Bluetooh REconnection Problem

[pwlinwin]

Hello,

I'm on a new install of Kubuntu on an MSI laptop.

I am trying to connect to a bluetooth headset. The pairing works fine and I can continue to use the headset until I reboot the computer. After reboot, the headset will not reconnect. I have to forget the device than re-pair to get it to work again.

When I try to reconnect I get the following from:

cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i blue

bluetoothd[1042]: src/profile.c:ext_connect() Hands-Free Voice gateway failed connect to 88:08:94:01:F4:E9: Permission denied (13)
plasmashell[1809]: kf.bluezqt: PendingCall Error: "br-connection-canceled"
bluetoothd[1042]: profiles/audio/avdtp.c:avdtp_connect_cb() connect to 88:08:94:01:F4:E9: Too many levels of symbolic links (40)

I checked to make sure that the user is part of the bluetooth group. This is also a fresh install of Kubuntu. The previous OS was Kubuntu, where this headset worked just fine. I performed a factory reset on the headset, but it did not correct the issue. I assume it is a config issue.

I've googled the problem, but I only found a couple of threads (both Arch) and the solution presented did not work for me.

Has anyone seen this before?

-pwlinwin

[josema]

Hello,

Not sure if this would help, but I also had problems with bluetooth after upgrading to Kubuntu 24.10. In my case I was not able even to pair the keyboard, and it turn out to be a problem with the GUI. I configured bluetooth using the command line and it worked fine for all my devices (I still had some problems, but I think they were due to all the tests I did before I use the command line).

I've got the information from "https://knowledgebase.frame.work/ubu...tooth-S1PGxfho", although that article describes a broader problem.
The steps I took:

1- Make sure the service is running and will keep on running after restart

sudo systemctl restart bluetooth
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth
​sudo rfkill unblock all

2- Enter the bluetooth console to configure bluetooth:

bluetoothctl

3- check that bluetooth is working and turn it on from the bluetooth console:

list
power on

4- turn scan on, find the device id, pair the device and configure it so it will reconnect next time:

scan on
pair <id>
trust <id>
connect <id>
devices

Note: after turning scan on, it is very verbose, and it might be a little difficult to type the remaining commands
Note: <id> is the id of your device, that will be shown when your device is in pairing mode while scaning is on. (it is something specific to your device that looks like DB:ED:89:9D:2F:79)

Some helpfull commands in the console are devices, list, help, and, of course, quit.

I had to restart bluetooth for all the users in my desktop (I have several), but I think it was because of the previous tests.

I hope it helps, although it doesn't look like it is exactly the same problem, but this kind of things that worked in previous versions and get broken are SO frustrating :-(

Let us know if it helps.

Best regards,

Jose