How to connect to Bluetooth headset on Debian 8.1
Solution 1
You might just need to delete the pairing, then in terminal enter sudo pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover
then pair with the headset
Solution 2
sudo service bluetooth restart
This restores my headset as an output device in gnome sound settings, as it sometimes disappears. The headset syncs/pairs/connects, but does not appear in the control panel (or alsamixer) and so I cannot switch audio devices.
Solution 3
With blueman-applet
I did it for a bluetooth speaker like this without restarting pulseaudio:
- Run
blueman-applet
- Pair my bluetooth speaker
- Right click it in
blueman-applet
window - Choose "Connect -> Audio Sink"
- In
pavucontrol
in "Configuration" tab, switched my sound card from "Analog Stereo Duplex" to "Off" and chose "High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink) for my speaker.
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Olivier
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Olivier over 1 year
I have a Bluetooth headset
Suicen AX610
. My system is Debian 8.1.I want to run my headset, but I can't.
Debian 8.1 can find the headset,
But, Debian 8.1 can't pair the headset,
I try to set
Connection
foron
, but it does not work.I haven't installed any package. Because I looked many websites and each one says to set up the Bluetooth in a different way.
For instance, install a single package
$ sudo apt-get install bluez-tools
or install a lot of packages
$ sudo apt-get install bluez-audio pavucontrol bluez-firmware bluez-tools
or ...
$ sudo apt-get install bluez-utils bluez-gnome bluez-alsa
Can anyone help me with this issue?
My bluetooth folder:
$ ls /etc/bluetooth/ input.conf main.conf network.conf proximity.conf
=========================================================================
I solved this problem, but my solution isn't good and I can't explain my solution. I used
trial and error
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Install a lot of packeges
$ sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pavucontrol blueman bluetooth bluez
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Edit /etc/default/bluetooth to enable the following
HID2HCI_ENABLED=1 HID2HCI_UNDO=1
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Get ???
$ hcitool con
Connections: < ACL 00:11:67:00:52:55 handle 2 state 1 lm MASTER AUTH ENCRYPT
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Create .asoundrc
$ sudo pico ~/.asoundrc
pcm.bluetooth { type bluetooth device "00:11:67:00:52:55" profile "auto" }
pcm.pulse { type pulse }
ctl.pulse { type pulse }
pcm.!default { type pulse }
ctl.!default { type pulse }
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Reboot the system
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pairing by system tray
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$ sudo killall pulseaudio
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pairing again
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Admin over 7 yearsTake a look what I did on this.
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