Post #2917562
2026-05-18 11:36 UTC
@davidmaddock@aus.social Sorry, I totally spaced on this! Okay, I found what I did.
First, make sure that your Bluetooth service is running with `sudo systemctl start bluetooth`. Then, do `sudo bluetoothctl`. Once `bluetoothctl` starts running, enter `power on`. Then scan for devices with `scan on`. Put the device you want to pair into pairing mode. You should see the device show up with its MAC address. When you do, copy down the MAC address, then enter the `pair` command with the MAC address.
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@brent_bartlett@mas.to 2026-05-18 11:44
@davidmaddock@aus.social You can quit bluetoothctl by entering `quit`. Then, do `sudo bluetoothctl` again and enter `connect` with the MAC address. After I did all of that, my earbuds started showing up in Bluetooth settings and I could connect to them.