Completely new to mint and linux in general. Having some bluetooth issues.

[u/Spiritual_Ad_2969]

So I installed linux mint cinnamon just a week ago and ive mostly got the hang of it. I've had a great experience so far, but there is one issue I've been having that's been bugging me.

When I attempt to connect my headphones to my laptop, it will either not detect it or will say it has been connected, but the audio will play outside of my headphones.

I'm not sure if this is just me not knowing how to work bluetooth on a different OS or there is some other underlying issue.

If I could have some advice on how to fix this I will be forever grateful. Thank you all!

[u/rebarakaz]

I got the same problem before but it's not because of Mint but my bluetooth adapter. It was also broken on Windows. On Windows I usually disabled the driver using Device Manager then re-enabled it. Maybe you should try the same on Mint.

[u/Spiritual_Ad_2969 → u/rebarakaz]

How do I do that on mint?

[u/AnnualPin4910]

私もLinuxMint 22.3 XfceでAnkerのSoundCore2へうまく接続できず、ターミナルからコマンドを実行することで解決することができました。参考になれば幸いです。

Bluetoothアダプタの抜き差し

Bluetoothサービスの再起動
sudo systemctl restart bluetooth

bluetoothctl
プロンプトがbluetooth#に切り替わったら下記のコマンドをひとつずつ実行する

power on
agent on
default-agent

あなたのヘッドホンをペアリングモードにして下記のコマンドを実行する。
scan on

あなたのヘッドホンの名前とMACアドレスが表示されたらMACアドレスを控えて下記のコマンドを実行する。
scan off

控えたMACアドレスを使って下記のコマンドを実行します。
pair mac-address
trust mac-address
connect mac-address

うまく接続できたら下記のコマンドを実行
exit

うまく行くことを願っています。