Questions tagged [headset]
Headsets are a combination of headphones and at least one microphone. Includes wired (analog or USB) as well as wireless or Bluetooth headsets.
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Buttons on my bluetooth headset aren't working
I have noticed, that although my "Bluetooth Headset" works perfectly fine, buttons on it, like Previous, Next, Play etc do not.
Why is that?
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USB Headset works with pulseaudio run in terminal but not as a service
I have a MPOW USB Headset which works (both speakers and microphone) when starting Terminal and entering:
pulseaudio -k
pulseaudio
However, when I start pulseaudio like this it doesn't work:
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Corsair VOID Pro Sidetone
I just made the switch from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, and I was immediately greeted with the sidetone in my Corsair VOID Pro kicking back on. I can hear everything my microphone picks up which ...
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BT5.0 headset Haylou GT1 Plus microphone doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04
What is the pipeline to make microphone alive on Ubuntu? I have bured alive mic on my Acer Swift 3, which doesn't work on Ubuntu, so I need to use external mic on headset. I used some chineese noname ...
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Remember output config when connected to Bluetooth
Everytime I connect to my bluetooth headphones I have to change the Sound > Output configs to High Fidelity Playback as the default is Headset Head Unit
Is there a way where the changes I make ...
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Splitting front/rear audio ports
I have a headset connected to the front panel and speakers connected to my rear panel (stationary computer). I want to be able to play audio either from the speakers or the headset, but none at the ...
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Wrong bluetooth device name
Did pair a bluetooth headset and below is the info..
[HD 350BT]# info
Device 00:1B:66:1D:19:FE (public)
Name: LE-HD 350BT
Alias: LE-HD 350BT
Class: 0x00240418
Icon: audio-card
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How can I connect AirpodsPro with Ubuntu Linux 20.04
I need to connect my airpodsPro to Ubuntu for work and I can't seem to grasp the way through. I've tried with bredr, le, and dual options on the Bluetooth main conf.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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headphones working while booting from live USB but not when booting from hd
I have a headset, SONY WI-C200, that I have been using with my laptop running Ubuntu 20.04. Not too long ago, all of the sudden, the headset stopped connecting to the laptop. However, if I run Ubuntu ...
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Headset powerlocus bluetooth microphone xubuntu 20.04
I have a bluetooth headset but when I connect it to the computer the microphone doesn't work. It seems that it is not recognize as input device but just as output so the only thing that works is the ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 won't detect microphone on headset
I am attempting to connect the headset's microphone to my computer; however, the mic is not showing up in the settings. I'd show a picture, but it's not letting me take a screenshot of the window. I ...
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HFP with ofono-phonesim with phone as Audio Gateway?
in a nutshell, things seem to be good from the ofono-phonesim perspective in terms of modems, but I still can't get HFP audio telephony to work for calls (meanwhile A2DP works flawlessly for music ...
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Cannot connect Bluetooth headset after fixing WiFi issue: Unable to get Headset Voice gateway SDP record: Host is down
My Bluetooth headset was working fine, but my WiFi did not.
I fixed the WiFi issue following https://askubuntu.com/a/1037813/1171035, by doing this command:
echo "options rtl8723be ant_sel=2"...
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Bluetooth headset codecs in Ubuntu 18.04 vs 20.04
I know that Ubuntu (PulseAudio) has well-known issues with Bluetooth Headsets and for some time I was struggling to fix this.
After different attempts this one helped me and everything seems to be ...
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Headset jack - mic not detected
I'm trying to use my headset on desktop but the microphone is not detected by Ubuntu and the speakers work fine. Any tips would be very much appreciated. Here are some info:
dmesg | grep sound
[ 22....
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HSP/HFP profiles doesnt work on bluetooth headphones
I have conected a bluetooth headset (N35) to the computer in Ubuntu 21.10, and I can hear them fine with A2DP. But if I select HSP or HFP, they don't work, I can only hear a strange noise, and the ...
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No microphone / headset function for Pixel Buds A-Series with pulseaudio / Ubuntu 20.04.3
I am using Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and trying to use my Pixel Buds A-Series as headset.
