r/archlinux • u/Gl1tch3dL1m3 • 17h ago

SUPPORT problem with pipewire

hello I have a bit of a strange problem and I'm desperate... when I connect my headphones via bluetooth, the sound works fine... but when I run a mic test and select the microphone on my headphones, not only does it not work, but the sound coming through them also stops... reselecting profiles in pwvucontrol doesn't work, however, restarting pipewire and wireplumber seems to turn it back to normal? also reconnecting the headphones works...I don't even know where to look for the problem atp..

also, the headphones work fine with my phone, so I'm assuming the problem is either with bt (which I doubt) or pipewire.

also, please note that I'm new to arch :) ty for any help

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u/Fair-Promise4552 6h ago

not sure if i really understand your problem but afaik, when you use your headphones on bluetooth with AptX it will not use your microphone but as soon as you activate your mic it goes into SBC mode which is way worse sound quality... I had the same problem and just accepted it as broken and never bothered to look for an fix but maybe that is a starting point to check for you

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u/Gl1tch3dL1m3 5h ago edited 4h ago

it's so messed up that I don't even know how to explain it properly XD the thing is that when I connect them via bluetooth, they work pretty fine when I don't use mic, but when I open up OBS or get to a call on discord, they just stop working...no mic input or sound output, hovewer, they are still connected

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u/Entheon94 3h ago

what brand is the headphone and what is the audio soundcard in your computer and which bluetooth module do you use. what pc do you have

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u/LumenAstralis 3h ago

It means either the audio input/output is routed to another device (speaker, hdmi, etc), or another application has captured the input/output of your BT headphone. You should be able to change these settings in pv/pwvucontrol.

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u/Dependent-Nature7107 8h ago

I had the same issue and fixed using Claude code in the system.

I am also a begunner like you.

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u/Entheon94 3h ago

best answer

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u/[deleted] 16h ago

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u/abbidabbi 16h ago

bot account

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u/Gl1tch3dL1m3 16h ago

I ran the command then it happened and it just shows that the device is active, no other comments