [ 14.983801] ath: Regpair used: 0x65 [ 15.012733] ieee80211 phy0: Atheros AR9565 Rev:1 mem=0xffffc90010f00000, irq=18 [ 15.224047] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath3k snubbe@tiefighter:~$ dmesg | grep -i blue [ 14.487174] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.19 [ 14.487205] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized [ 14.487213] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized [ 14.487216] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized [ 14.487226] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized [ 20.004332] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized [ 20.004346] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized [ 20.004354] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11 [ 20.056350] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3 [ 20.056355] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast [ 20.056364] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized lsusb -v: Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0cf3:3004 Atheros Communications, Inc. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 224 Wireless bDeviceSubClass 1 Radio Frequency bDeviceProtocol 1 Bluetooth bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x0cf3 Atheros Communications, Inc. idProduct 0x3004 bcdDevice 0.02 iManufacturer 0 iProduct 0 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 snubbe@tiefighter:~$ rfkill list 0: ideapad_wlan: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: ideapad_bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 3: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1260825 Title: 168c:0032 ath3k built-in bluetooth cannot load firmware - sporadic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1260825/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs