v7.95.1 BETA: Missing Bluetooth firmware for Kaby Lake NUCs (Intel Wireless-AC 8265)

Kenni · February 10, 2017 at 12:28 AM

Hi,

Booting a NUC7i3BNH with LibreELEC v.7.95.1 BETA results in non-working Bluetooth, as the firmware is missing:

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[    3.419922] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.22
[    3.419932] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[    3.419935] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[    3.419937] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[    3.419941] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[    3.430253] Bluetooth: hci0: Bootloader revision 0.0 build 26 week 38 2015
[    3.431442] Bluetooth: hci0: Device revision is 16
[    3.431443] Bluetooth: hci0: Secure boot is enabled
[    3.431443] Bluetooth: hci0: OTP lock is enabled
[    3.431444] Bluetooth: hci0: API lock is enabled
[    3.431444] Bluetooth: hci0: Debug lock is disabled
[    3.431445] Bluetooth: hci0: Minimum firmware build 1 week 10 2014
[    3.432173] bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for intel/ibt-12-16.sfi failed with error -2
[    3.432176] Bluetooth: hci0: Failed to load Intel firmware file (-2)
[    3.461048] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[    3.461049] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[    3.461051] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized

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Downloading the firmware from kernel.org into /storage/.config/firmware/intel/ibt-12-16.* fixes the issue.

The firmware was added to the kernel in November 2016:
kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git - Repository of firmware blobs for use with the Linux kernel

Any chance to get this firmware included in LibreELEC v8.0? Thanks..

**milhouse** · February 10, 2017 at 8:14 PM

Noted, thanks. Please continue copying the firmware for now until we have a supportable solution (possibly LE 8.0.1)

Axel Foley · April 10, 2017 at 6:07 PM

Quote from milhouse

Noted, thanks. Please continue copying the firmware for now until we have a supportable solution (possibly LE 8.0.1)

Hi Milhouse, I just migrated my old NUC to a new NUC7i3BNK (Intel 8265) with LE 8.01 and I have the same issue on BT.

I guess the firmware was not included in 8.01, right? Should I copy it manually?

Thanks a lot.

**milhouse** · April 10, 2017 at 8:56 PM

For now, please copy it. Updating the BT firmware is definitely on our radar.

Axel Foley · April 13, 2017 at 12:16 AM

Found them here: Index of /source/_dev/linux-firmware.git/intel/
Copied the 2 ibt-12-16.* files here on the NUC: /storage/.config/firmware/intel/

Everything working fine now, thank you.

**chewitt** · April 13, 2017 at 7:26 AM Official Post

a smorgåsbord of missing firmware bits should be present in LE 8.0.2 which is under preparation (but no dates just yet)

Axel Foley · May 31, 2017 at 4:11 PM

Thanks chewitt and milhouse:

8.0.2 working fine without manually adding modules.

kingsmotorsport · August 14, 2017 at 11:15 PM

hey guys - apologies in advance - I'm a total LE noob. I put together a NUC based system and can't get BT to work. Running latest gen Kaby Lake i5 (Intel 8265 wireless chipset I believe) and LE 8.0.2 installed to the SSD. Downloaded and installed using the official tool. PLEASE HELP! I am able to to enable BT but see only wifi networks in the connections tab.

kingsmotorsport · August 14, 2017 at 11:20 PM

never mind I feel like a total idiot - didn't realize this edition of LE has a separate BT tab