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I'll hijack the thread: is anyone else having Bluetooth audio issues on PipeWire? I'm super happy with it in general, but a certain BT headset that worked just

by gspr 5y ago

I'll hijack the thread: is anyone else having Bluetooth audio issues on PipeWire? I'm super happy with it in general, but a certain BT headset that worked just fine with PulseAudio just refuses to connect with PipeWire. As with all things BT, debugging is terrible :-(

eptcyka 5y ago
I think it's some kind of a multi-threading issue in the bluetooth stack, as it seems rather random if it will break or not. For me, sometimes my headset connects in HSP mode and won't ever leave it regardless of config and further reconnections won't fix this. Only restarting `bluetoothd` will help.
GeckoEidechse 5y ago
I had similar issues where I had to basically restart both the pipewire and the Bluetooth daemon after each reboot before being able to connect my headset. My "solution" was basically to drop using pipewire for now.
Geezus-42 5y ago
File a bug. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire
- gspr 5y ago
  I try to avoid filing bugs when I don't have any debugging information beyond "it doesn't work, but works with PA". My problem here is that I'm incredibly inept at debugging Bluetooth issues.
tlamponi 5y ago
IIRC, I always need to restart the pipewire-session user service once before getting a stable connection on my latop, I'm not using it that often currently as I'm not travelling much, but it was something like systemctl --user restart pipewire-media-session.service Maybe also restart pipewire-pulse.service, with that I can pair and use my WH-1000XM4 just fine using pipewire Debian Sid/Unstable. Probably more/better info is on: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Bluetooth_devices https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Bluetooth_devices
- nyanpasu64 5y ago
  pipewire-media-session is basically unmaintained, development effort has moved to wireplumber (even though I think routing audio in Lua is unnecessary dynamism and complexity).
throwaway984393 5y ago
Yes, loads of issues. I'm not sure how, but trying again and again I finally got one or two headsets to connect, but not a third. Definitely seems like it's not quite stable yet.
neurostimulant 5y ago
I was having stuttering issues with Bluetooth when the CPU is under 100% utilization (e.g. playing games) and I was able to sidestep the issue completely by using a bluetooth audio adapter like this one [1]. The adapter present itself as a USB audio adapter and able to function just fine even when the CPU is under 100% utilization. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Indicator-Selection/dp/B089PYFLBN https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Indica...

by gspr 5y ago

eptcyka 5y ago

I think it's some kind of a multi-threading issue in the bluetooth stack, as it seems rather random if it will break or not. For me, sometimes my headset connects in HSP mode and won't ever leave it regardless of config and further reconnections won't fix this. Only restarting `bluetoothd` will help.

GeckoEidechse 5y ago

I had similar issues where I had to basically restart both the pipewire and the Bluetooth daemon after each reboot before being able to connect my headset. My "solution" was basically to drop using pipewire for now.

Geezus-42 5y ago

File a bug. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire

gspr 5y ago
I try to avoid filing bugs when I don't have any debugging information beyond "it doesn't work, but works with PA". My problem here is that I'm incredibly inept at debugging Bluetooth issues.

tlamponi 5y ago

IIRC, I always need to restart the pipewire-session user service once before getting a stable connection on my latop, I'm not using it that often currently as I'm not travelling much, but it was something like systemctl --user restart pipewire-media-session.service Maybe also restart pipewire-pulse.service, with that I can pair and use my WH-1000XM4 just fine using pipewire Debian Sid/Unstable. Probably more/better info is on: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Bluetooth_devices https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Bluetooth_devices

nyanpasu64 5y ago
pipewire-media-session is basically unmaintained, development effort has moved to wireplumber (even though I think routing audio in Lua is unnecessary dynamism and complexity).

throwaway984393 5y ago

Yes, loads of issues. I'm not sure how, but trying again and again I finally got one or two headsets to connect, but not a third. Definitely seems like it's not quite stable yet.

neurostimulant 5y ago

I was having stuttering issues with Bluetooth when the CPU is under 100% utilization (e.g. playing games) and I was able to sidestep the issue completely by using a bluetooth audio adapter like this one [1]. The adapter present itself as a USB audio adapter and able to function just fine even when the CPU is under 100% utilization. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Indicator-Selection/dp/B089PYFLBN https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Bluetooth-Transmitter-Indica...