Questions tagged [bluetooth]
A protocol used for low-range, low-power, low-speed communication between devices (phones, keyboard, mice etc...).
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Why does my cron job to disable Bluetooth after reboot not work?
I've noticed that Zorin enables Bluetooth each time I reboot/boot the device, and I don't want that. Note that Bluetooth is always enabled, regardless of whether it was enabled or disabled before the ...
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Bluetooth headphones not connecting/pairing on fedora
Before anything am new to fedora so am sorry if i missed something obvious
So my Bluetooth headphones refuse to connect to the laptop am using a small usb bluetooth adapter the problem isn’t from the ...
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Bluetooth Socket to Raspberry 4 Timing Out - Failed to set privacy: Rejected (0x0b)
I'm trying to set up a Pi 4 so that it can communicate with a Windows 10 computer over Bluetooth. To do so, I'm using these socket scripts.
Running server.py on my Raspberry Pi has given me no issue, ...
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What is the bluetooth ControllerMode in /etc/bluetooth/main.conf? What is bredr?
A lot of advice online suggests I add the line
ControllerMode=bredr
in my /etc/bluetooth/main.conf. What does this value do, currently it looks like it defaults to dual. How does changing this value, ...
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Automatically set input device to bluetooth headphones when connected
I've got a desktop machine (Ubuntu 20.04) and it does not have a microphone. I use my bluetooth headphones (JVC HA-S65BN) for meetings. This works great, when connected the default output device ...
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Rfkill fails with cannot open nor read /dev/rfkill: no such file or directory and bad file descriptor
I was trying to activate the bluetooth service in my embedded system (google coral, Mendel Linux), that worked before. I encounter the following (it was not running before but I managed to fix with, ...
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Bluetooth hci0 not working for Golang application in container but hcitool scan works
I have built a Go Bluetooth low-energy application that can read data from Xiaomi Mi Flora sensors, and it's working great. Now I wanted to containerize it, but I'm failing. From within the container, ...
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Which numbers of those displayed by bluetoothctl are the attribute handles?
bluetoothctl is displaying the following information (once connected to an ESP32 BLE device):
Primary Service (Handle 0x0920)
/org/bluez/hci0/dev_0C_B8_15_F6_61_3E/service0028
000000ff-0000-...
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How to make use of a M2 PCIe card UART interface?
I have a motherboard (AIMB-218) with an M2 E key slot and according to the documentation of the said motherboard the M2 slot supports UART.
I am trying to use a wireless module (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth), ...
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After running PowerTOP calibrate, bluetooth no longer scans
Forgive me if this is the wrong place to post this, but I have a Toshiba Satellite M55-S1001 (i do realize it's ancient) running Debian bookworm with a generic eBay bluetooth USB adapter, and after ...
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Blueman bluetooth manager is not starting in MX Linux 21
I am opening blueman Bluetooth manager however it is not opening, so is the bluetooth adapter software.
I thought that this is probably because the blueman service is stopped, so I ran
systemctl start ...
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How do I kill all outbound wireless/RF (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) traffic on startup?
I would like something with the effect of
rfkill block all
to run when my machines boots.
XFCE allows me to run the command "on login", but I am concerned this allows RF transmission before ...
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How to add an own service to bluez and recover it when the periphal connects?
I am playing around with Zephyr and microcontrollers. So I created an own bt le device that offers an own unique service. Via bluetoothctl I like to access the characteristics and start playing with ...
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Bluetooth device keeps disconnecting
I want to connect the bluetooth on my laptop to a device nearby offering SPP, and then talk to the device using a terminal program. It works great from Windows, now I'm trying to recreate that from ...
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udev hammering CPU with bluetooth plugging events
I just installed Lakka on an ASRock 1135G7 and udevd is hammering one core with constant logs of an usb device being reconnected. WiFi works but bluetooth is listed as the culprit in the logs. lspci ...
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Changing default profile from A2DP to HSP on every new bluetooth headset using pipewire/wireplumber
I want to dynamically ensure every bluetooth headset are using HSP audio profile. I can easily set it manually but that has to be done actively for every device.
I have attempted to change default ...
