Reputation: 63
I am trying to pair my new Bose qc35 with my Ubuntu 16.04 machine via bluetooth. I tried this answer but it did not work.
When i go into bluetoothctl i can find the headphones, but when i try and pair i get the following error:
[bluetooth]# pair 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
Attempting to pair with 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
[CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: yes
Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationFailed
[CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: no
I have followed the advice in the above answer and set the bluetooth service to use bredr.
I tired trusting the device first and then pairing, but there is the same problem:
[bluetooth]# trust 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
[CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Trusted: yes
Changing 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 trust succeeded
[bluetooth]# pair 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
Attempting to pair with 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
[CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: yes
Failed to pair: org.bluez.Error.AuthenticationFailed
[CHG] Device 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71 Connected: no
HELP :(
Upvotes: 2
Views: 2343
Reputation: 1
Install Blueman via following cmd:
sudo apt-get install blueman
Go to Bluetooth Manager open Settings & choose Handsfree option.
Then open sound settings choose the headphones as output (choose Mode as High Fidelity Playback A2DP Sink).
The same works for Bose Soundlink headphones too.
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 1
I solved this problem by installing blueman
sudo apt install blueman
Then in bluetooth manager right click on the headphone Bose QC35 and select "pair"
Upvotes: 0
Reputation: 63
So after removing and reinstalling, it turns out that there is a connect stage. It still takes a while, but the answer was as follows:
connect 04:52:C7:C5:2A:71
Upvotes: 1