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matrs

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Registered: 2013-05-14

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Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

Hey, i've trying to connect a new BT speaker, is an Artic S113BT. I can pair the device but im not able to get connected to it. By the way, the spakers work in the same computer using linux mint+cinnamon.

Im using an updated system, with KDE4.

Linux arch-dell 4.2.5-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Oct 27 08:13:28 CET 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Same things happen using kde 4 bluedevil4 (extra/bluedevil4 2.1.1-1 [installed])
I also have  pulseaudio-bluetooth installed.

This is the info using bluetootctl

info 00:1A:7D:B2:4F:19
Device 00:1A:7D:B2:4F:19
        Name: S113BT
        Alias: S113BT
        Class: 0x240404
        Icon: audio-card
        Paired: yes
        Trusted: yes
        Blocked: no
        Connected: no
        LegacyPairing: no
        UUID: Headset                   (00001108-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
        UUID: Audio Sink                (0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
        UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
        UUID: A/V Remote Control        (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
        UUID: Handsfree                 (0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)

Everytime I try to connect this happens:

[bluetooth]# connect 00:1A:7D:B2:4F:19
Attempting to connect to 00:1A:7D:B2:4F:19
[CHG] Device 00:1A:7D:B2:4F:19 Connected: yes
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed
[CHG] Device 00:1A:7D:B2:4F:19 Connected: no 

This is the error log:
The first  2 lines happen when i power on my computer bluetooth.
I think the 3rd one refers to the microphone capability of my speaker, but im not interested on that.
(Nov 18 16:24:37 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.28 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource
Nov 18 16:24:37 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.28 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink
Nov 18 16:26:03 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Unable to get connect data for Headset Voice gateway: getpeername: Transport endpoint is not connected (107))

# systemctl status bluetooth
● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2015-11-18 17:14:58 CET; 36min left
     Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
 Main PID: 406 (bluetoothd)
   Status: "Running"
   CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
           └─406 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd

Nov 18 16:24:37 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: sap-server: Operation not permitted (1)
Nov 18 16:24:37 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.28 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource
Nov 18 16:24:37 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.28 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink
Nov 18 16:26:03 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Unable to get connect data for Headset Voice gateway: getpeername: Transport endpoint is not connected (107)
Nov 18 16:26:03 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: connect error: Connection refused (111)
Nov 18 16:26:06 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: connect error: Connection refused (111)
Nov 18 16:28:54 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: Unable to get connect data for Headset Voice gateway: getpeername: Transport endpoint is not connected (107)
Nov 18 16:28:54 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: connect error: Connection refused (111)
Nov 18 16:28:54 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: (bluetoothd:406): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 5484 was not found when attempting to remove it
Nov 18 16:28:56 arch-dell bluetoothd[406]: connect error: Connection refused (111)

Any help is appreciated

Cheers

ewaller

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Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

Did you do a power on command in bluetoothctl prior to trying to connect?
The other mistake I make is forgetting to start the Bluetooth service, but when one does that, the bluetoothctl program does nothing except prompting you.  You don't seem to have that issue

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matrs

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

yes i did, that's why I can pair the device and also see it, get the info and all that.

# power on
# agent on
# default-agent
# scan on

Last edited by matrs (2015-11-18 17:24:15)

ewaller

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

Okay.   For the record, you can pair in one session then stop using bluetooth and shut it down.   When you come back to your next bluetooth session, the device will still be paired even if that device is off, out of range, or if the host transmitter is off.  Pairing is more that the two devices will mutually recognize each other when they are near each other -- not that they are necessarily able to communicate.

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matrs

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

That right, paired devices keep paired. But yes, my BT is powered on, that's not the problem.

One weird thing is that every time i connect it says connected but inmediately after It says not connected as I posted. I don't know what i'm missing, there is no relevant info in the wiki.

Last edited by matrs (2015-11-18 18:10:02)

ewaller

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

Can you pairconnect with other devices?  Like a smartphone or a mouse?  In other words, is it possible that this only applies to audio devices?

Last edited by ewaller (2015-11-18 18:09:37)

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matrs

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

Yes, i can  connect and send files to my cell phone. I dont have any other BT device to test.

ewaller

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

This all sounds vaguely familiar to me.  I had an issue where I would get a connect followed by a disconnect on audio devices.   I am not at my home machine right now, so I cannot check my config files.
IIRC it had something to do with Pulseaudio, or not having an appropriate sink for Pulseaudio installed.

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matrs

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Re: Unable to connect Bluetooth speaker (S113BT)

And I tried changing some values in the pulse daemon.conf following the daemon.conf from mint (because in mint works) but it didnt work. Not able to connect, i mean, besides this temporal connection followed by a disconnection. If you can share your conf file would be great, because i haven't changed anything and maybe i missing something. About one year ago I used  to connect to  a philips speaker, but i dont have it with me anymore so i can test if it is something with this specific speaker.

Last edited by matrs (2015-11-21 01:04:00)