I have tried for some time to get these to work, but today I was determined. It turned out to be simple.
I found this link, followed it and it resolved my problem perfectly.
https://www.debian-administration.org/users/dammitjim/weblog/2He has Gnome and I have KDE4 so I did not include "gnome-bluetooth"
In case it disappears I reproduce it here:
Now to the steps:
1) Install the following packages (I don't know if you need bluez or blueman):
sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pavucontrol blueman bluetooth bluez
2) Create the file ~/.asoundrc
pcm.!default plug:pulse
pcm.pulse {
type pulse
}
3) Edit /etc/default/bluetooth to enable the following
HID2HCI_ENABLED=1
HID2HCI_UNDO=1
4) Reboot the system
5) Add systray to shelf (e17's requirement)
6) run gnome-bluetooth
sudo bluetooth-applet
7) Pair the headphones using the applet in the systray
Use Pulse Audio Volume Control to Select High Fidelity Playback (A2AP) and turn off the Built-in Audio Profile Off