It seems that the build provided at https://people.canonical.com/~khfeng/lp1773635/ resolves the problem.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773635 Title: AR3012 Bluetooth not start after an upgrade to 4.4.0-127 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have an Atheros mixed WiFi+Bluetooth device which worked nice on a kernels prior to 4.4.0-127 But unfortunately after last upgrade (from 4.4.0-124 to 4.4.0-127) bluetooth is unable to start - no bluetooth indicator appears in notifications tray and no device could be discovered or connected to via bluetooth. Tailing a syslog provides following lines, related to bluetooth: May 27 12:15:16 K43T kernel: [ 228.102799] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb May 27 12:15:16 K43T kernel: [ 228.109562] Bluetooth: hci0: don't support firmware rome 0x1020200 May 27 12:15:16 K43T systemd-udevd[4634]: Process '/bin/hciconfig hci0 up' failed with exit code 1. May 27 12:15:16 K43T kernel: [ 228.112017] Bluetooth: hci0: don't support firmware rome 0x1020200 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-127-generic 4.4.0-127.153 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-127.153-generic 4.4.128 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-127-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: insanedeveloper 1937 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: insanedeveloper 1937 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun May 27 12:33:42 2018 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4a7e8ac6-783b-4a23-bfa9-8130cfef7945 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-28 (910 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. K43TK ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-127-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=7dbd7b42-e67f-4416-8f6d-6c918e744fb7 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-127-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-127-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.18 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-01-08 (503 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 03/20/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 206 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: K43TK dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr206:bd03/20/2012:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnK43TK:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnK43TK:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: K43TK dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1773635/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp