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Every time I wake up PC from sleep I have to go to bluetooth settings -> select device -> enable connection to get sound on bluetooth speakers (Anker Soundcore). Bluetooth came with MBO and drivers were working out of the box after PopOS install.

I hope there is a command I can use instead of clicking in the GUI. Anyone know a command I could use?

[SOLUTION]

Using this command (with bluetooth speaker MAC address):

bluetoothctl connect A4:77:58:0A:DF:F1

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Bonus question: I was thinking I could map that command to a keyboard shortcut (like CTRL+ALT+B). What is the best way (or app) to accomplish this? I believe I could google this part quickly, but happy to hear suggestions anyway

[SOLUTION]

It’s possible with PopOS: Settings -> Keyboard -> Keaboard Shortcuts -> Custom Shortcuts

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    • rambos@lemm.eeOP
      0·
      3 months ago

      Thx! I could enable/disable bluetooth with your commands and that didn’t solve my problem, but helped me google the right command. It is actually much simpler that I thought, I just had to find speakers MAC and I can use:

      bluetoothctl connect A1:11:22:3A:CD:F1

      Now working on mapping that to a key, cheers!

      • Para_lyzed@lemmy.world
        0·
        3 months ago

        You could also run the command automatically every time your screen is unlocked depending on your DE. For instance, if you use GNOME, this will likely work

        EDIT: see comment below for better solution

        • rambos@lemm.eeOP
          0·
          3 months ago

          Thank you! I use GNOME, but this is kinda confusing tbh. I was also looking at this forum post where I should put a script in /lib/systemd/system-sleep/. I should play around with that, but can’t afford breaking system right now xD. Will try it soon, I might install separate OS just for testing

          • Para_lyzed@lemmy.world
            1·
            3 months ago

            Well, for your particular case, you’d make a script, and a service to run that script on boot. Once the service starts, it will keep itself alive.

            Here’s the script:

            bluetooth-reconnect.sh

            #!/bin/bash

dbus-monitor --session "type='signal',interface='org.gnome.ScreenSaver'" |
  while read x; do
    if echo $x | grep -q "boolean false"
      bluetoothctl connect A1:11:22:3A:CD:F1
    fi
  done

            You’d place this script somewhere that has system execution privilege (if your distro uses SELinux). I will use the directory /usr/scripts/ for example purposes (note that you will have to create this folder). Make sure to mark it executable with chmod +x /usr/scripts/bluetooth-reconnect.sh

            You’d then write a service to start at boot, just really barebones and simple:

            bluetooth-reconnect.service

            [Unit]
Description=Reconnect Bluetooth after waking from sleep
After=default.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/scripts/bluetooth-reconnect.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

            Move the service into /etc/systemd/system/ (filepath should be /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth-reconnect.service), and enable it and start it:

            sudo systemctl enable bluetooth-reconnect.service && sudo systemctl start bluetooth-reconnect.service

            And you should be good to go. At least assuming your distro doesn’t have some specific quirk, which I wouldn’t be able to help you with unless I knew what distro you run. Granted, this is my adaptation of what I saw in the linked forum and my own experience with services, I haven’t actually tested this. But even if it has an issue, this will get you 90% of the way there, and there’s a good chance it just works if the forum answers work for your distro.

            • rambos@lemm.eeOP
              1·
              3 months ago

              Thank you a lot mate for explaining in detail. I will deffo go that route

  • Juja@lemmy.world
    11·
    3 months ago

    Please don’t crucify me but is there a way to do this on windows ? I just have a handheld gaming console that came with windows and it’s setup just the way I want but would be nice if I can also connect to Bluetooth using command line so that I can map it to playnite and have it automatically connect to my headphones when launching a game. I did a lot of research and tried some stuff like “Bluetooth command line tools” which worked a bit but somehow caused a lot of instability and caused crashes so had to stop using it.

    • Para_lyzed@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      Probably, but this is not the place to ask if you want answers. This forum is for Linux discussion, not Windows, and while I could get this set up in Linux for you, I wouldn’t even know where to start with Windows, as I haven’t used it in a decade. You’ll see a lot of the same with experienced Linux users here. Most of us will not be able to help you. I recommend you ask in a Windows forum instead, as you’ll have a much greater chance of finding someone knowledgeable to help. Maybe there’s a forum for Windows command line (or Powershell? I don’t know what they’re calling it these days).