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mmmg

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Registered: 2019-02-08

Posts: 2

bluetooth problems; can pair, cant connect

Hi Im on a freash install of arch.
Im trying to use bluetoothctl to connect to a bluetooth speaker.
I am able to pair to the device

[bluetooth]# pair F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF
Attempting to pair with F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF Connected: yes
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF UUIDs: 0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF UUIDs: 0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF UUIDs: 0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF UUIDs: 00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF ServicesResolved: yes
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF Paired: yes
Pairing successful

The squear brackets breafly holde the name of the bluetooth speakers.
but then the connection is droped

[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF ServicesResolved: no
[CHG] Device F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF Connected: no

and the squer brackets revert to [bluetooth].
When I try and connect agian, it instantly fails

[bluetooth]# connect F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF
Attempting to connect to F0:C7:7F:F4:CA:EF
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed

Iv had a google around Im note sure whats wrong.
I have the bluetooth kernel module btusb installed.
I have previosly had bluetooth working on this laptop So im not sure whats wrong.

Note: I was origionaly going to post this on nubi corner. Im note sure when you stop beeing a newbee so if iv done something newbish sorry about that.

cafebustelo

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Registered: 2015-08-24

Posts: 3

Re: bluetooth problems; can pair, cant connect

Make sure you have pulseaudio-bluetooth installed (assuming you're using pulseaudio).

Install it, restart pulseaudio, and then try to connect again.

mmmg

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Registered: 2019-02-08

Posts: 2

Re: bluetooth problems; can pair, cant connect

Yes, I defenutly have Pulse Audio, and my computer has been rebooted yet the problem persists.