Re: [Ekiga-list] Bluetooth headset support

[Yan Seiner <yan seiner com>]

gegetel wrote:
> 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
>
>   

Unfortunately I'm stuck with a 2.6.28 kernel.  From what I can puzzle 
out of your HOWTO, it involves bluetooth-alsa; it won't build right now.

Oh well, I'm going to try to find a wired USB headset.


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