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A protocol used for low-range, low-power, low-speed communication between devices (phones, keyboard, mice etc...).

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can I use a second bluetooth device in linux

I want to use bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth speackers, however in debian 11, with bluez and blueman. I can use only one at a time, both work just fine, but only solo. what can be this, a ...
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bluetooth headphones paired, connected not appearing as sound device

Arch MATE up to date Not blocked rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no From the bluetooth ...
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Making bluetooth adapter simulate bluetooth speaker

Use case: I have an Audio Technica turntable that can send a digital signal out over bluetooth. I want to be able to sample and/or digitize records, over bluetooth. When the turntable is in pairing ...
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Reading btmon log file

I'm using btmon for monitoring bluetooth packets sent/received from peers. When I run the command btmon on my Ubuntu machine, I collect logs as mention below. I have also read man pages from: https://...
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Bluetooth not working, cannot turn on

I have a bluetooth adapter that worked fine on win 10. But I cannot enable it on fresh installed PopOS. It's just always off. Model https://ks-is.com/adaptery-i-perehodniki/usb-bluetooth-5-0-adapter-...
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How do I fix a "module not found" error?

I want to get a bluetooth-usb-stick running. In the terminal, I enter sudo modprobe btusb, but the output is: FATAL: Module btusb not found in directory /lib/modules/5.11.0-25-generic. I am on a ...
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Bluetooth in Linux is not working after I dual booted to Garuda Linux

I dual booted My asus tuf f15 to Garuda Linux but the bluetooth doesn't seem to work, i.e, it is totally disabled. I restarted the bluetooth.services and unloaded and loaded the btusb module before ...
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Bluetooth not able to make work. MPOW BH519A

I am trying to get my MPOW BH519A Bluetooth adapter to work. There are similar posts, including one on this adapter. Unfortunately, I tried them all and nothing helped. I have already tested some ...
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Bluetooth error after upgrading to Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

After upgrading to Ubuntu 21.04 my computer displays the following error on resume from suspend: Bluetooth: hci0: Reading supported features failed (-16) The computer does not respond after this is ...
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Bluetooth Headphone is not detected as an output device in sound setting

I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and I have connected my wireless headphone Sony WH-H910N through Bluetooth. It gets successfully connected but it is not showing as an Output Device in Sound Settings, only ...
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Duplicate events from Logitech G613 Bluetooth keyboard

For some tiime (sic!) now, I've been getting random duplicate events from my Logitech G613 Bluetooth keyboard. I've no idea how it's happening, and iit (again!) seems to happen with all keyboard keys -...
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localectl list-x11-keymap-variants gb, no qwerty variant

I have this weird problem where my Bluetooth Logitech MX keyboard automatically goes onto the US layout even though in my .xinitrc I have: setxkbmap -layout gb & I did some Googling, and I am ...
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Ubuntu isn't recognizing the mic from my Bluetooth headset

So I bought the Motorolla Vervebuds 400 and they pair right away with the Blutooth from my notebook and the sound is awesome. The only problem is that Ubuntu isn't recognizing the microphone, and it's ...
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Restart bluetooth at boot time

Whenever I boot up my computer (Pop!_OS 20.04), the bluetooth service is rfkill soft blocked. In order to make my bluetooth mouse to work I have to open a terminal and sudo systemctl restart bluetooth ...
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Bluetooth Problems

I have a Kali Linux and windows dual-boot Bluetooth is working in windows and at the same time when i boot up Kali blootoothctl it tells me that no default controller available what could be the ...
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Bluetooth headset profile changes to Off during calls

Recently during calls on Zoom or Google Meet, my headset has changed automatically its profile on Pulseaudio from HSP/HFP to Off, such that I have to manually change it back to HSP/HFP during the ...
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I can't automatically connect to bluetooth device from the command line in Lubuntu

I recently changed OS on an old laptop from Ubuntu to Lubuntu for better performance. On Ubuntu, I had a script that ran on startup to automatically connect to my electric drumkit for bluetooth audio. ...
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JBL 500BT bluetooth headset, Unable to keep connection

