No actual sound with Pulse on bluez' "Handsfree Head Unit (HFP)", except Pulse's own sounds.
by Lockywolf from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5P1FZ)
I have a weird problem with my Bluetooth headphones.
What works:
1) A2DP with Pulseaudio and Bluez.
2) Switching to Handsfree Head Unit (HFP) using Bluez GUI.
3) Recording audio using the Handsfree Input.
4) Hearing Pulseaudio's own sounds, e.g., the sound which helps to understand the volume level in pavucontrol. You can drag the slider and hear as the sound goes up and down.
What does not work:
Actually playing any other sound. mpv, mplayer, vlc, any other player trying to play any sound produces nothing but the "volume indicator" in the pavucontrol's "Output Devices", and "Playback" tabs moving.
The headphones do not produce an actual sound. The headphones make a tiny "click" when playback is started, there is some background sound of the headphones working, but there is no actual sound of the record coming out of the headphones.
I am not trying "Headsed", to fighting with "ofono" should not be required, I believe.
FWIW, the headphones model is Marshall Monitor Bluetooth.
What works:
1) A2DP with Pulseaudio and Bluez.
2) Switching to Handsfree Head Unit (HFP) using Bluez GUI.
3) Recording audio using the Handsfree Input.
4) Hearing Pulseaudio's own sounds, e.g., the sound which helps to understand the volume level in pavucontrol. You can drag the slider and hear as the sound goes up and down.
What does not work:
Actually playing any other sound. mpv, mplayer, vlc, any other player trying to play any sound produces nothing but the "volume indicator" in the pavucontrol's "Output Devices", and "Playback" tabs moving.
The headphones do not produce an actual sound. The headphones make a tiny "click" when playback is started, there is some background sound of the headphones working, but there is no actual sound of the record coming out of the headphones.
I am not trying "Headsed", to fighting with "ofono" should not be required, I believe.
FWIW, the headphones model is Marshall Monitor Bluetooth.