So I’ve been messing around with steam remote play. I’ve got 2 older laptops that I’ve got running with steam that streams to both of my kids tvs. Everything works great except today I decided to see if a Bluetooth headset would work for steam/in game voice chat.

When I tried it the laptops are using their built in microphones and unlike on Windows I don’t see an option for the steam streaming microphone. I’m not sure if there is a way to get it to work but if anyone has an idea I would appreciate it.

I’m on Arch btw.

Edit: I didn’t explain myself very well. Trying to have the device running the steam link app have a Bluetooth headset/earbuds connected to it then pass the microphone input to the laptop running steam.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    5 days ago

    You’re probably using PulseAudio somewhere in the audio stack. It can select the default output and input device. I think that many environments will have a speaker icon or something in the taskbar.

    I just run pavucontrol directly. Jump over to the “input devices” tab, and you can check the device you want to be an input.

    EDIT: If you’re using KDE, might be some Qt-based analog – pavucontrol uses GTK – but I don’t know the name off the top of my head.

    • PancakeBrockOPEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      I’m on KDE so what would you change in the sound settings? The only option I see is the built in microphone.

      • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        Could be anything, but I’d start looking around for something like “KDE missing Bluetooth input microphone”.

        Also install pavucontrol and look there.

        • PancakeBrockOPEnglish
          1·
          5 days ago

          I might not of explained myself well. The setup is laptop with steam --> Google Chromecast/tv with steam link app. Kids playing on TV with Bluetooth earbuds connected to Chromecast. On Windows you get an audio device called steam streaming microphone that you can select for your audio input. Then it basically passes through the audio input from the device running the steam link app.