core: Bluetooth integration failed to start (org.bluez.Error.InvalidArguments)
The problem
WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.config_entries] Config entry 'Bluetooth' for bluetooth integration not ready yet: Failed to start Bluetooth: [org.bluez.Error.InvalidArguments] Invalid arguments in method call; Retrying in background
What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?
2022.8.0
What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?
2022.6
What type of installation are you running?
Home Assistant Supervised on raspbian 9 on raspi 3B+
Integration causing the issue
Bluetooth
Link to integration documentation on our website
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/bluetooth
Diagnostics information
Configuration process :

From homeassistant docker container log :
WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.config_entries] Config entry 'Bluetooth' for bluetooth integration not ready yet: Failed to start Bluetooth: [org.bluez.Error.InvalidArguments] Invalid arguments in method call; Retrying in background
Example YAML snippet
No response
Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?
No response
Additional information
/run/dbus volume bind (read only) is provided to homeassistant container.
From host :
-> rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
From host bluetooth service :
-> systemctl status bluetooth
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-08-04 16:55:41 CEST; 42min ago
Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
Main PID: 16366 (bluetoothd)
Status: "Running"
Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
Memory: 1.8M
CPU: 189ms
CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
└─16366 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd
scanning works from host :
-> bluetoothctl scan on
[NEW] Controller B8:27:EB:xx:xx:xx raspbian [default]
[NEW] Device C4:7C:8D:xx:xx:xx Flower care
I’ve tried to restart both raspberry and containers, no changes.
Manually added bluetooth: to configuration.yaml, same behaviour.
Previous platform: miflora integration commented from configuration.
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: closed
- Created 2 years ago
- Comments: 24 (6 by maintainers)
I’ve seen the
org.bluez.Error.InvalidArgumentshappen on older bluez for no good reason. bluez 5.44 is pretty old (2017ish) so it may need an update before things start working.