Re: bluetooth headset
On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:09:17 +1100
Daniel Dalton <d.dalton@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm considdering buying a bluetooth headset... Does anyone know of any
> reasonably cheap ones that are supported by debian? Is there a good
My understanding is that any headset that uses the standard protocols
should work with Debian. I've successfully used a Plantronics Voyager
510 (a terrific model) and a cheap Soyo Freestyler (BTWLHS02).
> howto out there on how to configure? Once it is up and running, is it
The documentation on this is pretty sketchy, and the configuration
methods have apparently changed several times. I believe that this
page is the most current and 'canonical' reference out there, and I
currently have my headsets working following its instructions:
http://wiki.bluez.org/wiki/HOWTO/AudioDevices
> possible to have it connected at boot up if the headset is turned on and
> is in range of my computer? Also, is it possible when the headset is
Don't know.
> connected to have every sound normally sent to my speakers redirect to
> the headset? eg. mpd music, mplayer, screenreaders, error tones pidgin
> alerts etc?
I have the impression that this might be possible using pulse, but I've
never used it. See the pulse discussion on the above bluez page.
I've gone through considerable headaches getting this stuff
working, so I HTH. Please post your experiences!
Celejar
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