It works perfectly fine as audio sink / headphones, but I can't switch the Profile to 'headset' (in order to get the ...
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Lag in sound via Bluetooth headset and problem in high fidality playback (A2DP sink)
Earlier I was using Ubuntu 14.04 and everything is fine but when I shifted to Ubuntu 16.04 , I am facing minor issue.
First Lag in sound via Bluetooth headset. lag is about 3..4 second
Sometimes ...
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pulseaudio volume change not effecting in HSP/HFP mode
I am using airpods with ofono-phonesim on ubuntu
It's working fine in A2DP profile mode. I can change volume.
But in HSP/HFP mode volume change is not effecting but it's showing updated volume in ...
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Device Bluetooth 9460/9560 don't connect JBL TUNE500BT Headset on Ubuntu 20.04
I've been trying to make my JBL TUNE500BT Headset work on Ubuntu 20.04, installed on Dell Vostro 5490, for two weeks, without success. When connecting the Headset, the service even finds the device, ...
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bluetooth not working on ubuntu 20.04 dual boot
I have a Windows-installed Dell Inspiron 5502 and installed Ubuntu 20.04. Bluetooth is not working at all, since it does not show that it detects any devices. I'm trying to pair my Philips headphone—...
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Kazam - not recognising headset though pulseaudio.py is up-to-date, it uses time.perf_counter()
I have installed Ubuntu 20.04 and Kazam doesn't detect the headset:
If I check the sound device in the menu-bar in Ubuntu, it is shown that the headset is connected
I have been reading in askubuntu....
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bluetooth connection: host is down
I'm on ubuntu 17.10 and trying to connect my bluetooth headset QCY-Q19.
it's able to pair but whenever I try to connect I get this error Connection Failed: blueman.bluez.errors.DBusFailedError: Host ...
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Cannot pair my beats 3 bluetooth headset with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I have a Dell inspiron 7520 laptop with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installed. When I try to connect my beats 3 bluetooth headset via bluetooth settings, it prompts a message saying:
connection failed.
I ...
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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Bluetooth Headset works on Pipewire?
On Ubuntu 20.10 I was able to pair the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ earplug headset with the Bluetooth from PulseAudio through the BlueZ API, but the audio from the low quality headphone had very low volume ...
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Joyroom JR-T04S mic not detected on Ubuntu 18.0
External Mic is not detected on Ubuntu 18.0
Codec: Realtek ALC3204
Codec: Intel Kabylake HDMI
Laptop: Dell Latitude 3400
Internal mic working fine. When JR-T04S connected via bluetooth, input devices ...
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How to make aptX-capable Bluetooth equipment work with Ubuntu?
I have an aptX-capable headset and I want to use it to play music with the highest possible audio quality the headset can technically provide in Ubuntu. How can I do that?
While A2DP supports a lot ...
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Beats Solo3 Bluetooth Headset connection
I was trying to connect Beats solo3 headset with Ubuntu 18.04. I was able to see the headphone in the sound output settings, but not in the input. Is there any way I can configure the headset ...
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One side of headset / headphone does not work in Ubuntu 18.04.1
When I connect my headset to my laptop running on Ubuntu 18.04.1, sound can only be heard from the right side. I have tried testing the speaker in the sound settings, which shows the same result. The ...
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USB Headphones : No sound / Crackling sound
I've bought Bowers & Wilkins PX7 headphones. It doesn't work using USB on Ubuntu.
Using Ubuntu and bluetooth, or audio jack, the headphones works well.
Using Windows 10 and USB, the headphones ...
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Newly installed Ubuntu 20.04: Bluetooth headset sound and mic not working
Bluetooth headset connected but the sound is not working and the mic is not showing as connected in newly installed Ubuntu 20.04.
I have tried many solutions but unfortunately failed.
Can anyone ...
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How to keep stereo output after echo cancellation with pulseaudio?
I have an issue with my headset where my microphone plays the audio that I hear from my PC (application audio such as spotify/youtube etc. gets picked up by my mic)
To fix this I have implemented an ...
