Bluetooth: Fix a2dp-source profile connect failed for XX Protocol not available in Linux
Been a while I’ve always wanted my Android to stay connected to my Linux via Bluetooth but I always get this heartbroken error message.
bluetoothd[778]: a2dp-source profile connect failed for XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX: Protocol not available
Why This Error?
Most bluetooth devices are connected to your PC to use as Multimedia device (Sound), but when it wants to connect with the sound protocol; it finds out that the protocol is not available because the module isn’t installed. Most Linux Distros use PulseAudio as sound server, which means PulseAudio Bluetooth library is not installed.
How to Fix
Easy, to fix; you have to install the PulseAudio Bluetooth Library
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
RedHat/Fedora
$ sudo yum install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
Arch
$ sudo pacman -S pulseaudio-bluetooth
After installation is done, we need to restart PulseAudio server and Bluetooth for changes to take effect.
$ sudo killall pulseaudio $ sudo pulseaudo --start
Restart Bluetooth service
$ sudo systemctl restart bluetooth
Try to connect again, everything should be working now.
James John
Software Engineer