Saturday, April 18, 2009

openSUSE 11.1 - Banshee - Bluetooth Headset

1. Create/update ~/.asoundrc with....
pcm.bluetooth {
type bluetooth
device 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F <-- use 'hcitool scan to get bluetooth headset MAC address'
}


2. Run -->
gconftool-2 -t string -s /system/gstreamer/0.10/default/musicaudiosink "alsasink device=bluetooth"

* Revert to normal speaker -->
gconftool-2 -t string -s /system/gstreamer/0.10/default/musicaudiosink "autoaudiosink"


3. Load Banshee and enjoy...


Requirement package:

bluez, bluez-gnome, bluez-alsa



Reference: http://wiki.bluez.org/wiki/HOWTO/AudioDevices

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