Just installed Manjaro today, paired Bluetooth headphones and they worked for a while. Then they cut out I turned off Bluetooth, but it wont turn on anymore. I’ve tried unplugging, restarting and restarting the service. The Bluetooth menu shows me that “No Bluetooth found, Plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth.”. I am using Manjaro GNOME
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Check out in files -> other locations -> Computer -> etc -> bluetooth
Check if there is any file named “main.conf” or “audio.conf”
If there is no such file, follow these steps:
Problem: Bluetooth headphone/speaker is getting connected but audio output is not transfered to the device.
Bluetooh headphones/speakers fixed (based on Gnome Desktop)
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Open terminal and type
cd /etc/bluetooth
sudo gedit audio.conforOpen files → other locations → Computer → etc → bluetooth
Then right click on the window and click on “Open as Administrator”Enter your root access password and authenticate.
p.s. If you are opening in files app, a new window will open which gives you the root access.Now right click on the new window and click on “Open in Terminal” and type
gedit audio.conf -
paste the following code in the text file and save it. :
# Configuration file for the audio service
# This section contains options which are not specific to any
# particular interface
[General]
Enable=Source,Control,Sink
Disable=Headset,Gateway
# Switch to master role for incoming connections (defaults to true)
Master=true
# If we want to disable support for specific services
# Defaults to supporting all implemented services
Disable=Control,Source
# SCO routing. Either PCM or HCI (in which case audio is routed to/from ALSA)
# Defaults to HCI
SCORouting=PCM
# Automatically connect both A2DP and HFP/HSP profiles for incoming
# connections. Some headsets that support both profiles will only connect the
# other one automatically so the default setting of true is usually a good
# idea.
AutoConnect=true
# Headset interface specific options (i.e. options which affect how the audio
# service interacts with remote headset devices)
[Headset]
# Set to true to support HFP (in addition to HSP only which is the default)
# Defaults to false
HFP=true
# Maximum number of connected HSP/HFP devices per adapter. Defaults to 1
MaxConnections=1
# Set to true to enable use of fast connectable mode (faster page scanning)
# for HFP when incomming call starts. Default settings are restored after
# call is answered or rejected. Page scan interval is much shorter and page
# scan type changed to interlaced. Such allows faster connection initiated
# by a headset.
FastConnectable=false
# Just an example of potential config options for the other interfaces
[A2DP]
SBCSources=1
MPEG12Sources=0
[AVRCP]
InputDeviceName=AVRCP
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Close the text file and open it again from the files window to see if the code is saved.
Orfor terminal type
gedit audio.conf -
If the file is saved and present, close all windows.
Update the System:
For Arch based System terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu -
Enter the password and wait for the update to finish and the reboot the system.
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Now try connecting a bluetooth headphone or speaker. The audio output should be changed to the device automatically.
p.s. In my case, when I connected my mobile phone, the audio of my mobile phone also now changes to the laptop’s audio output. This may not be desired but its not a matter of problem.
If “main.conf” is not present, follow the above steps to create a file “main.conf” and paste the following code:
[General]
# Default adapter name
# Defaults to 'BlueZ X.YZ'
#Name = BlueZ
# Default device class. Only the major and minor device class bits are
# considered. Defaults to '0x000000'.
#Class = 0x000100
# How long to stay in discoverable mode before going back to non-discoverable
# The value is in seconds. Default is 180, i.e. 3 minutes.
# 0 = disable timer, i.e. stay discoverable forever
#DiscoverableTimeout = 0
# Always allow pairing even if there are no agent registered
# Possible values: true, false
# Default: false
#AlwaysPairable = false
# How long to stay in pairable mode before going back to non-discoverable
# The value is in seconds. Default is 0.
# 0 = disable timer, i.e. stay pairable forever
#PairableTimeout = 0
# Use vendor id source (assigner), vendor, product and version information for
# DID profile support. The values are separated by ":" and assigner, VID, PID
# and version.
# Possible vendor id source values: bluetooth, usb (defaults to usb)
#DeviceID = bluetooth:1234:5678:abcd
# Do reverse service discovery for previously unknown devices that connect to
# us. For BR/EDR this option is really only needed for qualification since the
# BITE tester doesn't like us doing reverse SDP for some test cases, for LE
# this disables the GATT client functionally so it can be used in system which
# can only operate as peripheral.
# Defaults to 'true'.
#ReverseServiceDiscovery = true
# Enable name resolving after inquiry. Set it to 'false' if you don't need
# remote devices name and want shorter discovery cycle. Defaults to 'true'.
#NameResolving = true
# Enable runtime persistency of debug link keys. Default is false which
# makes debug link keys valid only for the duration of the connection
# that they were created for.
#DebugKeys = false
# Restricts all controllers to the specified transport. Default value
# is "dual", i.e. both BR/EDR and LE enabled (when supported by the HW).
# Possible values: "dual", "bredr", "le"
#ControllerMode = dual
# Enables Multi Profile Specification support. This allows to specify if
# system supports only Multiple Profiles Single Device (MPSD) configuration
# or both Multiple Profiles Single Device (MPSD) and Multiple Profiles Multiple
# Devices (MPMD) configurations.
# Possible values: "off", "single", "multiple"
#MultiProfile = off
# Permanently enables the Fast Connectable setting for adapters that
# support it. When enabled other devices can connect faster to us,
# however the tradeoff is increased power consumptions. This feature
# will fully work only on kernel version 4.1 and newer. Defaults to
# 'false'.
#FastConnectable = false
# Default privacy setting.
# Enables use of private address.
# Possible values: "off", "device", "network"
# "network" option not supported currently
# Defaults to "off"
# Privacy = off
# Specify the policy to the JUST-WORKS repairing initiated by peer
# Possible values: "never", "confirm", "always"
# Defaults to "never"
#JustWorksRepairing = never
[GATT]
# GATT attribute cache.
# Possible values:
# always: Always cache attributes even for devices not paired, this is
# recommended as it is best for interoperability, with more consistent
# reconnection times and enables proper tracking of notifications for all
# devices.
# yes: Only cache attributes of paired devices.
# no: Never cache attributes
# Default: always
#Cache = always
# Minimum required Encryption Key Size for accessing secured characteristics.
# Possible values: 0 and 7-16. 0 means don't care.
# Defaults to 0
#KeySize = 0
# Exchange MTU size.
# Possible values: 23-517
# Defaults to 517
#ExchangeMTU = 517
# Number of ATT channels
# Possible values: 1-5 (1 disables EATT)
# Default to 3
#Channels = 3
[Policy]
#
# The ReconnectUUIDs defines the set of remote services that should try
# to be reconnected to in case of a link loss (link supervision
# timeout). The policy plugin should contain a sane set of values by
# default, but this list can be overridden here. By setting the list to
# empty the reconnection feature gets disabled.
#ReconnectUUIDs=00001112-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb,0000111f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb,0000110a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
# ReconnectAttempts define the number of attempts to reconnect after a link
# lost. Setting the value to 0 disables reconnecting feature.
#ReconnectAttempts=7
# ReconnectIntervals define the set of intervals in seconds to use in between
# attempts.
# If the number of attempts defined in ReconnectAttempts is bigger than the
# set of intervals the last interval is repeated until the last attempt.
#ReconnectIntervals=1,2,4,8,16,32,64
# AutoEnable defines option to enable all controllers when they are found.
# This includes adapters present on start as well as adapters that are plugged
# in later on. Defaults to 'false'.
#AutoEnable=false
After this update the system and reboot. Bluetooth should work fine.