[SOLVED] Why does my computer not see my bluetooth speaker?

RandomTroll · 01-09-2023, 07:19 PM

I bought a bluetooth speaker. My computer doesn't see it, neither hcitool nor blueman-manager. The only docs with the speaker describe pairing with a 'smart'phone, which works. hcitool doesn't see the 'smart'phone (only a neighbor's TV); blueman-manager does.

frankbell · 01-09-2023, 07:48 PM

It might help to know the make/model of the speaker.

Have you tried doing a web search for "[speaker] linux"? If this is a common problem, you could well find something helpful.

Turbocapitalist · 01-09-2023, 08:13 PM

Or it could be a different version of Bluetooth built into the speaker versus built into the computer?

RandomTroll · 01-10-2023, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

It might help to know the make/model of the speaker.

It's an onn. Groove It has the pairing name 'onn . LED SPK GRY".

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Originally Posted by frankbell

Have you tried doing a web search for "[speaker] linux"? If this is a common problem, you could well find something helpful.

I found nothing helpful.

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Originally Posted by Turbocapitalist

Or it could be a different version of Bluetooth built into the speaker versus built into the computer?

There's more than 1 version of Bluetooth? The computer and the speaker both see the 'smart'phone. If I keep scanning my computer sees the phones of passersby. My computer lacks Bluetooth; I have an adaptor.

RandomTroll · 01-10-2023, 06:27 AM

It turns out I need the bluez-firmware package. Now I need to figure out how to get ALSA to use it.