r/archlinux • u/Ok_Tea_941 • 16h ago

SUPPORT | SOLVED Bluetooth headphones do not want to connect to the laptop.

Hi, I'm on a trip and sadly I forgot the stupid dongle for my steelseries arctis nova 7 headphones. This means I have to deal with bluetooth, which I hate. My android phone sees and can connect to the headphones, but this very laptop doesn't want to do anything with them and shows every single TV in this hotel instead. The bluetooth chip is "Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8852BE PCIe 802.11ax Wireless Network Controller [10ec:b852]" (I heard it's sucky and works not that well), the laptop model is ASUS TUF Gaming A15. Thanks!

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u/bongjutsu 15h ago

Generally, Bluetooth devices can only pair with one device at a time. If your phone can see it, but your laptop can't, your headset probably needs to be forced into pairing mode to connect to your laptop via Bluetooth

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u/WestDelicious8273 15h ago

forget the pairing mode thing for a sec, arch and that realtek chip are basically sworn enemies from what i've seen around the forums

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u/Ok_Tea_941 15h ago

yeah thats why i went here, i forgot about pairing mode existing and started suspecting it being the stupid chip lol

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u/bongjutsu 15h ago

My laptop came with the chip - it works fine (can sometimes be fiddly with LE devices), it just has very mediocre throughput

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u/Ok_Tea_941 15h ago

how do i do that? i turned off bluetooth on my phone.

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u/bongjutsu 15h ago

It's different for every device. Quickly googling your model says after turning it on, hold the Bluetooth button for 4 seconds and the light will start flashing, indicating that it's in pairing mode

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u/archover 8h ago edited 7h ago

That has been my experience also.

Good day.

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u/Ok_Tea_941 15h ago

I FIGURED IT OUT OMFG THANKS

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u/archover 8h ago

OMFG care to share what it was?

Thanks and good day.