A2DP Headset doesn't work

seal20 · 2016-02-06 20:19:48

Hi,
I've tried 4 tutos to make my BT headset working with XFCE-4.12 :
Once time works well, but next reboot and the other operations to make it work have crash my system.

THIS to say it works perfectly with Gnome ... hmm

What is the pb with A2DP and XFCE ? ... getting crazy with that !???

Jerry3904 · 2016-02-06 20:24:26

What system? If you have inxi installed, post output of command:

inxi -F

seal20 · 2016-02-06 20:27:10

Jerry3904 wrote:

What system? If you have inxi installed, post output of command:
inxi -F

$ ▶ inxi -F
System: Host: X301A-White Kernel: 3.13.0-77-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: N/A Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine: System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: X301A version: 1.0
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: X301A version: 1.0 Bios: American Megatrends version: X301A.209 date: 08/20/2012
CPU: Dual core Intel Core i3-2350M CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx)
Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz 3: 800.00 MHz 4: 2300.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller
X.Org: 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Mobile GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.1.3
Audio: Card: Intel 7 Series/C210 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.13.0-77-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller driver: r8169
IF: eth0 state: down mac: 08:60:6e:4b:94:49
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath9k
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 6c:71:d9:17:33:f7
Drives: HDD Total Size: 240.1GB (20.3% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: SanDisk_SDSSDA24 size: 240.1GB
Partition: ID: / size: 77G used: 46G (63%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 4.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 196 Uptime: 42 min Memory: 1387.2/3836.8MB Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 1.9.17

sixsixfive · 2016-02-07 09:09:00

it should work out of the box if you have bluetooth, pulseaudio + pulseaudio-bluetooth installed. optionally blueman and pavucontrol can be installed to make it a bit easier.

seal20 · 2016-02-07 14:55:51

It works out of the box with Gnome, but it doesn't work at all for A2DP with xfce.
The pb is to route the sound to the sound card.
I can connect BT device, but pavucontrol can't see it => no sound.

This is a very old bug now ... hmm

sixsixfive · 2016-02-07 16:05:50

sorry but i dont have those issues. I just need to pair the device in blueman and open pavucontrol: playback tab>select headset, output/input devices tab>set bluetooth device, configuration tab>set a2dp

seal20 · 2016-02-07 16:23:56

Lucky you ! ... wink
I've installed Linux Voyager 14.XX, Xubuntu 14.XX & 15.04, also update to xfce-4.12, I'm sorry to inform it doesn't work.
I just try with Ubuntu (Gnome) and it works well.

I've already managed with sounds file, editing, modify, get one success to hear BT Device, but this process is not acceptable for me. hmm
(It worked one time on 5 installs)

ToZ · 2016-02-07 18:36:07

seal20 wrote:

I've installed Linux Voyager 14.XX, Xubuntu 14.XX & 15.04, also update to xfce-4.12, I'm sorry to inform it doesn't work.
I just try with Ubuntu (Gnome) and it works well.

Xfce does not have any bluetooth code. All of the bluetooth connectivity is handled by third party tools (ie. the tools that @sixsixfive mentions). As I understand it, gnome has bluetooth functionality built into the DE.

Your issue has more to do with Xubuntu integration of bluetooth functionality that it does with Xfce. You should follow-up at the ubuntuforums for distro-specfic advice.

demosthenese · 2016-02-08 21:37:38

I think the problem lies in the update of bluez4 to bluez5, which blueman versions prior to 2.0 did not support. So blueman ended up broken.

Using debian sid, this was annoying until blueman 2.0 arrived.

Ubuntu 15.10 has version 2.0 of blueman, so you could give this a go.

Last edited by demosthenese (2016-02-08 21:38:02)

seal20 · 2016-02-17 06:15:07

Hi, 15.10 doesn't work correctly too, this is a real mess to make A2DP useful ... hmm
This works "alone" with my Android stuff (I don't have windows but I'm pretty sure it works too ...)

sixsixfive · 2016-02-17 16:37:14

since the issue has nothing to do with xfce you might should look for help on your Distributions bug tracker or @blueman

you can also try the manual way as described here: https://wiki.debian.org/BluetoothUser/a2dp

Last edited by sixsixfive (2016-02-17 16:40:11)

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