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Linux don't detect Logitech mouse
I have recently assembled a PC with integrated Bluetooth. This is my motherboard: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570S-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11/sp#sp
First I have installed Linux Arch that has ...
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Pulseaudio/blueman connects to headphones but sound only after restarting bluetooth
My bluetooth behaves strangely. After reboot, I can connect my headphones via blueman-manager easily but they do not appear in sound settings / pavucontrol and the sound comes from speakers. However, ...
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Sending files via Bluetooth using command line
I am using buildroot to generate a custom linux image. I have the bluez packages installed, which allows me to connect to another device via bluetooth using the bluetoothctl command. However, when I ...
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Enable bluetooth configuration in a Raspberry Pi 4
Basically I'm trying to enable bluetooth in my Raspberry Pi 4 using buildroot 2022.08.
Since I want to use bluetoothctl command I already enable the bluez-utils package and the respective firmware ...
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bluetooth headset connected but not listed as output
Arch up to date with 6.1.1-arch1-1 kernel
This headset connects automatically on reboot but it does not appear as an audio device.I had an older model of this headset that was working as expected ...
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Bluetooth: hci0: unexpected event for opcode 0x0000 on Startup
I (a linux noob) have installed linux mint 20.3 (Una) on an older fujitsu laptop and recently did some updates. Since then, I get an error message on boot:
Bluetooth: hci0: unexpected event for ...
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Unable to connect two identical Bluetooth devices simultaneously
I have two generic brand PS4 controllers. I am dual-booting my laptop with Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.10 (Kubuntu) with kernel version 5.19.0-26-generic. I am using BlueZ version 5.65.
From windows 11 I ...
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Bluetooth not working: Bluetooth-device not reccognized, because updated product/verndor-id missing in kernel (e.g. in HP Envy 360)
On my new HP Envy x360 Laptop using Ubuntu 22.10 I cannot start bluetooth (my research suggests that other distros must be affected likewise because the source lies in the kernel).
I have done all the ...
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Pairing with Thinkpad Trackpoint keyboard on Linux Mint fails - how to show PIN code?
I'm running LM 20.3 Cinnamon with Kernel 5.4.0-135-generic on a Thinkpad T470.
Connecting to bluetooth devices on this system generally has been everything from simple (e.g., smartphone) to ...
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What does org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-timeout mean?
I am using a linux OS which uses bluez v5.64 and alsa. Whenever I try to connect to my bluetooth earphones, I get the following error:-
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-timeout
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Bluetooth manager not detecting any devices
I've installed POP OS 22.04 on a laptop but when I open the bluetooth menu nothing is detected.
The laptop's model is Asus ZenBook Q406DA
I tried reinstalling bluez + gnome-bluetooth, installing ...
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Bluetooth multipoint changing source although source is silenced
Unfortunately, I am not very familiar with the audio + bluetooth stack in Fedora and therefore lack the approach where to even look.
I connected my headset (Jabra Evolve 65) to both my laptop (Fedora ...
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bluez immediately drops audio device
[bluetooth]# connect FC:58:FA:66:92:A8
Attempting to connect to FC:58:FA:66:92:A8
[CHG] Device FC:58:FA:66:92:A8 Connected: yes
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-unknown
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How do I set keyboard repeat rate automatically for a bluetooth keyboard?
How do I set keyboard repeat rate automatically for a bluetooth keyboard if the bluetooth keyboard is connected after the computer has already started?
On X startup, I have an .xinitrc that does xset ...
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Linux Mint does not connect properly when bluetooth device tries to connect to Linux
I have boAt Airdopes 131 and it has a feature that when turned on, the progam tries to connect to the last device it was connected to.
If the last device is available, it will connect to it. But if ...
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Bluetooth not recognized in debian testing
After performing a clean install of debian testing, installing the proprietary firmware, everything works fine, except bluetooth.
This seems to be recognized only by lsusb:
lsusb | grep Blue
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No Audio Profile after bluetooth speaker connection - Linux Mint
I recently connected my boAt AirDopes 131 to my Linux Mint and got into a problem my earpods try to connect to the last device it was connected. So if I open the lid of the earpods, then mint shows me ...
