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MrAnderson

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Registered: 2018-10-01

Posts: 11

JBL Headset - no microphone

Hi!

How can I use a JBL headset with a working microphone? I'm using KDE and rely on KDE tools for pairing headset and KDE settings for sound configuration (with underlying PulseAudio). The output works great in A2DP sink. In HSP/HFP there is no output no input as well. I've tried several tricks with ofono but without success.

Is it possible, that my headset cannot work with archlinux?

MrAnderson

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Registered: 2018-10-01

Posts: 11

Re: JBL Headset - no microphone

I do not know if it is helpful, but it seems that the device is discovered correctly:

    index: 2
        name: <bluez_card.04_CB_88_D3_D8_51>
        driver: <module-bluez5-device.c>
        owner module: 26
        properties:
                device.description = "JBL TUNE500BT"
                device.string = "04:CB:88:D3:D8:51"
                device.api = "bluez"
                device.class = "sound"
                device.bus = "bluetooth"
                device.form_factor = "headset"
                bluez.path = "/org/bluez/hci0/dev_04_CB_88_D3_D8_51"
                bluez.class = "0x240404"
                bluez.alias = "JBL TUNE500BT"
                device.icon_name = "audio-headset-bluetooth"
                device.intended_roles = "phone"
        profiles:
                headset_head_unit: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP) (priority 30, available: yes)
                a2dp_sink_sbc: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink: SBC) (priority 40, available: unknown)
                a2dp_sink_aac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink: AAC) (priority 40, available: no)
                a2dp_sink_aptx: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink: aptX) (priority 40, available: no)
                a2dp_sink_aptx_hd: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink: aptX HD) (priority 40, available: no)
                a2dp_sink_ldac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink: LDAC) (priority 40, available: no)
                off: Off (priority 0, available: yes)
        active profile: <headset_head_unit>
        sinks:
                bluez_sink.04_CB_88_D3_D8_51.headset_head_unit/#4: JBL TUNE500BT
        sources:
                bluez_sink.04_CB_88_D3_D8_51.headset_head_unit.monitor/#4: Monitor of JBL TUNE500BT
                bluez_source.04_CB_88_D3_D8_51.headset_head_unit/#5: JBL TUNE500BT
        ports:
                headset-output: Headset (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                        properties:

                headset-input: Headset (priority 0, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
                        properties:

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,700

Re: JBL Headset - no microphone

Sounds like you are having the same issue as am I
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=262051

I am still investigating the issue -- misery loves company

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