[Bug 2146940] [NEW] Incorrect link for BCM43430A1 bluetooth firmware

Dave Jones 2146940 at bugs.launchpad.net
Tue Mar 31 16:20:43 UTC 2026


Public bug reported:

The RPi 3B bluetooth module fails to load its firmware patch, resulting
in an invalid MAC address (AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA), and dmesg errors. The
cause is a broken link from brcm/BCM43430A1.hcd.zst which should be
pointing at the newer firmware under synaptics/

** Affects: linux-firmware-raspi (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Dave Jones (waveform)
         Status: Triaged

** Changed in: linux-firmware-raspi (Ubuntu)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-26.04

** Changed in: linux-firmware-raspi (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Dave Jones (waveform)

** Changed in: linux-firmware-raspi (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: linux-firmware-raspi (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  Incorrect link for BCM43430A1 bluetooth firmware

Status in linux-firmware-raspi package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The RPi 3B bluetooth module fails to load its firmware patch,
  resulting in an invalid MAC address (AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA), and dmesg
  errors. The cause is a broken link from brcm/BCM43430A1.hcd.zst which
  should be pointing at the newer firmware under synaptics/

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