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pactl list short | grep blue
I had very few issues in LM17.3 with bluetooth audio compared to LM18/Ubuntu 16.04 as some changes in Bluez and pulseaudio has resulted in some bad bugs that are being worked on
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pactl list short | grep blue
I getJeremyB wrote:hrmcrm
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pactl list short | grep blue
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howard@X201-LM18KDE ~ $ pactl list short | grep blue
7 module-bluetooth-policy
8 module-bluetooth-discover
9 module-bluez5-discover
howard@X201-LM18KDE ~ $
Seems you are not getting a profile for your speakers. With my bluetooth headphones connected, the pavu window is: The lower entry, AF32, is the headphones. That entry is not there if the headphones are not connected. As soon as they connect, the profile appears.br1anstorm wrote:First, Pulse Audio Volume Control (pactl). I re-checked Howard's point about looking at the Configuration tab in Pulse Audio Volume Control. My dropdown list is set on Analogue Stereo Duplex
Something is wrong that a speaker profile does not show.br1anstorm wrote:But the PAVU sound-settings Configuration tab shows no profile for my Bluetooth device: it only shows the Built-in Audio (which on my laptop is the inbuilt speakers and/or the headphone socket).
Hope that might give a clue as to what's not working or connecting properly.....
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howard@T23LM18Xfce ~ $ pactl list short | grep blue
7 module-bluetooth-policy
8 module-bluetooth-discover
9 module-bluez5-discover
howard@T23LM18Xfce ~ $
the headphone profile appeared as soon as the headphones connected. I adjusted settings and got sound to them. Info isJeremyB wrote:It does, you need another module to use audio devicesThen connect with your device and see if it worksCode: Select all
pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover
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mint@mint ~ $ pactl list short | grep bluetooth
6 module-bluetooth-policy
mint@mint ~ $ pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover
25
mint@mint ~ $ pactl list short | grep bluetooth
6 module-bluetooth-policy
25 module-bluetooth-discover
mint@mint ~ $
pactl list short | grep bluetooth
show that the discover module got loaded?Yes it does and you should be able to use the headphones after disconnecting from them and then reconnecting with any luckhrmcrm wrote:I started a Mint 17.3 Xfce 64-bit live session. When I initially paired and connected the bluetooth headphones, they did not show in the Volume Control program. After I did as recommended herethe headphone profile appeared as soon as the headphones connected. I adjusted settings and got sound to them. Info isJeremyB wrote:It does, you need another module to use audio devicesThen connect with your device and see if it worksCode: Select all
pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover
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mint@mint ~ $ pactl list short | grep bluetooth 6 module-bluetooth-policy mint@mint ~ $ pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover 25 mint@mint ~ $ pactl list short | grep bluetooth 6 module-bluetooth-policy 25 module-bluetooth-discover mint@mint ~ $
pactl list short | grep bluetooth
show that the discover module got loaded?
and had sound to the headphones.go into the Configuration tab of PAVC and re-set the profile of the Bluetooth speaker from the (default) Telephony setting to High Fidelity (A2DP), and in the Playback tab select the Bluetooth device rather than the Built-in Audio as the output.
Don't even think about LM18 if you want bluetooth audio, it is better to stay with 17. I have to run a script or delete my pairing then pair again to my headset to get them to work with hifi(A2DP) sound and there are issues with people not even being able to connect to bluetooth headphones.hrmcrm wrote:Mint 17.3 must be afflicted with the bluetooth - pulseaudio bug that is well-documented at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1274613. Seems there is no reliable workaround.
Best fix may be to install Mint18 Xfce 64-bit. I ran a live session of it, and bluetooth worked immediately. I did not have to manually load any modules. I paired and connected the bluetooth headphones, then did the steps you listed in your post,and had sound to the headphones.go into the Configuration tab of PAVC and re-set the profile of the Bluetooth speaker from the (default) Telephony setting to High Fidelity (A2DP), and in the Playback tab select the Bluetooth device rather than the Built-in Audio as the output.
Cheers,
I had a look at that bug report thread. Didn't mean that much to me, as I'm no tech expert! But it did seem to suggest that the bug hasn't been fixed. Perhaps it is specific to the version(s) of Blueman (and Pulse Audio) that LM 17.3 and XFCE use, if Blueman works OK in LM18 and Cinnamon?Mint 17.3 must be afflicted with the bluetooth - pulseaudio bug that is well-documented at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... ug/1274613.
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dpkg -l | grep blueman
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brian@BS-Samsung-RF511 ~ $ dpkg -l | grep blueman
ii blueman 1.23-git201403102151-1ubuntu1 amd64 Graphical bluetooth manager
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sudo apt-get remove blueman
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wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/blueman/1.23-git201406261335-deb-1ubuntu1/+build/6155310/+files/blueman_1.23-git201406261335-deb-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
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sudo dpkg -i blueman_1.23-git201406261335-deb-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Right. After more experimenting with bluetooth, LM18 KDE 64-bit has shown to be inconsistent in function. Yesterday after resuming from suspend, the headphones were seen and would try to connect, but immediately disconnect. I changed lots of settings in the bluetooth control module, and rebooted, without success. I think what got things connected again was removing the device in the controller, then pairing it again. After that it connected.JeremyB wrote:Don't even think about LM18 if you want bluetooth audio, it is better to stay with 17.
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pacmd set-card-profile `pacmd list-cards | grep bluez_card -B1 | grep index | awk '{print $2}'` off; sleep 2 ; echo -e "disconnect MAC_ADDRESS\n quit"|bluetoothctl;sleep 5; echo -e "connect MAC_ADDRESS\n quit"|bluetoothctl; sleep 5; pacmd set-card-profile `pacmd list-cards | grep bluez_card -B1 | grep index | awk '{print $2}'` a2dp_sink