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  Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-03-30 12:50 +0100
    Re: Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-03-30 23:20 +0100
      Re: Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Jan Krapivin <daydreamer199005@gmail.com> - 2024-04-07 21:40 +0200
        Re: Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-04-08 14:00 +0200
      Re: Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-04-07 21:40 +0200
        Re: Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Lee <ler762@gmail.com> - 2024-04-08 03:10 +0200
          Re: Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2024-04-08 14:00 +0200

#268638 — Bluetooth sound problems playing from a web browser

When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a
bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems; stuttering,
sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These things can
clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced.

When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't tried
vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command line).

I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.

Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need to
isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture on you
tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.

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#268655

Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:

> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a
> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems; stuttering,
> sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These things can
> clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced.
>
> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't
> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command line).
>
> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.
>
> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need to
> isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture on you
> tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.

I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked fine, no
sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and that was
working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems have gone away
and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe one of those browsers
brought a better library with it.

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#268774

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Have you tried a LIVE-version of another Linux distribution? It will be
interesting to compare.

вс, 7 апр. 2024 г. в 22:30, Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>:

> Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:
>
> > Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:
> >
> >> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a
> >> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems; stuttering,
> >> sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These things can
> >> clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced.
> >>
> >> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't
> >> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command line).
> >>
> >> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.
> >>
> >> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need to
> >> isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture on you
> >> tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.
> >
> > I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked fine, no
> > sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and that was
> > working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems have gone away
> > and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe one of those browsers
> > brought a better library with it.
>
> These problems have come back again. I have tried rebooting. I tried
> sending the same audio from an android phone and it works fine. How do I
> find out what the problems is? I cannot see errors in journalctl
>
>

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#268779

Thanks, I tried it but it turns out to be a wifi/usb problem I think.

Jan Krapivin <daydreamer199005@gmail.com> writes:

> Have you tried a LIVE-version of another Linux distribution? It will
> be interesting to compare.
>
> вс, 7 апр. 2024 г. в 22:30, Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>:
>
>     Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:
>    
>     > Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:
>     >
>     >> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to
>     a
>     >> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems;
>     stuttering,
>     >> sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These
>     things can
>     >> clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced.
>     >>
>     >> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I
>     haven't
>     >> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command
>     line).
>     >>
>     >> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.
>     >>
>     >> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I
>     need to
>     >> isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture
>     on you
>     >> tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.
>     >
>     > I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked
>     fine, no
>     > sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and that
>     was
>     > working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems have
>     gone away
>     > and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe one of those
>     browsers
>     > brought a better library with it.
>    
>     These problems have come back again. I have tried rebooting. I
>     tried
>     sending the same audio from an android phone and it works fine.
>     How do I
>     find out what the problems is? I cannot see errors in journalctl
>    

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#268775

Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:

> Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> writes:
>
>> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a
>> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems; stuttering,
>> sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These things can
>> clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced.
>>
>> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't
>> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command line).
>>
>> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.
>>
>> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need to
>> isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture on you
>> tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.
>
> I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked fine, no
> sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and that was
> working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems have gone away
> and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe one of those browsers
> brought a better library with it.

These problems have come back again. I have tried rebooting. I tried
sending the same audio from an android phone and it works fine. How do I
find out what the problems is? I cannot see errors in journalctl

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#268776

On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM Richmond wrote:
>
> Richmond writes:
>
> > Richmond writes:
> >
> >> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a
> >> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems; stuttering,
> >> sound quality reduction to AM radio level or lower). These things can
> >> clear up after a minute or two, or be reduced.
> >>
> >> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't
> >> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command line).
> >>
> >> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.
> >>
> >> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need to
> >> isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture on you
> >> tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.
> >
> > I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked fine, no
> > sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and that was
> > working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems have gone away
> > and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe one of those browsers
> > brought a better library with it.
>
> These problems have come back again.

So unless you've updated or installed new hardware or software it's
probably not a firmware/software issue.

> I have tried rebooting. I tried
> sending the same audio from an android phone and it works fine. How do I
> find out what the problems is? I cannot see errors in journalctl

It's possible that wifi or usb 3.0 could be interfering with your
bluetooth speakers - eg
https://www.zdnet.com/article/usb-3-and-usb-c-devices-can-cause-problems-with-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-connections-but-theres-a-solution/
https://sortatechy.com/spot-and-fix-bluetooth-interference-with-wifi/

If your PC is using wireless and can use a 5Ghz channel, try moving
your PC wireless to a 5Ghz channel first.
If you PC only supports 2.4Gh wireless you can install linssid
  https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/linssid
and pick a relatively unused channel for your PC wireless.  Or just
try channels 1, 6 and 11 and see if any of those makes a difference..

If you're using a USB 3.0 device on your PC try turning it off or
moving it to a USB 2.0 port and see if that fixes the bluetooth
interference.

Regards,
Lee

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#268780

Lee <ler762@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 3:30 PM Richmond wrote:
>>
>> Richmond writes:
>>
>> > Richmond writes:
>> >
>> >> When playing videos in a web browser, and sending the sound to a
>> >> bluetooth speaker (amazon echo) I get playback problems;
>> >> stuttering, sound quality reduction to AM radio level or
>> >> lower). These things can clear up after a minute or two, or be
>> >> reduced.
>> >>
>> >> When playing from nvlc however I get no such problems. (I haven't
>> >> tried vlc so I am not sure if it is just that it is a command
>> >> line).
>> >>
>> >> I have tried google-chrome and firefox-esr.
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps there is some other browser which will work? Maybe I need
>> >> to isolate the process from the browser? I tried pop-out picture
>> >> on you tube and it improved but there was still stuttering.
>> >
>> > I installed Falkon and Konqueror. I tried Falkon and it worked
>> > fine, no sound problems. But then I tried Google-chrome again and
>> > that was working fine too, and so was Firefox-esr. The problems
>> > have gone away and even rebooting doesn't bring them back. Maybe
>> > one of those browsers brought a better library with it.
>>
>> These problems have come back again.
>
> So unless you've updated or installed new hardware or software it's
> probably not a firmware/software issue.
>
>> I have tried rebooting. I tried sending the same audio from an
>> android phone and it works fine. How do I find out what the problems
>> is? I cannot see errors in journalctl
>
> It's possible that wifi or usb 3.0 could be interfering with your
> bluetooth speakers - eg
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/usb-3-and-usb-c-devices-can-cause-problems-with-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-connections-but-theres-a-solution/

Thanks, I think this is the answer! I was having no problems today but
noticed that the PC was connected to 5Ghz. Sometimes it connects at
2.4Ghz. When I disabled 5Ghz and forced the PC to use 2.4Ghz the problem
came back. So now all I need to do is seperate those services and/or tie
the PC to 5Ghz.

The PC is a laptop but I never move it from the desktop. I am using a
USB mouse and USB keyboard adapter to an old IBM keyboard.

> https://sortatechy.com/spot-and-fix-bluetooth-interference-with-wifi/
>
> If your PC is using wireless and can use a 5Ghz channel, try moving
> your PC wireless to a 5Ghz channel first.  If you PC only supports
> 2.4Gh wireless you can install linssid
> https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/linssid and pick a relatively
> unused channel for your PC wireless.  Or just try channels 1, 6 and 11
> and see if any of those makes a difference..
>
> If you're using a USB 3.0 device on your PC try turning it off or
> moving it to a USB 2.0 port and see if that fixes the bluetooth
> interference.
>
> Regards, Lee

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