A fix has been introduced upstream in libmtp (see here and here)

MediaTek WiFi/Bluetooth Combo Card Fix

A fix for MediaTek WiFi/Bluetooth combo cards that are incorrectly identified as media devices, causing GVFS/GIO to interfere with Bluetooth functionality. This README is intended to give a comprehensive explanation of the issue and the script. If you need more information feel free to open an issue.

The Problem

Some MediaTek WiFi/Bluetooth combo cards (specifically vendor ID 0489, device ID e111) are being misidentified by Linux system components. When connected, the device is incorrectly recognized as:

• A PTP camera (gPhoto2)
• An MTP device (Media Transfer Protocol)
• A media player
• A color management device

This misidentification causes several issues:

How GIO/GVFS Interferes

GVFS (GNOME Virtual File System) and GIO are userspace filesystem implementations used by many Linux distros. When they detect what they think is a media device (camera, phone, media player), they automatically attempt to:

1. Mount the device as a storage location
2. Create a virtual filesystem endpoint for file browsing
3. Claim exclusive access to the USB device
4. Trigger desktop notifications about the "new device"

When GVFS/GIO tries to mount your WiFi/Bluetooth card as a media device:

• The Bluetooth subsystem loses access to the device
• Bluetooth services crash or fail to initialize
• WiFi functionality may be disrupted
• The device becomes unavailable to its proper drivers

This happens because GVFS/GIO's userspace claim on the device conflicts with the kernel drivers (btusb, mt7xxx) that need low-level access to manage WiFi and Bluetooth functionality.

Affected Devices

This fix is specifically for:

• Vendor ID: 0489
• Device ID: e111
• Chip: MediaTek WiFi/Bluetooth combo card
• Common in: Various laptop models with integrated wireless cards

An incomplete list of devices that are affected by this issue (having the wifi card installed) can be found here.

Installation

Quick Install

# Download the script
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LuanAdemi/mediatek7925e-bluetooth-fix/refs/heads/main/mediatek_fix.sh

# Make it executable
chmod +x mediatek_fix.sh

# Run it with sudo
sudo ./mediatek_fix.sh --apply

Restart your PC (in some cases a full power cycle is needed)

Manual Installation

See here

Uninstallation

To remove the fix:

sudo ./mediatek_fix.sh --undo

Then unplug/replug the device or reboot.

System Requirements

• Linux kernel with udev support
• Root/sudo access

Tested on:

• Ubuntu 25.04
• Ubuntu 25.10
• Fedora 43

Credits

Huge thanks to @bchardon for finding a fix working on the new Fedora update.

License

MIT License - Feel free to use and modify

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Note: This fix is specific to the device ID 0489:e111. If you have a different MediaTek WiFi/Bluetooth card with similar issues, you'll need to modify the vendor/device IDs in the script and udev rule.