On Sat, 2015-05-30 at 11:38 +0200, Georg Chini wrote: > On 30.05.2015 00:47, Northern Lights Info wrote: > > Thanks for the response. If itâ??s a kernel module issue, which module > > is needed? I havenâ??t seen any reference to kernel modules on this > > subject. > > > > Do you have the required kernel modules installed? "Protocol not > > available" sounds like > > a kernel message. Modules can be found under networking in the > > kernel configuration. > > > > Okay, I suppose this makes sense > > > > > > You don't need to load module-bluez5-device directly. > > module-bluetooth-discover is the only > > module you need to load. module-bluetooth-discover loads then > > module-bluez4-discover or > > module-bluez5-discover depending on your bluez version and that > > module automatically loads > > module-bluez4-device or module-bluez5-device as soon as a > > bluetooth device turns up. > > > > > > As to your follow-up of whether or not things work when not logged in > > as root, well, I canâ??t tell because if I create a user and log into > > it, while PulseAudio launches fine, when I try to run bluetoothctl, I > > get its prompt but then itâ??s dead in the water and doesnâ??t respond to > > me typing. Before I learned of the system mode option, I tried > > pulseaudio â??start â??D when logged in as root. If I quickly run the > > bluetoothctl command sequence, I can connect to the speaker and then > > do pacmd list-sinks and see it. I just doesnâ??t do the same thing in > > system mode. I get that error. I did try copying my default.pa to > > system.pa but that didnâ??t help. > > > > > Hi, > > http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/WhatIsWrongWithSystemWide/ > > states: When in system mode, module loading after startup is disabled > for security reasons, which means: no hotplug handling in system mode The wiki page is wrong about that. Module loading isn't disabled in the system mode. There is a warning, though, that recommends disabling module loading for security reasons, but if you ignore the warning and keep module loading enabled, bluetooth can be used just fine. -- Tanu
