What is the cause of this intereference with Logitech H600 headset? [KDE Neon Linux]












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I'm running KDE Neon User Edition 5.14. I'm using the Logitech H600 wireless headset.



I'm getting audio through the headphones fine, but I get weird interference periodically. It's not constant, but it never goes away for a long period. I have tried to trace the source of the interference and I'm pretty sure it's not any of the following:




  • Interference due to large displacement between USB transmitter and receiver

  • Interference with Wi-Fi signal (looked at trace of network usage, it doesn't correspond with the periods of network activity)

  • Sound card issues (headphones connected through headphone jack work fine)

  • A problem with that specific USB port (I've tried multiple others)


Logitech doesn't advertise Linux support on its website or offer any software downloads for Linux, so I suspect that the interference is caused by incompatibility -- I'm assuming that a generic driver is being used and that this is causing problems. But I want to be sure before I go out and buy a pair of headphones explicitly compatible with Linux.



To be clear, these headphones definitely work on the same PC when it's running Windows 10 (and on other PCs running Win 10).



I have tried booting a live USB of Kubuntu, and the same problem occurs. I might try with a more distinct OS (Manjaro) to see if anything changes.



What is the problem? How can I isolate the source of a problem like this? (I'm very new to using Linux (have just switched from Windows) so any help especially regarding command-line is greatly appreciated.)










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    I'm running KDE Neon User Edition 5.14. I'm using the Logitech H600 wireless headset.



    I'm getting audio through the headphones fine, but I get weird interference periodically. It's not constant, but it never goes away for a long period. I have tried to trace the source of the interference and I'm pretty sure it's not any of the following:




    • Interference due to large displacement between USB transmitter and receiver

    • Interference with Wi-Fi signal (looked at trace of network usage, it doesn't correspond with the periods of network activity)

    • Sound card issues (headphones connected through headphone jack work fine)

    • A problem with that specific USB port (I've tried multiple others)


    Logitech doesn't advertise Linux support on its website or offer any software downloads for Linux, so I suspect that the interference is caused by incompatibility -- I'm assuming that a generic driver is being used and that this is causing problems. But I want to be sure before I go out and buy a pair of headphones explicitly compatible with Linux.



    To be clear, these headphones definitely work on the same PC when it's running Windows 10 (and on other PCs running Win 10).



    I have tried booting a live USB of Kubuntu, and the same problem occurs. I might try with a more distinct OS (Manjaro) to see if anything changes.



    What is the problem? How can I isolate the source of a problem like this? (I'm very new to using Linux (have just switched from Windows) so any help especially regarding command-line is greatly appreciated.)










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      I'm running KDE Neon User Edition 5.14. I'm using the Logitech H600 wireless headset.



      I'm getting audio through the headphones fine, but I get weird interference periodically. It's not constant, but it never goes away for a long period. I have tried to trace the source of the interference and I'm pretty sure it's not any of the following:




      • Interference due to large displacement between USB transmitter and receiver

      • Interference with Wi-Fi signal (looked at trace of network usage, it doesn't correspond with the periods of network activity)

      • Sound card issues (headphones connected through headphone jack work fine)

      • A problem with that specific USB port (I've tried multiple others)


      Logitech doesn't advertise Linux support on its website or offer any software downloads for Linux, so I suspect that the interference is caused by incompatibility -- I'm assuming that a generic driver is being used and that this is causing problems. But I want to be sure before I go out and buy a pair of headphones explicitly compatible with Linux.



      To be clear, these headphones definitely work on the same PC when it's running Windows 10 (and on other PCs running Win 10).



      I have tried booting a live USB of Kubuntu, and the same problem occurs. I might try with a more distinct OS (Manjaro) to see if anything changes.



      What is the problem? How can I isolate the source of a problem like this? (I'm very new to using Linux (have just switched from Windows) so any help especially regarding command-line is greatly appreciated.)










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      I'm running KDE Neon User Edition 5.14. I'm using the Logitech H600 wireless headset.



      I'm getting audio through the headphones fine, but I get weird interference periodically. It's not constant, but it never goes away for a long period. I have tried to trace the source of the interference and I'm pretty sure it's not any of the following:




      • Interference due to large displacement between USB transmitter and receiver

      • Interference with Wi-Fi signal (looked at trace of network usage, it doesn't correspond with the periods of network activity)

      • Sound card issues (headphones connected through headphone jack work fine)

      • A problem with that specific USB port (I've tried multiple others)


      Logitech doesn't advertise Linux support on its website or offer any software downloads for Linux, so I suspect that the interference is caused by incompatibility -- I'm assuming that a generic driver is being used and that this is causing problems. But I want to be sure before I go out and buy a pair of headphones explicitly compatible with Linux.



      To be clear, these headphones definitely work on the same PC when it's running Windows 10 (and on other PCs running Win 10).



      I have tried booting a live USB of Kubuntu, and the same problem occurs. I might try with a more distinct OS (Manjaro) to see if anything changes.



      What is the problem? How can I isolate the source of a problem like this? (I'm very new to using Linux (have just switched from Windows) so any help especially regarding command-line is greatly appreciated.)







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