linux BLE + ANT+

[Pierre P]

Hi, 

I've been using GC for almost a year under windows with a CardioStrong BX70i connected thru bluetooth and a Polar H10 via ANT+(using a dongle) for hearthrate.

Migrating to linux I tried to reproduce it.

here where I stand : 

- My bike is recognized in bluetooth as a bike (I have the parameter dialog) and not as a sensor (no sensor parameters dialog) that was the case in windows, can't get heart rate from the bike but don't care.

- My H10 is recognized in bluetooth but not as a sensor, as a bike.

- I manage to configure my usb ANT+dongle as Dave did here https://groups.google.com/g/golden-cheetah-users/c/SrjDiepN_eI/m/3LegmKl6AwAJ, The sensor is paired instantly for the heart rate but then i still have a "bike" parameter dialog after the sensor dialog.

- In windows I could select both BX70i + H10, in linux GC doesn''t let me do that it's either one or the other so I can't get heart rate input to GC and GC driving the bike power.

I read https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/wiki/ANT--and-BTLE-Troubleshooting and gave the permissions but no changes.

Do i have something wrong ?

Another manual / post I should read ?

Is this a known bug or limitation ?

Any workaround (anyway my old PC won't pass W11 so i have a deadline...) ?  

Current setup : 

- linux mint cinnamon 22.3 + polar H10 + BX70i (not the touch version) + GoldenCheetah 3.7.1

Any help will be greatly appreciated

P.

[Ale Martinez]

El sábado, 25 de abril de 2026 a la(s) 1:20:01 p.m. UTC-3, Pierre P escribió:

Hi, 

I've been using GC for almost a year under windows with a CardioStrong BX70i connected thru bluetooth and a Polar H10 via ANT+(using a dongle) for hearthrate.

Migrating to linux I tried to reproduce it.

here where I stand : 

- My bike is recognized in bluetooth as a bike (I have the parameter dialog) and not as a sensor (no sensor parameters dialog) that was the case in windows, can't get heart rate from the bike but don't care.

- My H10 is recognized in bluetooth but not as a sensor, as a bike.

- I manage to configure my usb ANT+dongle as Dave did here https://groups.google.com/g/golden-cheetah-users/c/SrjDiepN_eI/m/3LegmKl6AwAJ, The sensor is paired instantly for the heart rate but then i still have a "bike" parameter dialog after the sensor dialog.

- In windows I could select both BX70i + H10, in linux GC doesn''t let me do that it's either one or the other so I can't get heart rate input to GC and GC driving the bike power.

In linux too, but you need to enable  Allow multiple devices in Train View  like you did in Windows, see  https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/wiki/FAQ-TRAIN#how-can-i-use-multiple-sensors-in-a-train-session

[Pierre P]

[SOLVED]!
que tonto, un millón de gracias Ale!
thanks !