[jmm] Bluetooth tricks?

[James Moe <jimoe sohnen-moe com>]

Hello,
  Gnome 41.2
  opensuse tumbleweed 20211223
  linux 5.15.8-1-default x86_64
  bluez 5.62-2.1

  Bluetooth on this host has never been a jolly affair; it has always been
persnickety on gnome/opensuse/linux. Whenever I boot the computer, I must diddle
with bluetooth settings (on/off, connect) a bit to get a connection to a
bluetooth speaker (a Bose unit).
  Initially connections are made and dropped, made again, dropped, (repeat), and
finally made. All this time the speaker is proclaiming "connected!",
"disconnected!", etc.
  With the most recent update of the system, bluetooth simply refuses to
function. In Settings it shows as turned off. If I turn it on, it shows it is in
Airplane mode, When I disable that, bluetooth turns off. Round and round.
  I gave up.

  Can anyone suggest some magical incantations that will have bluetooth behave
as a reliable service?

-- 
James Moe
moe dot james at sohnen-moe dot com
520.743.3936
Think.