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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yes, the ubuntu forums(?) are full of stuff. BT sound is apparently a real PITA across the board.Originally posted by b0redom View Post
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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I use a Debian distro on my Raspberry Pi 4. BT is perfect with a good range.Comment
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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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Sounds very much like the issue I have with my Sony Vaio z505 where to get sound working I wrote the sound driver myself...Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
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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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