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"br-connection-not-supported" after trying to connect a bluetooth mouse
I'm trying to connect a Mouse to my Idea Pad Lenovo with Gentoo over Bluetooth.
I have tried with the graphical interface and after some seconds I get br-connection-not-supported.
I don't have an idea ...
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bluetooth clients limit on PAN linux
I'm trying to setup a PAN to create a bluetooth network for 4 clients, but unfortunally after the second client connects sucessfully, it doesn't accept more clients. Is there any limit configuration ...
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Bluetooth not turning on on Fedora 37 but works on Windows 11
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I have a thinkpad laptop that dual boots to Windows 11 and Fedora 37. I used to be able to use bluetooth on fedora, but now for some reason it is not working. I don't know what exactly caused ...
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Bluetooth Dongle appearing and turns on, but not working in Pop_OS! 22.04
I have looked extensively through most posts regarding the same dongle i'm currently using: the "Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)".
This dongle works fine on windows, ...
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Why my bluetooth is not detected by my linux and how to install its driver?
I have installed Linux Debian 11.5 on my HP X360 Spectre. when I check Bluetooth I found it always grayed and a message: No Bluetooth found. plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth".
If I do this in a ...
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Bluetoothctl not detecting any bluetooth controllers, worked on Fedora but not Arch
Issue: Bluetooth doesn't turn on, no connection can be made.
Evidence:
$ sudo bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# list
[bluetooth]# power on
No default controller available
[bluetooth]#
What I'...
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intel AX 210 WIFI works but Bluetooth does not work on Ubuntu 22.04.1 (ver. 5.15)
When I ran: dmesg | grep -i bluetooth
I got:
[ 248.242523] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.22
[ 248.242563] NET: Registered PF_BLUETOOTH protocol family
[ 248.242564] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection ...
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Force bluetooth audio device to A2DP Sink
Because I am hard of hearing since I was born and carry hearing aids in my daily life, my bluetooth device for both Slack huddles and Google Meet hangouts is a Phonak ComPilot II, which streams music ...
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Bluetooth on Linux - are there alternatives to bluez
I have pretty bad experience with bluez (sometimes it works, sometimes not), but are there any alternatives or scripts ? I want to connect Ubuntu to iPhone without Bluetooth passkey because I don't ...
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Already connected my bluetooth headset, but I can't find it in my audio output device list
I already refer to this question
Error when trying to connect to bluetooth speaker: org.bluez.Error.Failed
Error when trying to connect to bluetooth speaker: `org.bluez.Error.Failed`
After set the ...
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How can I prevent the bluetooth joystick to move both axis and mouse?
I just bought a gamepad so I can use it to play games in Geforcenow. It works fine except it also moves the mouse and the axis.
Now there are a lot of solutions regarding X11 and xinput but the issue ...
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udev rule to attach bluetooth headset to seat
I have a multiseat setup using loginctl and I'm having issues with a bluetooth headset.
The USB bluetooth dongle in on seat0 but my display number :N changes randomly on restarts and my headset ...
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bluetooth rtbth error
The bluetooth on my pc is not working since i installed PopOs.
I have previously posted that online for help but still my issue was not resolved .
but today when i was trying this tutorial and when i ...
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Unable to restart bluetooth service
I'm unable to restart bluetoothd. I tried:
sudo service restart bluetooth
sudo service stop bluetooth
systemctl stop bluetooth
sudo kill -9 <bluetoothd-pid>
But systemctl status bluetooth ...
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Switch/invert left and right audio channels on Linux system-wide
The situation
Sometimes,
I have my stereo speakers behind me, or
I wear my headphones with left and right ear inverted for physical comfort reasons.
My question
How can I invert the left and right ...
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I removed Bluez, but now cannot get back to GUI
Bluetooth has always been a problem.
In the past, I tinkered with a few things in the command line and got it to work. then it stopped again, so I just left it alone.
Well, it turns out I wanted to ...
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Can't find MX Master 3 in bluetooth menu
I am trying to connect my Logitech MX Master 3 to my machine. I am dual-booting Linux Mint and Windows on a Dell XPS 9310. The mouse connects fine to Windows. However, when I reboot into Linux Mint it ...
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