I've been using the script from #57 in 16.04 & 16.10, but in 17.04 I switched to GNOME and now the script fails since it cannot find an a2dp sink. After some research, it seems that the problem is with GDM starting its own pulseaudio process (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1526658#p1526658). If you think you might have the same issue, first check your pulseaudio instances:
$ ps aux | grep pulseaudio gdm 2578 4.3 0.1 2350536 12896 ? S<l 15:40 2:10 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog user 1533 4.3 0.1 2350536 12896 ? S<l 15:48 2:18 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog If you see a process owned by gdm, you can try to disable pulseaudio spawning by gdm during startup: $ sudo nano /var/lib/gdm3/.config/pulse/client.conf autospawn = no daemon-binary = /bin/true $ sudo chown gdm:gdm /var/lib/gdm3/.config/pulse/client.conf Restart and #57 should now work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1438510 Title: [REGRESSION] bluetooth headset no longer supports a2dp in 16.04 xenial and 16.10 yakkety Status in PulseAudio: Confirmed Status in bluez package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in bluez source package in Vivid: Won't Fix Status in pulseaudio source package in Vivid: Won't Fix Bug description: Just installed 15.04 fresh from the latest ISO (beta2). I'm bummed to see my bluetooth headset (Bose Soundlink overear) seems to have regressed in functionality. In 14.10, I was able to set the output profile either to a2dp or hsp/hfp (telephony duplex). In 15.04, it only works in telephony duplex mode. I can't get high fidelity sound playback to work at all. This thread seems to be related, though the workaround within did not solve the problem for me: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=194006 The bug is still present in 16.04 LTS and 16.10. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/pulseaudio/+bug/1438510/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
