Bluetooth Headset

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Troubleshooting

No audio service is available

After updating to net-wireless/bluez-4.97 it might happen, that a Bluetooth headset is connected, but ALSA / PulseAudio fails to pick up the connected device.

An error message like this might be shown in the output of PulseAudio:

CodeDebug output of PulseAudio

I: [pulseaudio] module-card-restore.c: Restoring profile for card bluez_card.00_16_94_0B_6F_DE.
I: [pulseaudio] card.c: Created 10 "bluez_card.00_16_94_0B_6F_DE"
bt_audio_service_open: connect() failed: Connection refused (111)
W: [pulseaudio] module-bluetooth-device.c: Bluetooth audio service not available
W: [pulseaudio] module-bluetooth-device.c: Service not connected
I: [pulseaudio] card.c: Freed 10 "bluez_card.00_16_94_0B_6F_DE"
E: [pulseaudio] module.c: Failed to load module "module-bluetooth-device" (argument: "address="00:16:94:0B:6F:DE" path="/org/bluez/31716/hci0/dev_00_16_94_0B_6F_DE""): initialization failed.

To fix this, the following needs to be done:

1. Enable the audio socket of bluetoothd

File/etc/bluetooth/audio.confEnable audio socket

[General]
Enable=Socket

1. Restart bluetoothd by doing one of the following things:
   • Turn the software wireless kill switch off and on again

root # rfkill block bluetooth
root # rfkill unblock bluetooth

1. • Turn the hardware wireless kill switch off and on again
   • Reboot the computer
2. Reconnect the Bluetooth headset