I have a JBL 500BT bluetooth headset. When I try to connect it to Ubuntu, it connects for 3 seconds, disconnects, and then stops being detected. I tried to use blueman, but it fails to pair. I tried ...
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How to make a Bluetooth Slave Device that Automatically connects

What I am trying to do is simple in concept: Make the linux computer be a bluetooth slave device that automatically accepts connections (from a phone). The overall goal is to connect automatically and ...
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Cannot get Bluetooth to work on Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Intel Gen 2 (Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 card) running Arch Linux

I hope someone here can help me get Bluetooth working on my Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 card (Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Intel Gen 2). I don't usually ask for help, but I'm at my wit's end now... Basic info about ...
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Bluetooth Issues on PopOS 21.04

I am on PopOS 21.04. Until recently, everything was working perfectly, but after some updates, I could not enable bluetooth from the Settings panel. I tried enabling bluetooth from the command line ...
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FATAL: Module btusb not found

I have never been able to get bluetooth working. FATAL: Module btusb not found I think I don't have the bluetooth driver "btusb"... Can someone please advise me on how to install btusb, ...
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trouble getting bluetooth to work

I'm having trouble getting my bluetooth hardware to work. I have an ASUS PCE AX3000 wifi card and the wifi works ok (maybe some problems with it glitching out occasionally, I think it's a power ...
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Can't get bluetooth installed on Kubuntu Kernel 5.8 - Tried so many things >.<

I have tried nearly everything I can think of to get bluetooth installed on Linux. I've installed bluez, blueman, other things... I can never get a bluetooth service running. systemctl status start ...
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Why does my bluetooth disconnect after ~3 mins?

This wasn't a problem until about a month ago. Now, whenever I connect to any bluetooth speaker, it'll disconnect after about 3 mins, usually when idle, but sometimes not. Here's the output of ...
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Bluetooth Pairing on Dual Boot of Windows & Linux Mint/Ubuntu - Stop having to Pair Devices - Not working

I've tried everything mentioned on the answers mentioned in the following post: Bluetooth Pairing on Dual Boot of Windows & Linux Mint/Ubuntu - Stop having to Pair Devices But I've made no ...
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Cant open bluetooth manager on Raspberry Pi Zero w with Kali Linux

I recently got a Raspberry Pi Zero W and loaded Kali Linux onto it. I want to get the build in bluetooth working however I can't open the bluetooth manager. Originally it said there was an issue with ...
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Bluetooth pairing in Windows and Manjaro/Arch dual boot [duplicate]

As explained here when rebooting into the other OS you need to pair again because the bluetooth mac address is constant, and new keys are generated that overwrite the existing keys on the device. ...
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Remove kernel module in use

I would like to remove some kernel module (bluetooth) without rebooting my device. When I'm trying to remove it, a fatal error appears. # modprobe -rf btbcm modprobe: FATAL: Module btbcm is in use. I ...
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Cannot get Bluetooth to work on Mac Pro 3,1 running Arch Linux

I've been running Arch Linux for about a year and I have never been able to get the Bluetooth working.  It used to not show up anywhere but recently I set up my wireless adapter with wl and when I did ...
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Impossible to set A2DP profile on bluetooth headset on Ubuntu 20.04

I know this was asked a lot of times, but honestly I've tried everything that I could find over the internet and still couldn't resolve this. I am a beginner user of Ubuntu 20.04 and I am having ...
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How to setup Bluetooth v5

I'm trying to get a Bluetooth 5 USB doogle working (MPOW BH456A). I've downloaded the latest version of the Linux driver from Mpow website and I've tried using the automated installation by running ...
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How to - Connect Xbox controller using Bluetooth

If you try to connect a Bluetooth capable Xbox controller to a Linux device, chances are that it won't work, you'll see the connection state flip continuously between connected and disconnected ...
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"No bluetooth adapter found" in linux mint 20.1

I am new in linux mint. i just switched from windows to linux. Now i could not enable my bluetooth. it shows no bluetooth adapter found. I followed this link to solve this but nothing solved. I also ...
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Is it possible to play audio through Bluetooth and AUX at the same time while playing different audio on each?

