Bluetooth Headphones, Made Easy

These instructions are from the genius mind of Millhouse! The original instructions can be found here at the amazing Internet Tablet Talk Forums and you may want to check there for updates if something goes awry ;) This is only for n800 owners, though :(




"Full instructions for downloading and installing A2DP software can be found here. The instructions listed here offer a simplified and largely automated installation methodology that should work every time.

Jump to step 5 if you have xterm and wget installed, root access and have already paired your Bluetooth headset.

Pre-requisites to be satisfied before installing A2DP

1. xterm must be installed

* Install xterm via the one-click install file on this page:


2. "Becomeroot" package must be installed or device in R&D mode

* Install the Becomeroot package by adding the following repository to application manager:
Quote:
Web Address: http://eko.one.pl/maemo
Distribution: bora
Components: user
* Alternatively see the maemo.org wiki for details on how to enable R&D mode.


3. wget installed for downloading web-based files from the command line


* Open xterm and execute the following commands in xterm (you must have satisfied pre-requisite #2 before continuing):
Code:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install wget
exit


4. Pair your Bluetooth headset with your N800

* Pairing instructions will vary from device to device. A pairing code of 0000 will typically allow the headset to pair automatically once set into pairing mode.



Once all of the above pre-requisites are satisfied continue at step 5.


Installing the A2DP software

5. Download and execute the A2DP software installation scripts

* The following commands will create a temporary working directory, download two shell scripts using wget then execute those two scripts in turn.

As user "user"

Code:

mkdir ~/a2dp
cd ~/a2dp
wget http://www.nmacleod.com/a2dp/btscan.sh
wget http://www.nmacleod.com/a2dp/install.sh
chmod +x btscan.sh install.sh
./btscan.sh
./install.sh 00:11:22:33:44:55

where 00:11:22:33:44:55 must be replaced by YOUR Bluetooth Headset address as identified by btscan.sh.

As user "root"

* Switch to the root superuser and again execute the second script install.sh. This step will install the A2DP packages and finalise the configuration. Reboot.

Code:

sudo gainroot
./install.sh
reboot

* Optionally remove the temporary directory ~/a2dp with the following command as the directory and it's contents are no longer required:
Code:

rm -fr ~/a2dp

* Enjoy A2DP audio when using the Kagu audio player. "


Hope that helps everyone out! Thanks again, Millhouse!