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GSConnect failing to discover
Describe the bug
Installed GSConnect on my GNOME desktop and KDE Connect on Android device. My laptop cannot see my phone and vice versa. I am able to ping my phone's IP Address, but cannot connect with GSConnect
I was able to connect on Pop_OS! but since I switched to EndeavourOS, I am facing this issue.
Steps to reproduce
- Open Mobile Settings.
- Refresh.
Expected behavior
Show my device name in the list of available devices.
GSConnect version
54
Installed from
GNOME Extensions website
GNOME Shell version
43.4
Linux distribution/release
EndeavourOS
Paired device(s)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
KDE Connect app version
1.23.2
Plugin(s)
No response
Support log
GSConnect: 54 (user)
GJS: 17402
Session: x11
OS: EndeavourOS
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Apr 14 18:36:05 org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.GSConnect[3931]: [/service/backends/lan.js:broadcast:413]: "Broadcasting to LAN"
Apr 14 18:36:06 zeitgeist-datah[3660]: zeitgeist-datahub.vala:207: Error during inserting events: GDBus.Error:org.gnome.zeitgeist.EngineError.InvalidArgument: Incomplete event: interpretation, manifestation and actor are required
Apr 14 18:36:06 dbus-daemon[947]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.bluez' unit='dbus-org.bluez.service' requested by ':1.176' (uid=1000 pid=142880 comm="/opt/visual-studio-code/code --unity-launch --enab")
Apr 14 18:36:06 dbus-daemon[947]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.bluez.service': Unit dbus-org.bluez.service not found.
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Notes
I read other issues regarding this and some suggestions were to installed openssl. Endeavour and Arch comes pre-installed with openssl with the coreutils package.
After entering the following command sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service, this is the generated support log:
GSConnect: 54 (user)
GJS: 17402
Session: x11
OS: EndeavourOS
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Apr 14 18:53:03 gnome-shell[148796]: Failed to load file:///var/lib/AccountsService/icons/nishant: Error opening file /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/nishant: No such file or directory
Apr 14 18:53:03 dbus-daemon[148161]: [session uid=1000 pid=148161] Activating service name='org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.GSConnect' requested by ':1.15' (uid=1000 pid=148796 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell")
Apr 14 18:53:03 gnome-shell[148796]: Failed to load file:///var/lib/AccountsService/icons/nishant: Error opening file /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/nishant: No such file or directory
Apr 14 18:53:03 dbus-daemon[148161]: [session uid=1000 pid=148161] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.GSConnect'
Apr 14 18:53:05 gnome-shell[148796]: Failed to load file:///var/lib/AccountsService/icons/nishant: Error opening file /var/lib/AccountsService/icons/nishant: No such file or directory
Apr 14 18:53:09 zeitgeist-datah[149072]: zeitgeist-datahub.vala:207: Error during inserting events: GDBus.Error:org.gnome.zeitgeist.EngineError.InvalidArgument: Incomplete event: interpretation, manifestation and actor are required
Apr 14 18:53:23 zeitgeist-datah[149072]: zeitgeist-datahub.vala:207: Error during inserting events: GDBus.Error:org.gnome.zeitgeist.EngineError.InvalidArgument: Incomplete event: interpretation, manifestation and actor are required
Have you checked if your firewall is blocking access or not? Endeavour ships with firewalld
https://github.com/GSConnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect/wiki/Help#firewalld