I know Mint is an Ubuntu derivative, but it might be worth trying on Ubuntu. At the very least, the larger installed user base might have hit the problem before.
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Originally posted by b0redom View PostI know Mint is an Ubuntu derivative, but it might be worth trying on Ubuntu. At the very least, the larger installed user base might have hit the problem before.
the various sound subsystems (ALSA,Jack,pulseaudio,pipewire etc.) don't exactly help either.
I've given my mate the laptop back (with jack/jack cable*), but i'm still researching this, out of sheer bloodymindedness**
Thanks for all your input,
much appreciated.
*real audio jacks.
** a lifetime of sorting IBM mainframes tends to cause this.
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Originally posted by NigelJK View PostI use a Debian distro on my Raspberry Pi 4. BT is perfect with a good range.
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****update
if anyone's interested, BT sound is sh1te on linux.
if it works, give it one update/5 minutes/one look away from screen, and it won't anymore.
it's flakeyer than a dev's dandruff!
shame, really, it leaves MS and Apple to suck more people into their toxic universes.Comment
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I suspect problem lies between chair and keyboard. Stick to Apple. They're good for people who are rubbish at technology.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI suspect problem lies between chair and keyboard. Stick to Apple. They're good for people who are rubbish at technology.
merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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[QUOTE=NotAllThere;n4295779]I suspect problem lies between chair and keyboard. Stick to Apple. They're good for people who are rubbish at technology.[
says the powerpoint monkey.
as for Apple, - stuff 'em!
I've been an engineer* forever it seems, and this issue is well known in Linux circles.
so, unless you have something positive to contribute, i strongly suggest that you wind your little gnomish neck in.
*a REAL engineer. I predate windows/WWW/.com and all the toys you play with.Comment
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