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?
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
I just recently did something like that
Checkout my github repo under "desktop entries
It should be
systemctl start bluetoothThx! 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:F1Now working on mapping that to a key, cheers!
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
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 testingWell, 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:
#!/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 doneYou’d place this script somewhere that has system execution privilege (if your distro uses SELinux). I’d recommend using
mvfor this instead of a file explorer. I will use the directory /usr/scripts/ for example purposes (note that you will have to create this folder, perhaps withmkdir /usr/scripts). Make sure to mark it executable withchmod +x /usr/scripts/bluetooth-reconnect.shYou’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.targetMove the service (again, I recommend
mvinstead of file explorer) 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.serviceAnd 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.
Also, the method in the forum post you linked is Ubuntu specific, and there’s a good chance that directory has changed since 2015, when it was last answered. You will not break your system by using my method. If it doesn’t work, you can view the logs using
sudo systemctl status bluetooth-reconnect.serviceand you can stop and disable the service like so:sudo systemctl stop bluetooth-reconnect.service && sudo systemctl disable bluetooth-reconnect.serviceThe script only really does observation, it doesn’t try to make any writes to the system except for your Bluetooth command, which would not cause system breakage. It just listens for signals on the dbus that GNOME sends when the screen is locked/unlocked. If you wanted to completely “uninstall”, you’d
rmthe files from their respective locations afterwards. So please don’t do a clean install to test this, that’s entirely unnecessary and far too much work for such a simple task. Even if there’s a syntax error, the service will just exit, which is no problem.Thank you a lot mate for explaining in detail. I will deffo go that route
While trying to test this on my system, I came across a few issues. I found a more modern and standardized way to check for login after sleep, and have updated my previous comment with a new script. I have new instructions though that are more comprehensive that you can follow.
Create 2 files
bluetooth-reconnect.shandbluetooth-reconnect.service. Using your favorite text editor, edit these files so they will contain the following:bluetooth-reconnect.sh#!/bin/bash gdbus monitor -y -d org.freedesktop.login1 | (while read x; do if echo "$x" | grep -q "{'LockedHint': <false>}"; then bluetoothctl connect A1:11:22:3A:CD:F1 fi done)bluetooth-reconnect.service[Unit] Description=Reconnect Bluetooth after waking from sleep After=default.target [Service] Type=simple ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.sh [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.targetOpen a terminal in whatever location you created them (you can right click in your file manager and open in terminal, or use
cdto navigate). Now move them to the correct locations (you will need sudo privilege for this):sudo mv bluetooth-reconnect.sh /usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.sh sudo mv bluetooth-reconnect.service /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth-reconnect.serviceMake the script executable:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.shEnable and start the service:
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth-reconnect.service sudo systemctl start bluetooth-reconnect.serviceCheck to make sure the service started correctly (the “Active:” field should say “active (running)” in green).
sudo systemctl status bluetooth-reconnect.serviceThis should now do everything automatically. This has been tested and is working on my Fedora Workstation system (uses GNOME). This should be distro independent, unlike my previous answer (and also without the syntax error I had in my initial submission).
To uninstall:
sudo systemctl stop bluetooth-reconnect.service sudo systemctl disable bluetooth-reconnect.service sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth-reconnect.service sudo rm /usr/local/bin/bluetooth-reconnect.shDude this is amazing. Working like a charm and I love linux even more because of you <3 Such a straightforward guide. Have a wonderful day my friend!
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.
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).
