Re: [Ekiga-list] Bluetooth headset support

[gegetel <geo cherchetout laposte net>]

On 08.23.2009 02:51, *Yan Seiner* wrote :
> I've been setting up ekiga for my distributed family (spread out on 3 
> continents). So far, it's been a great success.
> 
> Except now I need to get bluetooth headsets working with ekiga.  I have 
> alsa support, but ekiga doesn't recognize the pcm device.
> 
> I've been through the mailling list, and it looks like there was a lot 
> of activity on this in 2007.  Then there's a brief note in the wiki that 
> bluetooth devices don't work.
> 
> I'm really hopeful that something has changed in the last year.  I'm 
> leaving for Europe on Tuesday AM and I have a couple of days to get this 
> running....  Any chance at all of getting bluetooth working, or should I 
> just scramble to find a usb headset?
> 
> --Yan

With Ekiga 3.x and old kernel (<= 2.6.23.16), i could use my bluetooth
headset. My howto in french :
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/cherchetout/Bluetooth.html