Patch/Compile/Install bluetooth driver for:

Macbook Pro models: 13,1 and 14,1 Macbook 12 inch models (2015 and later): 8,1 + 9,1 + 10,1

Kernels supported: >= 5.0

Patch info: (changes made by install.bluetooth.sh are based off this patch) https://github.com/christophgysin/linux/commit/ddf622a0a19697af473051c8019fffc1eb66efe7

Discussion of Macbook bluetooth issue: Dunedan/mbp-2016-linux#29

Installation Instructions

prerequisites Enure the necessary packages are installed:

fedora package install

dnf install dkms gcc kernel-devel make wget

ubuntu package install

 apt install dkms gcc make linux-headers-generic wget

arch package install

pacman -S dkms gcc make linux-headers wget

1. build and install dkms module (experimental feature)
   this will build the module for the current/active kernel
   and will auto-compile this module whenever you install a newer kernel

git clone https://github.com/leifliddy/macbook12-bluetooth-driver.git
cd macbook12-bluetooth-driver/
# run the following command as root or with sudo
./install.bluetooth.sh -i

# to uninstall the dkms feature run:
./install.bluetooth.sh -u

2. (backup method if dkms didn't work) manually build and install module for current kernel

git clone https://github.com/leifliddy/macbook12-bluetooth-driver.git
cd macbook12-bluetooth-driver/
# run the following command as root or with sudo
./install.bluetooth.sh
reboot

install.bluetooth.sh will auto-patch the hci_bcm.c source file and then compile and install the hci_uart module