Cannot enable Bluetooth (Catalina)

[Richard-Warren4]

I upgraded to Catalina using the latest update provided here (awesome, thank you). But I cannot get the Bluetooth to work. I have followed the VMware/TinyLinuxCore method but when I try to enable the Intel Bluetooth Adapter (select check box), I get a message:

'The USB device "Intel Bluetooth Adapter" is unable to connect to the guest due to a host application or driver claiming the device.'

I've checked that VMware has the right permissions etc and various combinations of booting (warm and cold) but no luck. Any suggestions appreciated...

[byronpc]

hey, just wondering...did you upgrade to catalina from the app store (from mojave?)

[Richard-Warren4]

Yes, I did.

[AshleyMiller9696]

Can confirm, doesn't work for me either Windows Option also doesn't work -> Disables Bluetooth

Camera works (not just till 10.14.3)

//does the TV App work for you? if i want to start eg Dickinston or See nothing happens

[Richard-Warren4]

Apple TV doesn't work for me either :(

[byronpc]

so it was previously working on mojave on your machines. just stopped working when you upgraded to catalina right? i haven't personally upgraded yet. have you tried updating all kexts, (especially virtualsmc?)

[AshleyMiller9696]

I just started a few days with Catalina/Hackintosh Copied everything from Clover to /Clover

[Richard-Warren4]

I didn’t try BT until after I had upgraded to Catalina - so not sure if it worked or not in Mojave. I previously had tried with the latest kexts but it wouldn’t upgrade. Copying the latest update from here is all I have done so far. I will look into trying updating kexts now and report back...

[Richard-Warren4]

Ok, so updated kexts didn't change anything, unfortunately. Doing the tce-load and then selecting the checkbox definitely does something but it's not enabling the BT.

UPDATE: So BT now works after doing a restart to Windows and then back into Catalina.

[AshleyMiller9696]

What did you change? Because I tried it with windows and that disables my bluetooth

[Richard-Warren4]

What did you change?

I updated the kexts. I tried using Tinycorelinux to enable BT but that failed as before. Then restarted into Windows. BT did not show up at all there. Did a complete shutdown and restart, BT was then working in Windows. Then did a restart to Catalina and hey presto, BT working.

Kext	Version
AppleALC	1.4.3
CodecCommander	2.7.1
CPUFriend	1.1.9
HibernationFixup	1.3.0
Lilu	1.3.9
NoTouchID	1.0.2
NullEthernet	1.0.6
USBInjectAll	0.7.1
VirtualSMC	1.0.9
VoodooPS2	2.0.4
WhateverGreen	1.3.4

[AshleyMiller9696]

Okay, don't know why but bluetooth works now Thanks!

[Richard-Warren4]

Cool! Closing.