Background: I recently built a new PC for myself (AMD Ryzen 9 9900x using MSI Tomahawk B870e MB). Alma Linux 9.6 (a pretty standard-issue workstation install) seems to support the realtek r8126 and Qualcomm WCN 785x motherboard NIC and wireless/bluetooth radio chips respectively, whereas 9.5 didn’t when I initially installed the OS. I have kept the install up-to-date with dnf update.
My problem is that I can’t get any sound from a simple bluetooth speaker even though gnome shows that it can connect at least initially. The sound settings show up when I click the speaker name after it appears to connect, but they don’t seem to show any output device that would appear to be for the little bluetooth speaker device. It only has “S/PDIF - Output - USB Audio” and “HDMI / DisplayPort - Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio Controller” options. Not surprisingly neither choice results in any output to the bluetooth speaker. Also the speaker appears to pair successfully (LED indicator goes solid) initially but shortly thereafter begins flashing again like it is trying to pair.
The speaker works fine with iPhone/iPad and old windows laptop. I have a similar issue with an older bluetooth headset.
Does anyone know what may be the issue here. Is there a log somewhere in gnome or pipewire that might give me an indication of what is missing? Any assistance/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.