Questions tagged [bluez]
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Bluetooth mouse random lag
Cursor randomly freezes. Seems to lag more often when mouse moves often
Mouse MX Anywhere 2S
Ubuntu 21.10
bluetoothd 5.60
blueman-manager 2.2.2
Blueman applet disabled at startup
USB suspend disabled. ...
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What is the alternative for bccmd?
I am trying to learn about Bluetooth stack. In many blogs, they mention a tool called bccmd. But when I download the package bluez and compile it, I didn't found it. It seems it was in the tools ...
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Systemd cannot find bluetooth service
I am on Manjaro with kernel 5.15.28-1
My problem relates to bluetooth. I have bluez 5.61-1 (which I downgraded from 5.63-2).
I can activate bluetooth with systemctl but not from a systemd service that ...
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How to disable specific Bluetooth module
I have B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 motherboard which comes with WiFi and Bluetooth. I have a separate Bluetooth dongle. I want to disable motherboard built-in Bluetooth module disabled or powered off.
# ...
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Bluez: Difference between "Connect()" method return and "Connected" signal
According to the Bluez API documentation (Device API) the return of the Connect() method indicates a successful connection of one or more profiles:
void Connect()
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If at least one profile ...
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Sending string using python in a raspberry pi 3b+ mesh connection via bluetooth
I am currently working with three raspi 3b+ that should have a mesh connection via Bluetooth. The devices sense a sound and will try to send it to the other devices. Now, my questions are:
How will I ...
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Names of device not being shown in bluetoothctl
Bluetooth works like a charm on my machine. However, bluetoothctl doesn't show the device names in discovery. What's stranger is that when running bluetoothctl info <whatever-the-mac-adress-is>, ...
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Mouse (Logitech MX Anywhere 3) keeps changing its bluetooth MAC address on every pair
The problem:
I pair my mouse over bluetooth and everything works fine
I turn my mouse off, turn it back on, it does not connect
I have to pair the mouse again
The thing i noticed is, that on every ...
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Sony WH-1000XM4 Pipewire microphone forces the switch to mSBC
I recently purchased some headphones Sony WH-1000XM4. I have also switched from pulse to pipewire mostly for bluetooth auto-connect.
I managed to connect them, but I have several issues (1 where LDAC,...
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bluetooth scanning for service times out - no service found
I have a project using QT - it successfully finds nearby / remote Bluetooth devices. It fails to scan for "service" - basically times out at expected time around 20 to 30 seconds. Normal ...
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Bluetooth Adapter not found on Linux Mint
I have an HP Pavilion-15 laptop with Linux Mint and Windows in dual boot config and have been having bluetooth issues for a long while. Off-late my PC has been unable to detect any Bluetooth adapter ...
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How to setup different bluetooth devices with same name?
I am running a Manjaro, and as a lot Linux users I learnt how to restart bluetooth services and how to use bluetoothctl when the GUI does not give enough controls.
However today I run to this case:
I ...
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How can I run a script via bluetooth and issue commands?
I am fairly new to Linux and I am trying to use beaglebone black (debian) to try and run a script via bluetooth that will allow me to issue some simple commands and have the board do stuff. I am able ...
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Is it somehow possible to detect if a bluetooth controller has been restarted?
I'm using BlueZ, along with an external Bluetooth controller (via HCI).
For that, I need to run hciattach (or btattach) to make a standard hci0 interface.
Everything works, however sometimes my ...
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Kali Linux - Bluetooth Headphones are connected, but sound is coming from speakers
Note: My primary language isn't English, so i hope you are going to ignore writing mistakes.
First of all, My headphones are working on my phone and worked on my pc when i was using Ubuntu, ...
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Bluetooth does not enable when boot debian
Bluetooth does not enable when boot my debian 11 laptop.
I have to type this command below in order to start it every time I reboot or cold boot my laptop.
sudo rmmod btusb
sudo modprobe btusb
I have ...
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How to solve `bluez` connection attempts failing with `br-connection-adapter-not-powered`
My bluetooth controller appears in bluetoothctl:
[bluetooth]# list
Controller 08:D8:33:xx:xx:xx BlueZ 5.62 [default]
But when I try to connect to a device it gives an error I haven't seen a mention ...
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Connecting to Bluetooth but Connection Failed: No audio endpoints registered
I do dual boot Kali-Linux with Windows11. So the problem is I want to connect with my Bluetooth speaker (JBL GO), but unfortunately I cannot connect. I use both GUI and CLI to connect to my speaker. ...
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Can't enable a pulse sink pointing to bluetooth headset
My qustion might be a dup of this one:
Adding a pulse audio bluetooth sink configuration
My situation: the device is paired, the pulse sink is created, it cannot be enabled.
Details:
Pairing:
vorac@...
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Pop OS - conflict between Bluez and Blueman? BT not working
So I am running Pop!_OS 21.04 with a 5.13.0-7614-generic Kernel on an Acer Aspire 5 with a Wifi/Bluetooth Adapter by Mediatek Corp mt7921e
Right out of the box Wifi worked but Bluetooth didn't. So I ...
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Ubuntu / PopOS 21.04 intel 2760 Bluetooth audio randomly disconnects
I'm running into something which seems like a pretty exotic problem.