Is it possible to play audio through Bluetooth and AUX (3.5mm audio jack) at the same time while playing different audio on each? I'm using Linux Mint 20 on a desktop "Gaming" pc and I'm ...
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Debian Gnome can't find Bluetooth headset

My Linux Debain OS with Gnome DE can not find the bluetooth headset but my android device finds it easily. although the Headset connects to Debian with 3.5mm jack. Any solutions? Headset: Koluman K6 - ...
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I uninstalled the bluetooth from linux mint

I accidentally uninstalled the bluetooth from my linux mint. and now i am not able to re-install again. I tried with : sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez bluez-tools rfkill rfcomm the error I ...
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How to Connect to Bluetooth (Adapter) under Artix (Arch) OpenRC

I have a Bluetooth USB adapter that I plug into my desktop PC to help me connect to Bluetooth stuff. It works perfectly under Windows 10. Except that I really can't get it to work with Artix OpenRC ...
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Can't access bluetooth speaker from the www-data user

I'm trying to launch audio files on a bluetooth speaker from a web server hosted on my Raspberry Pi 4. I'm using PulseAudio with the pulseaudio-module-bluetooth module. I can play music on the ...
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Bluetooth dongle drivers

I bought a Bluetooth dongle (LogiLink BT0054), and want to get it working on Linux.  Whenever I plug it in, these messages appear in the output of dmesg: [ 6185.169440] usb 1-4: new full-speed USB ...
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Why does "hcitool lescan" require privileged system calls, while "hcitool scan" does not?

An answer on Bluetooth LE scan as non root? indicates that with hcitool lescan an "Operation not permitted" error is generated by a writev system call (in hci.c). hci_le_set_scan_parameters -...
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Bluetooth cannot connect to BT Keyboard

I recently invested in a new Intel NUC and put Arch Linux on it. I also invested in a Keychron K6 however I have hit a brick wall when it comes to connecting to it via Bluetooth. Here is what ...
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Configure bluetooth adapters individually

I have two bluetooth adapters on my laptop: one onboard and one usb dongle. I would like to configure them to have different defaults. For example, I want the onboard device to be brought up ...
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Can you access bluetooth or Audio devices over XRDP

I have setup XRDP on a ubuntu computer that I wanted to access remotely. There are Bluetooth and audio devices attached to that remote device that I would like to access. Using XRDP, it shows that ...
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Bluetooth: No Adapters Found on Debian 10 buster

I have a dual booted laptop with built it bluetooth. which works for windows 8.1 but not in Debian 10. I have seen some other questions related to the problem, and I assume I need to install some ...
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Infinite loop bash script won't run on startup but runs when started manually

Here is the script: #!/bin/bash USER_HOME=$(eval echo ~${SUDO_USER}) BLUETOOTH_THERMOMETER_MAC="00:00:00:00:00:00" function calc_value() { hex_temp1=$1 hex_temp2=$2 ...
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Bluetooth headset - how to increase volume?

My taotronics bluetooth (in-ear) headset is connected as a A2DP-device to my laptop. When I set their volume to their maximum value, it still is considerably quieter than in a similar situation, e.g. ...
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hciconfig returns the staus from where

hciconfig -a returns a status of the device (UP RUNNING, DOWN etc) - is that status available as a file to read from somewhere? I want to monitor it through monit. I have looked through the /sys/class/...
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Connect to Bluetooth speaker at user login with systemd?

I have Bluetooth speakers which I would like to automatically connect to when I log in to my desktop computer. What is a reliable way to accomplish this on Fedora Workstation 33 please? I can manually ...
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Why doesn't `aplay -L` list my Bluetooth device

I connected to my Bluetooth speakers with the UI and it is confirmed that I'm properly paired and connected with sound and visual indicators. However, I typed aplay -L with command line and the ...
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