{"id":609,"date":"2020-12-27T02:52:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T02:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2021-02-13T23:28:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T23:28:44","slug":"linux-bluetooth-and-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gordonbuchan.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/12\/27\/linux-bluetooth-and-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux, Bluetooth, and sound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Linux can provide a fast, secure, and modern desktop computing experience. However, Bluetooth audio on Linux sucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bluetooth audio cuts out intermittently <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you experience 1 second gaps of silence approximately every 300 seconds of Bluetooth audio playback, this post may help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try adding this line to the \/etc\/modprobe.d\/alsa-base.conf file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

sudo su
cd \/etc\/modprobe.d
nano alsa-base.conf<\/p>\n\n\n\n

add this line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

options snd-hda-intel model=generic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

save and exit
reboot
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you use a wire instead?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A dear friend, of the same generation that refers to “Walkman jacks,” first helped solve this problem for audio at work from my personal laptop: by gifting a sound bar that can plug into an actual 1\/8″ analog audio headphone jack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(My friend also sent a USB-C plug to 1\/8″ analog audio jack adapter, which I do not yet need, but have packed into my accessories bag, for use in the near future, when my next laptop will have even fewer ports.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"J&D<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No Bluetooth microphone support for Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are technical and historical reasons for why there is no Linux driver support for Bluetooth microphones. My suggestion is to invest in a wired USB headset. Logitech is a safe choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Linux can provide a fast, secure, and modern desktop computing experience. However, Bluetooth audio on Linux sucks. Bluetooth audio cuts out intermittently If you experience 1 second gaps of silence approximately every 300 seconds of Bluetooth audio playback, this post may help you. Try adding this line to the \/etc\/modprobe.d\/alsa-base.conf file sudo sucd \/etc\/modprobe.dnano alsa-base.conf … <\/p>\n

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