The config is:
Lenovo T440p with Intel 2760 WiFi/Bluetooth
Ubuntu 20.04 -> updated to PopOS 20.04 -> updated to PopOs 21.04
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configure bluetooth access (to enable GATT notifications) for non-root
I am writing some software that interacts with a Bluetooth Low Energy device. Specifically, it receives GATT notifications. The code could not access the BLE service until, as a first 'hack', I edited ...
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Bluetooth PAN - Migrate client from pand to bluez5
Currently I have a Bluetooth PAN working where both the master and
clients run on outdated software, i.e. it uses bluez3/4 tools (hcitool,
hciconfig, pand, etc).
I'm attempting to gradually migrate (...
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BlueZ, controller not working with every bluetooth services but some of them yes
I'm not really advanced with linux but this seems like a beginner problem I can't solve.
I'm running this on a Raspberrypi Zero W running Raspbian OS.
I have a controller ( BLE controller running ...
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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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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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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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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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btproxy fails to bind to Bluetooth socket while trying to proxy Bluetooth device to QEMU
I am following the guide for Zephyr to run on QEMU using the host system Bluetooth controller. I am on Ubuntu 20.10 which is lacking btproxy, so I built BlueZ as described in the guide linked below. I ...
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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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Issues reconnecting to Bluetooth headphones in Fedora VM on Qubes OS
I have tried various ways to reconnect to my Bluetooth headphones in my Fedora VM after restarting my computer, but they all seem to either take a long time, or not work reliably. I have tried ...
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How to prevent bluetooth to restart paused videos/audio?
I use Linux Mint Trica.
When I connect my main audio device by clicking blueberry in the toolbar (got it via xprop), my paused videos in my firefox tabs and spotify get restarted all together (to be ...
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Kali Linux bluetooth bluez shows only device's MAC address but not name?
I am using Kali Linux 2020.2, bluez installed for Bluetooth. When I search devices I only see the MAC address, but not the name of the devices. I found this GitHub issue, but it was closed without a ...
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How to install bluez-hid2hci?
I've been trying to connect my Debian computer to my Bluetooth speakers, using bluetoothctl.
I managed to pair the devices, but can't seem to connect them.
[bluetooth]# devices
Device X:X:X:X:X:X ...
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alsaloop and bluez-alsa unstable
I have a raspberry pi zero w, which has a sound input via i2s (using the generic dmic driver), and connects to a bluetooth speaker using bluez5.
i set up bluez-alsa so that connected bluetooth devices ...
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Detect Bluetooth version of the peripheral/protocol actually in use?
I bought a Bluetooth (+WiFi) PCIe card that is version 5.1 (hciconfig confirms).
My headset claims, in product description, also to be 5.x.
However, I'm unconvinced, or at least I don't think it's ...
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Bluetooth disconnect immediately after connecting
I am using Manjaro Linux. All bluetooth devices have stopped connecting to my computer. Neither headset nor smartphone will connect for more than a few seconds.
bluetoothctl shows the following ...
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Bluetooth Adaptor not recogonized: HP Laptop with Ubuntu Studio (18.04)
I am trying to bluetooth in my laptop (HP installed with Ubuntu Studio 18.04). However, the blue-man assistant is showing a "no adaptors found" error message.
This is the output of rfkill ...
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Sony WH-1000XM3 BT headphones stops working after some time
I'm using Sony WH-1000XM3 bluetooth headphones with my openSUSE 15.2 with kernel 5.8. Everything works fine most of the time, but sometimes (few minutes to 1 hour after connecting headphones) sound ...
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ArchLinux "Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AlreadyExists"
I attempted to connect to a device doing:
bluetoothctl
power on
agent on
default-agent
scan on
trust [device id]
pair [device id]
Which gave me the error:
Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error....
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How to Auto-enable bluetooth?
I have a BusyBox. After star-up, I always need to do
hciconfig hci0 up
manually to enable bluetooth. Is there any method to ignore that?
There is one solution I found here, adding
[Policy] AutoEnable=...
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Is there a way to emulate HCI (Bluetooth) device on linux?
I'm working with a Bluetooth LE device in my project and I want to test bluetooth-related host code without having an actual Bluetooth device.
Currently, I have a Linux machine with BT dongle as a ...
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Cannot pair/connect to my headphones : Failure: Module initialization failed
I'm using linux kernel v4.4.0-148 and bluez v5.36.
I cannot pair nor connect to my bluetooth headphones Muse "M-260 BT" with bluetoothctl :
$ bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller 34:E6:AD:A1:9B:8A ...
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Bluez stuck authenticating when pairing airpods
After I hold the airpod button until it's LED turns white and flashes, I try pairing with
[bluetooth]# pair <mac-address>
which returns
Attempting to pair with 18:F1:D8:36:53:FB
However, it ...
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HSP/HFP setting doesn't work with Plugable bluetooth adapter
I'm trying to use my bluetooth headset with the HSP/HFP setting (so I can use the microphone) on Arch Linux. I have a Plugable USB 2.0 Bluetooth Adapter and a SoundBuds Slim+ headset. I followed the ...
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Bluetooth randomly restarts while connected to speakers
I spent the whole day figuring out why my Linux Mint won't work anymore with my bluetooth speakers (and it used to a couple of months ago). The good thing about this issue is that it made me finally ...
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Bluetoothctl: No default controller available
When I run bluetoothctl I get an error,
$ bluetoothctl scan on
No default controller available
But the kernel shows the device is loaded,
bluetooth hci0: firmware: direct-loading firmware intel/ibt-...