Step-by-step – AirPods Headset Arch Linux Setup

February 11, 2021 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Setting Up

2. Installing Dependencies

Then to Install Required Software
Simply play:
```
yay -S --noconfirm ofono
```
And again:
```
yay -S --noconfirm phonesim
```
How to Install Yay for Arch GNU/Linux

Installing Yay Aur Package Installer

Yay Arch Linux Setup Guide
On Prompt try simply to Hit “Enter” and follow with the Default Choices.
Possibly to Accept the License Agreement Hit “q”.
In case of any Issue and for further insight see: AUR oFono.
3. Loading Bluetooth Kernel Module

Now try to Load Bluetooth USB Kernel Module
With:
```
sudo  modprobe btusb
```
And then Restart Bluetooth Service:
```
sudo systemctl restart bluetooth
```
4. Configuring

Next to Configure Apple AirPods Bluetooth backend
First, you can try with this set up:
```
sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/main.conf
```
Set the “ControllerMode” in “bredr” or possibly “dual”:

Ctrl+w to Search.
And Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor!
Now Restart the Bluetooth Service:
```
sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
```
Next you can test Pairing the Device and if is Not working then proceed with the further instructions below.
So another possible solution is editing the oFono Configuration:
```
sudo nano /etc/pulse/default.pa
```
Search for “load-module module-bluetooth-discover” and Change the line as:
```
load-module module-bluetooth-discover headset=ofono
```
Save it ad Exit as on the former Instruction.

Then Add the User “pulse” to the Group “bluetooth” as:
```
sudo usermod -aG bluetooth pulse
```
Follow Granting the neede Permissions editing:
```
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/ofono.conf
```
Search for “</busconfig>” and right before it Insert:
```
<policy user="pulse">
<allow send_destination="org.ofono"/>
</policy>
```
Save & Exit.
Again configure also Phonesim editing the File:
```
/etc/ofono/phonesim.conf
```
And appending:
```
[phonesim]
Driver=phonesim
Address=127.0.0.1
Port=12345
```
Save it and Exit again.
Now Restart oFono Service with:
```
sudo systemctl restart ofono.service
```
And again Phonesim:
```
ofono-phonesim -p 12345 /usr/share/phonesim/default.xml
```
Eventually to Test the Phonesim set up use this workflow:
```
cd /tmp
```
```
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/ofono/ofono.git
```
```
cd ofono/test
```
```
./list-modems
```
Thanks to askubuntu.com: 922860 and 831331.