I had similar issues setting up my S9 BT headphones today in 8.10 -- workaround:
1. In /etc/init.d/bluetooth disable HID2HCI by changing HID2HCI_ENABLED=1 to: HID2HCI_ENABLED=0 Now I could pair my headphones in the GUI. 2. Then in ~/.asoundrc insert: pcm.bluetooth { type plug slave { pcm "bluetooth_hw" } } pcm.bluetooth_hw { type bluetooth device 00:00:00:00:00:00 # Get your headphone's mac address from 'hcitool scan' and put it here. profile "hifi" } 3. Make visiable to pulseaudio: ( You have to do this everytime you login / enable phones. ) pactl load-module module-alsa-sink device=bluetooth pactl load-module module-alsa-source device=bluetooth 4. Open up pulseaudio volume control and you can set phones as your default or per application like any other sound card. -- Hope this work around helps some of you guys with new xmas phones. :D -- ALSA lib pcm_bluetooth.c:1619:(bluetooth_init) BT_GETCAPABILITIES failed : Input/output error(5) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285412 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs