Can't connect to bluetooth speaker - OSMC on Raspberry Pi Zero W

[MrBoombastic]

Hey. I can’t connect to BT speaker. In MyOSMC → Network, when I choose my device, it says “Connection to XYZ failed”. When I follow this: Connecting Bluetooth on Pi W in terminal - Raspberry Pi Forums, and try “connect ”, I get: “Attempting to connect to 30:22:00:08:13:3F
Failed to connect: org.bluez.Error.Failed”. Help!

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@MrBoombastic

Help!

Did you install the a2dp package?

[MrBoombastic]

I will try! Just “sudo apt-get install a2dp”?

Edit: Error: Unable to locate package.

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@MrBoombastic

I will try! Just “sudo apt-get install a2dp”?

Edit: Error: Unable to locate package.

[Deprecated] [TESTING] Bluetooth audio streaming (A2DP)

Hi, We’d like to add Bluetooth audio streaming to the App Store shortly, but first we’d like to get some feedback and testing done. Make sure your system is fully up to date, and then run the following commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install a2dp-app-osmc Note: Pairing is sometimes problematic. This is being worked on. If you experience stutters or dropouts, it may be your dongle. I personally experienced this with a couple of Bluetooth dongles and had better luck with other one…

[MrBoombastic]

Installed, rebooted, tried and nothing changed. Still the same errors.

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@MrBoombastic

Installed, rebooted, tried and nothing changed. Still the same errors.

Which Bluetooth Dongle are you using?
Have you tried with bluetoothctl to remove the device again first?
After that run bluetoothctl without sudo and do agent on / scan on / pair / trust / connect

[MrBoombastic]

Removed device, paired etc., but error is still the same. I’m using built-in bluetooth chip.

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@MrBoombastic

Removed device, paired etc., but error is still the same. I’m using built-in bluetooth chip

Not so sure about the Pi Zero as I only have a Pi 3 with which it works.
Maybe try on a fresh raspbian if it works there

[MrBoombastic]

Went from Raspbian to OSMC. On Raspbian all works, and BT speaker is playing sound only when playing in VLC. I wanted to play sound on BT speaker in Kodi too, so I went to OSMC.

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@MrBoombastic

On Raspbian all works,

Upload logs grab-logs -A maybe someone sees any issue

[MrBoombastic]

Logs: https://paste.osmc.tv/acuqojenir

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@MrBoombastic

Logs: https://paste.osmc.tv/acuqojenir

That is a bit strange
Mar 08 14:33:28 OSMC bluetoothd[408]: a2dp-sink profile connect failed for 30:22:00:08:13:3F: Protocol not available

[MrBoombastic]

Now OSMC connects to my speaker, but still no sound. I tried nothing to fix connection and pairing problems - just tried again. No bluetooth option in System → Sound Device. Logs: paste.osmc.tv/fihemosagu

[MrBoombastic]

Info about my device:
[99E-S10]# info
Device 30:22:00:08:13:3F
Name: 99E-S10
Alias: 99E-S10
Class: 0x240408
Icon: audio-card
Paired: yes
Trusted: yes
Blocked: no
Connected: yes
LegacyPairing: no
UUID: Headset (00001108-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Audio Sink (0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: A/V Remote Control (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
UUID: Handsfree (0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
[99E-S10]#

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@MrBoombastic

UUID: Headset

Check this thread

Bose Bluetooth Headphones, "Call From..."

Managed to solve this myself after a while. Starting with a fresh install of osmc (2018-06 i think). TL;DR: Once you have a2dp-app-osmc installed, have paired and connected to your headphones, set your device to a2dp_sink via pactl. Despite profiles being a component of bluetooth connection, Profile switching is handled by the audio controller, in OSMC its Pulse Audiopactl. pactl list sources short get the device # of your headphones from the output and put in place in the following command. …

[MrBoombastic]

I don’t see any BT device here:
osmc@OSMC:~$ pactl list sources short
1 alsa_output.platform-soc_audio.analog-stereo.monitor module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz IDLE
osmc@OSMC:~$

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@MrBoombastic

I don’t see any BT device here:

That is after the device is paired and connected?
You clear would need to have at least one bluez device in there.

[MrBoombastic]

Yeah, I have paired and connected BT speaker. I can even pause songs and skip by buttons on speaker, but no still no sound.

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@MrBoombastic

Yeah, I have paired and connected BT speaker. I can even pause songs and skip by buttons on speaker

Then I am out of ideas. Maybe the multi function of the speaker confuses OSMC

[sam_nazarko]

Do we have the make and model of the speaker?