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I want to use Ubuntu, but I have some issues with hardware peripherals
I'm really interested in Ubuntu, but I've always run into a constant blockade that prevents me from moving forward; lack of driver support for the devices I use. Below is my current mouse and headset, ...
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How di I get my headset to hear the audio
After a series of installing DroidCam and Zoom, the sound in my headset is no longer working. My headset is plugged to the sound port (green) at the rear
The audio in YouTube cannot be heard. I'm new ...
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Headset microphone not working on Ubuntu 20.04
When I'm speaking with my internal microphone and I connect my headset, it's not detecting the microphone on it. Thing that does not happen in Windows, also didn't happen in Ubuntu 18.04
Any ...
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KDE headset mic not working
Recently I bought a new headset and it works perfectly on my phone but in my KUBUNTU desktop doesn't work. The audio output is great but its mic is not working while my other headphone's mic works in ...
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How do I disable headphone controls?
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th Generation. I have Bose QC20 headphones which have volume and start/stop controls on them.
The headphones controls have started ...
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How to configure mono instead of stereo sound?
Using a USB headset with a single speaker, shown here as Y-247A:
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 2a7a:6a18 CASUE CASUE USB Keyboard
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:0040 ...
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How to remove background noise with DELL UC 150 Headset
I connected my DELL headset UC 150 with Lenovo E480 Laptop Ubuntu 18.04.
On Windows the sound is clear without any noise. On Ubuntu I have constant background noise, which makes it hard to use it at ...
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Bluetooth won't switch to headset for H800 in Xubuntu 20.04
My Logitech H800 connects successfully via Bluetooth dongle to Xubuntu 20.04 and sound can be played through the headphones. But I can't use the microphone because the audio profile is High Fidelity ...
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Webcam and Headset plugged into the same Hub cause one or the other to stop
I'm on 20.04 and was hoping to get a workstation working. I am using a powered 4-Port USB Hub which I used on Windows to power a USB to Ethernet Adapter, my USB Dongle that connects to my Wireless ...
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JBL's Quantum does detect plugged JBL headset
I recently bought a JBL headset called JBL Quantum 400 that has support software called Quantum Software. This software is only available for Windows, so I installed it using Wine (wine-5.0 (Ubuntu 5....
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Bluetooth headset HSP/HFP unavailable - Ubuntu 20.04
Yes, it is yet another question about using a bluetooth headset on Linux...
I have seen a lot of similar posts but none with a solution that fixed my problem. Maybe someone can understand what is ...
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Razer BlackShark V2 headset does not get sound, but is unmuted in alsamixer and pavucontrol
I have sound coming from my integrated speakers, but not in my headset.
I've already tried alsamixer and pavucontrol and it's not working. I have a error message when I type pulseaudio in my terminal ...
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Beats by Dre microphone not showing up
My Beats by Dre mic is not working with my new Ubuntu 20.04. I can't even see it in the settings. I just see the internal mic. Everything else seems to be working like the speakers and the button. Can ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 can't detect my Bluetooth headset microphone
Microphone of my Bluetooth headset (boat rockerz 255) is not detected by Ubuntu 20.04 in the sound settings, there is only one option i.e. Internal microphone.
EDIT - Bluetooth headset is connected ...
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No sound with bluetooth headset, and media freezes
After very painful update to 16.04 I have a problem with wireless headset Sony DR-BTN200. It doesn't produce any sound, and the media freezes.
For example, I open some video on youtube. It plays on ...
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Some sounds coming through wrong output
I'm not sure why but today some videos are playing through my monitor's speakers even when the Device Output is set to my Headset in settings. Youtube/Twitch in my browser plays through my Headset but ...
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Headset mic doesn't work on Ubuntu 20.04
I bought a Bluetooth headset for my university classes, but the mic doesn't work.
In Settings → Sound → Input, I can select the headset but I can't use it.
The headset works very well with my phone ...
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Bluetooth headset profile changes to off during calls
Recently during calls on Zoom or Google Meet, my headset has changed automatically its profile on Pulseaudio from HSP/HFP to Off, such that I have to manually change it back to HSP/HFP during the ...
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