@substring tried to bring it up manually and a vague error
""#hciconfig hci0 up
Can't init device hci0: Invalid request code (56)

lsmod gives me the following

Module Size Used by Not tainted
bnep 20480 2
8021q 32768 0
garp 16384 1 8021q
mrp 20480 1 8021q
stp 16384 1 garp
llc 16384 2 garp,stp
xt_connmark 16384 2
iptable_nat 16384 0
nf_conntrack_ipv4 16384 3
nf_defrag_ipv4 16384 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4
nf_nat_ipv4 16384 1 iptable_nat
nf_nat 28672 1 nf_nat_ipv4
nf_conntrack 110592 4 xt_connmark,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_nat_ipv4,nf_nat
iptable_mangle 16384 1
input_leds 16384 0
arc4 16384 2
hid_logitech_hidpp 28672 0
iwldvm 229376 0
mac80211 757760 1 iwldvm
intel_rapl 20480 0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
hid_logitech_dj 20480 0
usbhid 53248 0
coretemp 16384 0
hid 122880 3 hid_logitech_hidpp,hid_logitech_dj,usbhid
iwlwifi 225280 1 iwldvm
kvm_intel 188416 0
kvm 585728 1 kvm_intel
nouveau 1564672 3
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
btusb 45056 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 2
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
btrtl 16384 1 btusb
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 90112 1
btbcm 16384 1 btusb
aesni_intel 167936 1
btintel 16384 1 btusb
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
psmouse 135168 0
bluetooth 548864 12 bnep,btusb,btrtl,btbcm,btintel
lrw 16384 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 16384 1 lrw
cfg80211 581632 3 iwldvm,mac80211,iwlwifi
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
snd_hda_intel 36864 1
ablk_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
r8169 81920 0
cryptd 24576 3 ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel,ablk_helper
snd_hda_codec 135168 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
alienware_wmi 16384 0
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 110592 5 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
joydev 20480 0
snd_timer 32768 1 snd_pcm
snd 86016 9 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer
serio_raw 16384 0
xpad 28672 0
mei_me 36864 0
i915 1310720 2
soundcore 16384 1 snd
ff_memless 16384 1 xpad
mei 102400 1 mei_me
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
wmi 16384 3 nouveau,alienware_wmi,mxm_wmi
ttm 98304 1 nouveau
ie31200_edac 16384 0
edac_core 53248 1 ie31200_edac
mii 16384 1 r8169
mac_hid 16384 0
shpchp 36864 0
lpc_ich 24576 0
fjes 28672 0
video 40960 2 nouveau,i915
nls_iso8859_1 16384 1

my apologies for spamming.

@substring if you think of anything I'll make sure to test. I thank you for the assistance.

@substring no output without the dongle. with the dongle I get
hci0: Type: BR/EDR Bus: USB
BD Address: 5C:F3:70:85:88:98 ACL MTU: 1021:8 SCO MTU: 64:1
DOWN
RX bytes:6760 acl:0 sco:0 events:820 errors:0
TX bytes:72686 acl:0 sco:0 commands:818 errors:0

Still no pairing. (No controllers found)
FYI these are known working controllers even with this dongle.
My apologies for the late response. Work life catches up once in a while

@substring no after a few reboots the wifi takes a while to initialize and bluetooth will not find anything. even external has stopped finding anything. updated the demsg just above. i'm going to continue to plug away at it. if you have any ideas it would be great

Well update on this, WiFi disable and delete stored values from my manual attempt and reboot and re enable got it working. Bluetooth although disabled and re enabled through recalbox.conf with reboot and removal of ../system/bluetooth/.. to make sure no settings were left over.

@substring Still no luck on this. Wifi is not populating and Bluetooth cant find anything I have updated my dmesg in the dropbox link but just in case. It seems to have taken the files and used them properly. I feel like I'm missing something. https://www.dropbox.com/s/j10kdm6thvdjgll/dmesg.txt?dl=0

@halathos said in PC v18.04.20 Wifi/Bluetooth issue:

@substring well I tried to Chmod the folder but no luck. Any other helpful hints

figured out how to write using Kodi filemanager (Didn't feel like plugging in a keyboard)

"mount -o remount, rw /"

Now to reboot and I will report back with results.

@substring well I tried to Chmod the folder but no luck. Any other helpful hints

@Substring I've got the files but I've just dropped them on the share for now. trying to get filemanager working to move them to the appropriate folders and the kodi FM doesn't have write access to /lib/. I'm so close but so far away

@substring I very much appreciate that, I am reasonably versed within linux and have managed to get my way around so far. Any help you can give would be very much appreciated.