[arch-general] Configure default bluetooth profile in PulseAudio?

[Uwe Sauter]

Will test and report back.

Thanks for the hint.


Am 18.01.21 um 19:40 schrieb Marc Ranolfi:
> In your pulse configuration file (normally called 'default.pa <http://default.pa>', look up for the 'load-module 
> module-card-restore', uncomment it if it's commented, add a blank space and include 'restore_bluetooth_profile=true'.
> 
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 6:00 AM Uwe Sauter via arch-general <arch-general at lists.archlinux.org 
> <mailto:arch-general at lists.archlinux.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Unfortunately, configuring
> 
>     /etc/pulse/default.pa <http://default.pa>
>     load-module module-bluetooth-policy auto_switch=2
> 
>     has no effect on both PCs I tried. It seems that the browsers I'm using (Firefox & Opera) don't request an input stream
>     which might trigger the BT profile change but iterate over existing devices, thus they don't see any input.
> 
>     I'd really prefer a static configuration…
> 
>     Regards,
> 
>              Uwe
> 
>     Am 13.01.21 um 10:34 schrieb Ben Oliver via arch-general:
>      > I think auto-switching might not be so bad if it works as advertised.
>      >
>      > With regards to your static configuration, pulse seems to remember your preferences pretty well.
>      >
>      > I just ran youtube over my headphones and mpv over my speakers. (used pavucontrol to set it up)
>      >
>      > Disconnected the headphones, everything went to speakers.
>      >
>      > Reconnected the headphones, only youtube went back to them. mpv stayed on the speakers as before.
>      >
>      > In this scenario, perhaps auto switching would work for you since your speakers should remain unaffected.
>