https://myshell.co.uk/tags/tp-link/Recent content in Tp-Link on myshell.co.ukHugoen-gb© 2012 <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank">Some rights reserved</a>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:32:17 +0000https://myshell.co.uk/blog/tp-link-ub600-bluetooth-fixing-rtl8761bu-firmware-loading-on-linux/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:32:17 +0000https://myshell.co.uk/blog/tp-link-ub600-bluetooth-fixing-rtl8761bu-firmware-loading-on-linux/<h4 id="problem">Problem:</h4> <p>The <a href="https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/usb-ethernet-adapter/ub600/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TP-Link UB600</a> Bluetooth 6.0 USB adapter is detected by the kernel but doesn&rsquo;t function properly.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Tested on <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/silverblue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fedora Silverblue</a> 44, kernel <code>7.0.11-200.fc44.x86_64</code>. TP-Link does not officially support Linux for this adapter.</p> <p><code>lsusb</code> confirms the adapter is present:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-console" data-lang="console"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gp">$</span> lsusb <span class="p">|</span> grep -i tp-link </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">Bus 002 Device 027: ID 37ad:0600 TP-Link Bluetooth USB Adapter </span></span></span></code></pre></div><p>Watching kernel messages on plug-in shows that no firmware is loaded:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" class="chroma"><code class="language-console" data-lang="console"><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="gp">$</span> sudo journalctl -b -k -o cat -f </span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">... </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">usb 2-2: new full-speed USB device number 49 using xhci_hcd </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=37ad, idProduct=0600, bcdDevice= 2.00 </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">usb 2-2: Product: TP-Link Bluetooth USB Adapter </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">usb 2-2: Manufacturer: </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">usb 2-2: SerialNumber: ... </span></span></span><span class="line"><span class="cl"><span class="go">Bluetooth: MGMT ver 1.23 </span></span></span></code></pre></div><p>Scanning finds no devices:</p>