[Solved] USB Bluetooth support on Synology DSM 7.1 and DSM 7.2

Hardware
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Thank you for compiling the modules for 7.2 I was scared that I would wind up spending hours trying to fix things and then I found your comment

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would this work on a Apollolake 1019+ cpu?

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on what cpu did you aplyd them?

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Have you checked this?

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:white_check_mark: Confirmed Working: Z-Wave & Zigbee USB Dongles on Synology DS224+ (DSM 7.2-64570) via Home Assistant VM
Two dongles at the same time! Oh yeah.

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:toolbox: Hardware
[list]
[*]Synology DS224+ (Intel Celeron J4125, x86_64)
[*]Zooz 800 Series Z-Wave Stick → /dev/ttyACM0
[*]Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 USB Dongle Plus V2 (ZBDongle-E) → /dev/ttyUSB0
[*]Sabrent 4-Port Powered USB 3.0 Hub
[*]Samsung PSSD T7 Shield (optional SSD to test container caching since DS224+ lacks M.2)
[/list]
All devices are connected through the same powered USB hub using a single USB port on the NAS.

:brain: Why Home Assistant VM (not Docker)

I’m running Home Assistant in a Virtual Machine (HA VM) using Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), not in Container Manager. Why?

[list]
[]HACS and full custom component compatibility
[]Native add-on support
[]Easier USB passthrough
[]Supervised updates and backups via VMM
[*]Better hardware isolation vs Docker
[/list]

:minidisc: DSM Version

cat /etc/VERSION

Result:

majorversion="7"
minorversion="2"
productversion="7.2-64570"
buildphase="GM"

:package: Required Drivers

Shoutout to the legend who uploaded the compiled modules here:
:paperclip: Google Drive Folder with USB drivers

Download and extract these .ko files into a shared folder on your NAS (e.g. /volume1/homes/youruser/usbmodules/):

[list]
[]cp210x.ko – Zigbee (Sonoff)
[]cdc-acm.ko – Z-Wave (Zooz)
[]usbserial.ko – generic serial backend
[]ch341.ko – (optional/fallback)
[/list]

:test_tube: Load the Drivers (SSH)

cd /volume1/homes/youruser/usbmodules/
sudo insmod usbserial.ko
sudo insmod cp210x.ko
sudo insmod cdc-acm.ko

Or all in one:

for m in *.ko; do sudo insmod "$m"; done

Why: These kernel modules are missing in DSM 7+ but required to register USB-to-serial bridges (Zigbee/Z-Wave). Without them, /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyACM0 won’t appear at the same time within HA VM USB passthrough. This fixes that for me.

:soap: Confirm Device Detection

dmesg | tail -n 50
ls -l /dev/ttyUSB* /dev/ttyACM*
lsusb

Look for:
[list]
[]cp210x converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[]cdc_acm: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[/list]

:hammer_and_wrench: Add Devices to HA VM

  1. Open Virtual Machine Manager
  2. Power off Home Assistant VM
  3. Edit > USB Devices:
    [list]
    []:white_check_mark: Zooz 800 Z-Wave Stick
    [    ]:white_check_mark: CP210x UART Bridge (Sonoff Zigbee)
    [/list]
  4. Start the VM again

:white_check_mark: Success

Both sticks are now working together in HA VM. Z-Wave and Zigbee integrations were able to discover the ports and connect. No reboot needed after driver load.

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thanks alot for notifing me, so i wont have to look here for my issue

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Hello everyone. Has anyone updated to DSM 7.3 yet? Does the old driver work?

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Yes. It works. You just need to install driver again

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BY any change got a DSM 7.3.1-86003 Update 1 update? i have to keep disabling and enable the BT device that on USB to get it running in homeassistant trough a VM on my synology

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Did anyone dived into Entware on a Synology with HA in a VM?