I was using Garuda Linux about 2 months ago when I had a problem with my bluetooth earphones autoconnecting and disconnecting immediately. It wasn't resolved, so I decided to try out other Linux distros, and I experienced the same problem in Ubuntu and every other distro I tried.
I recently started using Garuda Linux again, but this time, I noticed a different problem. When I pair my earphones, they no longer have the autoconnect problems, and as an added bonus, the HSP/HFP profile also works now, which is absolutely amazing. But the problem is that there is absolutely no audio output when I select the profile as A2DP. Can someone help me with this? I'm using pipewire.
Output of inxi -Fxxxza is below.
System: Kernel: 5.10.43-1-lts x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts root=UUID=5e2e53f2-6c23-46cc-afcb-8563ce9b8a27
rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 resume=UUID=ae1ee1b4-f1ae-4d2c-90f9-74598416514d loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.1 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1 dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine: Type: Laptop System: Dell product: Inspiron 5567 v: N/A serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10
serial: <filter>
Mobo: Dell model: 02YHJP v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI: Dell v: 1.2.8 date: 05/22/2019
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 12.4 Wh (100.0%) condition: 12.4/42.0 Wh (29.6%) volts: 12.6 min: 11.4
model: Samsung SDI DELL C4HCW6B type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU: Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-7200U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Amber/Kaby Lake
note: check family: 6 model-id: 8E (142) stepping: 9 microcode: EA cache: L2: 3 MiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 21599
Speed: 3100 MHz min/max: 400/3100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3100 2: 3100 3: 3100 4: 3100
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Full generic retpoline, IBPB: conditional, IBRS_FW, STIBP: conditional, RSB filling
Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 620 vendor: Dell driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:5916 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Microdia Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:3
chip-ID: 0c45:6a06 class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: amdgpu,ati,intel
unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2") s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 143 size: 340x190mm (13.4x7.5") diag: 389mm (15.3")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.1.2 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
alternate: snd_soc_skl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.43-1-lts running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 0.125.0 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: no
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.30 running: yes
Network: Device-1: Intel Wireless 3165 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: f040 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:3165 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell driver: r8169 v: kernel
port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Bluetooth: Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:7
chip-ID: 8087:0a2a class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 447.13 GiB used: 34.99 GiB (7.8%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Crucial model: CT480BX500SSD1 size: 447.13 GiB block-size:
physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s rotation: SSD serial: <filter> rev: R022
scheme: GPT
Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 438.08 GiB size: 438.08 GiB (100.00%) used: 34.99 GiB (8.0%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 256 MiB size: 252 MiB (98.46%) used: 546 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 438.08 GiB size: 438.08 GiB (100.00%) used: 34.99 GiB (8.0%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 438.08 GiB size: 438.08 GiB (100.00%) used: 34.99 GiB (8.0%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 438.08 GiB size: 438.08 GiB (100.00%) used: 34.99 GiB (8.0%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache-pressure: 75 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.8 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3
maj-min: 8:3
ID-2: swap-2 type: zram size: 1.92 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-3: swap-3 type: zram size: 1.92 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram1
ID-4: swap-4 type: zram size: 1.92 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram2
ID-5: swap-5 type: zram size: 1.92 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 32767 dev: /dev/zram3
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C mobo: 45.0 C sodimm: SODIMM C gpu: amdgpu temp: 48.0 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 4441
Info: Processes: 213 Uptime: 6h 10m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.67 GiB used: 3.78 GiB (49.3%) Init: systemd
v: 248 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 12.0.0 Packages: pacman: 1873 lib: 344
Shell: fish v: 3.2.2 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.04
I tried the linux-lts kernel, the linux kernel and the default linux-zen kernel, but none of them seemed to fix the issue. The audio output in the HSP/HFP profile works really well, but the quality isn't really that good, which is what is expected. I need the A2DP profile audio, as its much higher quality, and makes music enjoyable. HSP/HFP straight up ruins the quality, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see it work. Can someone help me fix the audio output on the A2DP profile please? I will not be active right now, its 11 pm at the time of posting, so I'll be gone for a while before I can reply to any solutions. Any help is appreciated. (I am using the blackarch version of Garuda Linux, the Dr46onized edition)
