[pulseaudio-discuss] A2DP Bluetooth headset issues with PulseAudio 6.0

[Georg Chini]

On 25.02.2015 21:13, Saad Malik wrote:
> Hi All,
> With the upgrade to PulseAudio 6.0 last week, my /Bose OE SoundLink/ 
> bluetooth headset no longer connects to the A2DP profile.
>
> The new PulseAudio 6.0 upgrade added a /headset_head_unit: Headset 
> Head Unit (HSP/HFP)/ profile that actually works! Unfortunately, I get 
> a "Refused to switch profile to a2dp_sink: Not connected" when I 
> attempt to switch to the a2dp_sink profile.
>

It's probably just that - a2dp is not connected. Have you tried to 
connect it manually?
Run bluetoothctl and enter following commands:
agent on
default-agent
connect aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff (address of your device)

After that a2dp should be available again.

> Switch pulseaudio profile:
>
>     *$ pacmd set-card-profile 1 a2dp_sink*
>     Failed to set card profile to 'a2dp_sink'.
>
>
> Started pulseaudio in foreground and the interesting logs are here:
>
>     *$ pulseaudio -k && pulseaudio -vvvvv*
>     ... (lots of logs)...
>     ... (above set-card-profile command executed) ...
>     I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Created 6 "UNIX socket client"
>     W: [pulseaudio] module-bluez5-device.c: Refused to switch profile
>     to a2dp_sink: Not connected
>     D: [pulseaudio] cli.c: CLI got EOF from user.
>     I: [pulseaudio] client.c: Freed 6 "UNIX socket client"
>
>
>
>     *$ pacmd ls*
>         index: 1
>             name: <bluez_card.00_0C_8A_EA_B3_96>
>             driver: <module-bluez5-device.c>
>             owner module: 27
>             properties:
>                     device.description = "Bose OE SoundLink"
>                     device.string = "00:0C:8A:EA:B3:96"
>                     device.api = "bluez"
>                     device.class = "sound"
>                     device.bus = "bluetooth"
>                     device.form_factor = "headphone"
>                     bluez.path = "/org/bluez/hci0/dev_00_0C_8A_EA_B3_96"
>                     bluez.class = "0x240418"
>                     bluez.alias = "Bose OE SoundLink"
>                     device.icon_name = "audio-headphones-bluetooth"
>             profiles:
>                     headset_head_unit: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP)
>     (priority 20, available: unknown)
>                     a2dp_sink: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink)
>     (priority 10, available: no)
>                     off: Off (priority 0, available: yes)
>             active profile: <headset_head_unit>
>
> Uploaded full logs of pacmd ls and pulseaudio -vvvv: 
> https://gist.github.com/saamalik/7fd15b9826cbede2665c
>
> Anyone have any ideas why A2DP stopped working after PulseAudio 6.0 
> upgrade?
>
> Thanks,
> Saad
>
>
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