Well, IMHO bluetooth is one big mess in ubuntu. I'm using a BT headset for nearly 7 years now, and it has NEVER worked without some quirks.
Even this would be OK for me, but the quirks differ not only between releases but also between updates. Hence you can never be sure if the headset will work on any day... (BTW, why the hell we are STILL sitting here with the legacy Bluez 4.x stack? I guess an upgrade to Bluez 5.x could not make the state of affairs more encumbering.) The one and only good news that I've got that I SUCCESSFULLY USED MY BT HEADSET YESTERDAY (17.05.2014) on an up-to-date ubuntu 14.04/trusty. This is trick/quirk that made things work: > pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover Given that, there are a couple of ticket out here that points into this direction: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1274613 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/948613 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/946449 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283003 Title: [Bluetooth + 14.04] Bluetooth headsets are not working after last couple of updates Status in “blueman” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gnome-bluetooth” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Hi, I found a bug in Ubuntu 14.04 ! I tried to pair a bluetooth stereo headset (A2DP compatible). The pairing process goes well, but after that I can't select it on the audio preferences. When I select it, it only shows the last selected item options and don't do anything. (he should switch to the headset output). I must mention that it worked very well on Ubuntu 12.04. This bug can be in the bluetooth stack or in unity-control-center or maybe pulseaudio. I actually have no idea. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/blueman/+bug/1283003/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
