A2DP headset does not appear in sound settings output list.

[Dimitris Kogias]

This is a regression from Oneiric:

Steps:
- Pair Nokia BH-503 stereo BT headset to the laptop.
- Verify headset is connected: Headset LED slow-blinks blue, device appears as connected under BT settings.
- Open sound settings.
- Sources listed: Digital SPDIF out, Analog out(selected).

The connected headset's A2DP and headset profiles no longer appear as outputs/sinks; they both used to, in oneiric and natty before that. I used the A2DP output fairly often without issues.

FWIW, the same headset also works as a A2DP sink on a different Thinkpad that still runs Lucid.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: pulseaudio-module-bluetooth 1:1.1-0ubuntu15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: AD198x Analog [AD198x Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: d 1854 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xee240000 irq 47'
   Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1981'
   Components : 'HDA:11d41981,17aa2025,00100200'
   Controls : 20
   Simple ctrls : 11
Card29.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:29 'ThinkPadEC'/'ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 7BHT40WW-1.13'
   Mixer name : 'ThinkPad EC 7BHT40WW-1.13'
   Components : ''
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card29.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Console',0
   Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Limits: Playback 0 - 14
   Mono: Playback 7 [50%] [on]
Date: Wed Apr 18 10:56:10 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110201.2)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-02-04 (74 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/04/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7BETD3WW (2.14 )
dmi.board.name: 1709CTO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7BETD3WW(2.14):bd10/04/2007:svnLENOVO:pn1709CTO:pvrThinkPadX60:rvnLENOVO:rn1709CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 1709CTO
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X60
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Please try to obtain a verbose pulse log (begin with your headset unplugged): https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PulseAudio/Log

[Dimitris Kogias (dimitris-k)]

Done, see attachment. Symptoms are the same.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Boris Hollas (borish)]

Same problem with 16.04 LTS. My Philips A2DP Headset sometimes isn't listed as audio output device when it is successfully connected. Sometimes it helps to switch bluetooth off an on again, sometimes I have to remove the device and set it up again. It doesn't work reliably.

[Boris Hollas (borish)]

"systemctl restart bluetooth" helps.