How to Fix Bluetooth options

By Ufuk Durgun

How to Fix Bluetooth options

This mini-guide provides a structural approach to troubleshoot and fix the issue.

Prerequisites

  • Confirm your hardware specifications (CPU, GPU, Motherboard).
  • Ensure you have a bootable recovery USB and backup your EFI.

Fix Steps

  1. Verify your network controller model (Intel, Broadcom, Realtek).
  2. Ensure the correct kext (e.g., AirportItlwm or BrcmPatchRAM) is loaded in your config.
  3. Clear network interfaces and reset NVRAM if changes don't apply.

Verification

  • Reboot and verify if the functionality is restored and stable under typical usage.

Original Question:

Hi there. So after installing Ventura and what not, my old BT USB dongle doesn't seem to work. I was looking for a replacement, referencing this guide https://github.com/acidanthera/BrcmPatchRAM. The problem is, the usual options are either prohibitively expensive or will take weeks to ship to my country. For example, the Asus BT-400 is like $100 locally. Or for $30 I could wait a month...

Is the list on acidanthera definitive? Has anybody had any luck with other options? A USB...

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