Can confirm that this is currently occurring with pulseaudio 1:4.0 and the default Blueman package under Xubuntu 14.04.2 and Xfce 4.12.
Even though "load-module module-bluetooth-discover" is present by default in /etc/pulse/default.pa, it is not loaded at all on startup. It always must be manually loaded via entering "pactl load-module module- bluetooth-discover" in a terminal prompt, or running a script which does that on startup (after a roughly 8 second sleep period). Without the module loading at startup by default, it makes using devices like Bluetooth speakers a real hassle, and I strongly doubt the average user would be able to figure out an easy resolution to this issue. P.S. Installing the newer Blueman package as mentioned in comment 20, does resolve the issue though, and I no longer need to have the aforementioned script run at startup. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1274613 Title: module-bluetooth-discover does not load on login Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The following lines appear in /etc/pulse/default.pa, which I have not modified: .ifexists module-bluetooth-discover.so load-module module-bluetooth-discover .endif Expected: module-bluetooth-discover is loaded on login, as configured. Observed: pulseaudio's module-bluetooth-discover does not load on login. My system does not detect and set up sinks when I connect to Bluetooth devices (including an A2DP speaker and a headset). If I issue, in a terminal window: $ pactl load-module module-bluetooth-discover 24 …then the devices are detected and sinks set up correctly. $ lsb_release -rd && apt-cache policy pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Description: Ubuntu 13.10 Release: 13.10 pulseaudio-module-bluetooth: Installed: 1:4.0-0ubuntu6 Candidate: 1:4.0-0ubuntu6 Version table: *** 1:4.0-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://mirrors.mit.edu/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-17.30-generic 3.11.10.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: khaeru 2051 F.... pulseaudio Date: Thu Jan 30 12:18:50 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-29 (457 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-11 (140 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 05/15/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A09 dmi.board.name: 085VR5 dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: 0.1 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/15/2013:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemXPSL322X:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn085VR5:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1: dmi.product.name: Dell System XPS L322X dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1274613/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp