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Best Bluetooth Adapter? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Looking for the best bluetooth adapter with Linux (Mint) compatibility..I got one now but it seems to have cutting out issues and doesn't work well with some stuff (like a PS4 controller).

Or maybe it's just Linux bluetooth being terrible as usual? Has anyone had luck with different dongles? (No scamazon links please)

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[–] who@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

it seems to have cutting out issues and doesn’t work well with some stuff (like a PS4 controller).

Assuming your problem is not simply distance/interference between antennas, it could be due to the chip in your bluetooth adapter. My DualShock 4 v2 works well with both my external dongle and my motherboard's BT, but other people have not been so lucky.

I have seen these chips work:

https://linux-hardware.org/?id=usb%3A0a12-0001
https://linux-hardware.org/?id=usb%3A13d3-3563

Here are some reports from several years ago: (You might want to add your adapter to the list as a bad one.)

https://github.com/chrippa/ds4drv/wiki/Bluetooth%20dongle%20compatibility

So, if you try different adapters, I think you'll eventually find one that works.

I got one now

I have one now. ;)

Good luck!

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Appreciate it! My mobo has no wifi either so it shouldn't be interfering..

My bluetooth audio has been cutting out now as well so I really think the dangle succs, not so much linux fault