bluetooth headsets, a partly-working solution

[spiralofhope]

All of this would be magically handled, with no user intervention, if only alsa were updated.

http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/15192-update-alsa-or-the-kitten-gets-it/

To get straight to the point, here's a replacement ~/.asoundrc to force a newly-opened alsa-using application to play to an already-connected bluetooth headset.

Spoiler

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "softvol"
}

pcm.softvol {
type softvol
slave.pcm "bluetooth"
control.name "Master"
}

pcm.bluetooth {
type bluetooth
}

Notes found here:

http://pandorawiki.org/Bluetooth_headset_guide

Here are some other forum threads on this subject:

http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php?/topic/1244-how-well-is-bluetooth-audio-working/page__view__findpost__p__23104

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?/topic/59460-request-for-hotfix-6/page__view__findpost__p__949225

http://boards.openpandora.org/index.php/topic/9734-mostly-solved-installation-of-xmms-and-bluetooth-settings/

Here's some other reading:

http://alsa.opensrc.org/How_to_use_softvol_to_control_the_master_volume

http://alsa.opensrc.org/Asoundrc

http://alsa.opensrc.org/Dmix

 

[Null]

I shall have to charge my headphones and give it a try + here's the "solution" that i've been using to get the Pandora to work with Bluetooth headphones/earphones http://is.gd/CPQXgM.


Edit: now using http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/9282-easy-bluetooth-headphone-solution//URL]

Moderator edit in 2020: Here is a working URL: https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/easy-bluetooth-headphone-solution.67579/