Headphone with microphone

[Sorin Srbu]

On tor, 2024-08-29 at 17:12 +0100, Peter Flynn wrote:
> On 29/08/2024 12:51, Sorin Srbu via ubuntu-users wrote:
> > On tor, 2024-08-29 at 12:17 +0100, Peter Flynn wrote:
> [Vidonn headset built-in microphone fails to be recognised]
> 
> > The only headsets I've managed to get working with Zoom and Teams are
> > corded USB and regular jacked headsets, and the Logitech Pro X wireless
> > Gaming Headset.
> 
> This seems to accord with the idea that decent BT support is fatally 
> broken under most Linux.
> 
>  > Using Kubuntu 22.04
> 
> I shall try it!
> 
> > I tried a known-to-work (according to several reports on the
> > internets) Asus USB-BT400 USB-to-Bluetooth dongle with my Sony XM3
> > and Bose QC35- II headsets.
> 
> Alas my desktop is a Dell XPS with some ghastly built-in BT which fails 
> to connect almost everything, including Dell's own keyboards and mice. 
> At next major upgrade I shall have to see if it can be disabled in the BIOS.
> 
> > At work I have a "HP ProBook 440 14 inch G9 Notebook PC" running
> > Kubuntu 24.04 with which I use a wireless Logitech G930 headset 
> 
> I have a HP Envy 17" but it's running an old Mint. Definitely try the 
> Kubuntu 20.04 from USB if I can.
> 
> > Forgive my comment, but bluetooth with anything Ubuntu-based seems
> > to be a hot mess for me. I don't know if other linux distros are
> > better.
> 
> Nope. I tried Arch, Fedora, and a couple of others. It's not the Linux 
> per se, I think, but the almost completely useless BT and sound 
> management packages which are just years behind.
> 
> The key seems to be that even if BT recognised the microphone, it is 
> failing to pass that information to the Sound app, so it never appears. 
> I did find someone saying that supporting bidirectional dual devices on 
> the same BT pairing was a new feature several years ago, so perhaps I 
> just wait.
> 
> Fortunately MOC plays all my music (through external speakers) without 
> breaking sweat :-)
> 
> Thank you for all the valuable information.

No problem. Just sharing my not very positive experiences with Ubuntu
and bluetooth. Unfortunately it's not much of in the line of help. :-/


> > Forgot! Got a Bose Ultra replacement just the other day at work for
> > the QC35-II headset.
> 
> Let us know!

Turns out I actually brought them with me home for some WFH-sessions
today.
Will see during the day if I can do some testing. Am rather swamped
today. Fridays... <roll eyes>




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