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Bluetooth headphones cannot connect after update to Ubuntu 22.04

ng flag

After I updated Ubuntu from 20.04 to 22.04, my system cannot connect to my Huawei Freebuds 3 bluetooth headphones anymore. When I click on the headphones in the devices list, it tries to connect for a while, until it stops. I already removed the device and tried to pair again, but with the same result.

I tried to establish an connection on the command-line via bluetoothctl as described in this blog article, but the result is the same, and it doesn't report any error. Is there a command-line tool for bluetooth that actually outputs a useful log/error message?

Furthermore, I tried this suggestion, but after re-installing pulseaudio-module-bluetooth, sudo pactl https://askubuntu.com/a/1369477/515475 reports the error

Connection error: Connection refused
pa_context_new() failed: Connection refused

pactl list modules shows:

Module #10
    Name: module-bluetooth-discover
    Argument: 
    Usage count: k. A.
    Properties:
        module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
        module.description = "Detect available Bluetooth daemon and load the corresponding discovery module"
        module.version = "15.99.1"

Module #11
    Name: module-bluez5-discover
    Argument: 
    Usage count: k. A.
    Properties:
        module.author = "João Paulo Rechi Vita"
        module.description = "Detect available BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio devices and load BlueZ 5 Bluetooth audio drivers"
        module.version = "15.99.1"

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ng flag

I just managed to solve it. This answer was almost the solution to my problem. After re-installing the module, I should first unload the module, before loading it again. Furthermore, I shouldn't have used sudo, this doesn't need root permission.

sudo apt install --reinstall pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
pactl unload-module module-bluetooth-discover
pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover
sundowatch avatar
ua flag
Thanks, that saved my life :)
destroyer22719 avatar
br flag
I tried the second part but I got the error: `Failed to unload module: Module module-bluetooth-discover not loaded`
Green绿色 avatar
ng flag
The module isn't loaded, so you don't have to unload it. Skip that line and try the third command instead.
destroyer22719 avatar
br flag
I tried the third one and I get `pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused ` when I do `sudo` and `Failure: No such entity` without `sudo`
in flag
I get `Failure: No such entity` too
The Dan avatar
no flag
same issue here: ~$ pactl unload-module module-bluetooth-discover Failed to unload module: Module module-bluetooth-discover not loaded ~$ pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover Failure: No such entity
Mohamed23gharbi avatar
ni flag
this solution worked very well for me with ubuntu 22.04 and Huwawei freebuds pro 2. Thank you, you saved my day
Green绿色 avatar
ng flag
On a fresh install of Ubuntu 23.04, I installed `pulseaudio-module-bluetooth` successfully, then got the error `Failed to unload module: Module module-bluetooth-discover not loaded` on the second command and `Failure: No such entity` on the third. However, I could connect to the headphones nonetheless. Maybe the second and third command aren't always needed.
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lr flag

The previous answer doesn't work for me. My headphone is Beats Studio 3. I installed blueman, but it still fails to pair.

I finally solved the problem by changing the visibility setting provided by blueman to always visible.

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mm flag

One of the solutions is to press the Play/Pause button after you pair the system and the device. This will make the gnome sound manager have the A2DP available. With this option on you can easily set the audio output in the menu. Although this solution isn’t ideal, it does the job.

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