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Questions tagged [bluez]

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Error when trying to connect to bluetooth speaker: `org.bluez.Error.Failed`

I'm running Debian Jessie 8.2. I have a bluetooth USB dongle connected to my machine. I run sudo bluetoothctl -a then do the following: [NEW] Controller 5C:F3:70:6B:57:60 debian [default] Agent registered [bluetooth]# scan on Discovery started [CHG]…
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bluetooth.service running, but bluetoothctl says "org.bluez.Error.NotReady"

my raspberry pi 3 model B, running Arch, has an issue with bluetooth. First of all: Bluetooth has worked flawlessly previously pi-bluetooth from the AUR is up to date bluez and bluez-utils are up to date The system is up to date as well (just ran…
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How to set up automatic connection of bluetooth headset?

My bluetooth headset works fine. Audio sink works. Everything work. But the problem is that I need to connect it manually to the PC: click on bluetooth icon near the time on kde taskbar => known devices => Connect # bluetoothctl => connect…
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Pairing Bose QC 35 over Bluetooth on Fedora

I am running Fedora 24 with Gnome Shell. I try to pair my new Bose QuietComfort 35 over Bluetooth. I started using the Gnome interface. Unfortunately, the connection seems not to hold. It appears as constantly…
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Bluetoothctl: No default controller available, despite being unblocked

I'm having issues connecting my Logitech K810 Bluetooth keyboard in Debian Jessie with BlueZ version 5.23-1, kernel 3.16.0-4. The keyboard works fine most of the time but sometimes it doesn't work at all and bluetoothctl gives me the error that the…
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How do I secure Linux systems against the BlueBorne remote attack?

The Armis Lab has discovered a new vector attack affecting all devices with Bluetooth enabled including Linux and IoT systems. BlueBorne attack on Linux Armis has disclosed two vulnerabilities in the Linux operating system which allow attackers to…
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How to allow non-root systemd service to use dbus for BLE operation

I’ve been prototyping a BLE peripheral running as root on a small raspberry like board. Now I’m hardening things and partitioning the BLE app to a non-root user. So I've changed my systemd service file for the app to look…
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Why does pulseaudio handle the sound quality connection to a BT device?

I'm new to Linux and new to Bluetooth scripting too. What I have discovered so far is the following: Bluez is the default BT stack. BluezTools is a set of utilities you can use to more easily interact with Bluez DBus is the interface Bluez…
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bluez: bluetooth headphones cannot reconnect after disconnecting

I can pair my bluetooth headset with my laptop once. But when I disconnect my headset, I cannot reconnect it again. The only way it works is to restart the bluetooth daemon: service bluetooth restart When I do that, I see following in my…
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how to use bluetooth device with HSP/HFP profile using pulseaudio >=6 and bluez >= 5.24

I'd like to receive/record audio from bluetooth device on my linux box. The one I have works properly as a headset (microphone works properly in particular) i.e. on macOS yet I cannot get it working with linux - raspbian jessy in particular - yet…
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Bluez multiple audio sources

With the bluez stack, is it possible to connect multiple audio sources ? How ? If not is it possible by any other means ? If possible, is it possible to mix different bluetooth version like low-energy with old ones ? If not possible, I think a…
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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. It was working perfectly before. I can connect in…
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Bluetooth Headset: HSP/HFP not working

I've got a Bluetooth headset (Sony WH-1000XM3) which works perfectly with PulseAudio as long as I only use it as an output device. Changing the Bluetooth profile in pavucontrol works for everything (SBC, LDAC, aptX HD, aptX and AAC) except HSP/HFP.…
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Alternative to the now deprecated rfcomm binary in bluez

Since bluez 5.44, the rfcomm binaries contained in bluez-utils (amongst others like hcitool) are considered deprecated and are from now on only included in the bluez-utils-compat package provided by the AUR. Is there a similar command-line…
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Sound playback over bluetooth lags

I followed the instructions on Arch Linux Wiki and managed to set up sound playback thorugh bluetooth. However, there is a serious lag when using A2DP profile. No problems when using the headset profile except for unacceptable sound quality. When…
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