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Bluetooth in general, or specific devices? Ubuntu has been pretty decent for ages tbh, unless you're using a (cheap) laptop with an unsupported bluetooth chipset.
And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.
resurrected laptop. old acer V5. Linux Mint 23.1 (tries Linuxlite and puppyLinux, but mint better alround).
BT connects ok, but no sound.
I suspect it's the underlying sound system(s), but i Was hoping for some pointers from Unix/Linux peeps (i'm a Z/OS systems engineer).
forensic study continuing then........
Unless you're an expert or a glutton for punishment, you're better off sticking with Ubuntu/Fedora rather than some of the more niche distros - especially with laptops. That being said, Mint is, IIRC pretty standard Ubuntu with non-FOSS codecs installed, hence your better experience.
If you bluetooth connects OK, then it's not a bluetooth problem, it's more likely a soundcard driver problem. Stupid question, but are you sure you've selected the right output device for sound?
And the lord said unto John; "come forth and receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.
yes, when available.
BT connects, so i think you're right about the sound.
I removed pipewire so only had pulseaudio running and got sound to speaker and 'phones.
system restart blew that away.
i think i'll just give up and tell him to buy a new laptop like MS wants everyone to do.
Linux is NOT the wonder it claims to be.
so Linux mint wants to use pipewire for audio, which clashes with pulseaudio.
removing pulseaudio totally fubars the desktop as it's a dependance, apparently.
all online doco just goes round in ever decreasing circles.
(basically - 'try this', 'try that' etc)
maybe i should bury it overnight under a rowan tree after pissing on it three timess widdershins.
no wonder i hate the spotty little 'devs' who build these sh1te systems!
wouldn't last 5 picoseconds in mainframe engineering.
feck it! i give up!
i'll buy him a jack/jack lead.
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