Bluetooth not detecting new devices

[naive tinsel]

Hi, new Mint user here. According to blueman and bluetoothctl, bluetooth is active, running and searching, but it won't connect to my bluetooth headphones (they're in pairing mode, of course).

I've reinstalled blueman, I've made sure bluetooth is on through systemctl, I've made sure bluez is running, I've updated the system, I've rebooted the PC multiple times...anyone have an idea how to fix this?

[cold ruin]

If it isn't finding anything during a scan, post results from terminal for lsusb; dmesg|egrep -i 'blue|firm'

[cold ruin]

What kernel uname -r

[visual hollow]

And

inxi -ESxxx

[cold ruin]

I can likely fix this, but I need to know the kernel version uname -r

[naive tinsel]

sorry i was busy

[naive tinsel]

6.14.0-29-generic

[visual hollow]

Does

groups $USER

list bluetooth? If not add yourself to the group.

sudo usermod -aG bluetooth $USER

logout \ login to apply.
Make sure all the needed packages are installed

sudo apt install pipewire-audio pipewire-pulse libspa-0.2-bluetooth

And to clarify, does bluetooth not see your headphones, or sees them but won't pair?

[cold ruin]

sudo apt install git dkms git clone https://github.com/jeremyb31/bluetooth-6.14.git sudo dkms add ./bluetooth-6.14 sudo dkms install btusb/4.3

[naive tinsel]

didn't work

[naive tinsel]

doesn't see them

[naive tinsel]

didn't work

[cold ruin]

What result from terminal for mokutil --sb

[naive tinsel]

it started working! i rebooted my computer

after installing that thing you told me to

thank you!

[cold ruin]

I forgot to post a reboot was needed to load the new kernel module