Sound indicator disappeared after headset connection issue

[Cris Dywan]

I switched my bluetooth headset on, it says it's connected.
Selecting it in the audio settings doesn't enable it, sound still comes from the internal speakers.
Switched my headset off and on again, no effect - usually this would have made it work. The headset doesn't indicate it's connected this time.
Headset is still visible as a non-functional device in the audio settings.
Meanwhile the sound indicator has disappeared.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: indicator-sound 12.10.2+15.04.20150413-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-22.22-generic 3.19.8-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Jul 14 07:38:07 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-13 (62 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
SourcePackage: indicator-sound
SystemImageInfo:
 current build number: 0
 device name:
 channel: daily
 last update: Unknown
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Cris Dywan (kalikiana)]

As was pointed out to me, there's a checkbox "Show volume in the menubar". Never even knew it existed. The checkbox was cleared. Activating it made the indicator come back.

I'm quite sure I never ever handled that checkbox, given I wasn't even aware of its presence. Not sure, though, what else happened here.

[Cris Dywan (kalikiana)]

I can upon closer inspection never actually switch to the non-functional headset in the system settings. It always shows the name of the internal speaker.

Btw the bluetooth indicator and settings show the headset as "disconnected".

Now I opened the touch "system-settings" (by accident, I naively assumed that was the command to type) and it showed under "Connected devices" the headset. I hit disconnect and now the non-functional device is gone.

[Xavi Garcia (xavi-garcia-mena)]

This doesn't sound to me as an indicator-sound bug.

I think it might be related with the bluetooth system and/or system settings.

If the indicator-sound appears after activating "Show volume in the menubar" in the system settings it points out that the indicator didn't crash (which could be initially the reason why it disappears).

From the pactl list provided I see the bluetooth device is not assigned to any active port.

Active Profile: off

[Xavi Garcia (xavi-garcia-mena)]

I've added the bluez packate to this one, as I still think is not an indicator-sound bug, please see my comments above.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 15.04 (vivid) reached end-of-life on February 4, 2016.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Please upgrade to the latest version and re-test.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for bluez (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]