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Set up a2dp bluetooth speakers

Asked by matt.bell

I am trying to set up a pair of a2dp speakers under 8.10. When I try to pair with the device it doesn't give me the opportunity to enter a pin. It seems to try a default pin quickly then shows me a failed to pair message. I looked through the documentation and it mentions running sudo gedit /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf but this file is non-existent. Any help would be appreciated.

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matt.bell (matt-bellifemine) said : 		#1

The speakers are bluetooth. I would imagine they should be set up similarly to a stereo bluetooth headset.

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matt.bell (matt-bellifemine) said : 		#2

How long does it usually take to get a response?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

From a minute to 15 days and after Lanchpad janitor make this question expired... so keep it in "open" and not in "answered" status simply reply to this answer...

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matt.bell (matt-bellifemine) said : 		#4

Ok Thanks.

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matt.bell (matt-bellifemine) said : 		#6

Any info about this issue would be appreciated. Do I just have to wait for the next version of bluez?

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Baptiste Mille-Mathias (bmillemathias) said : 		#7

I don't know if it is possible with 8.10.
I succeed to have some sound with jaunty but I'm not completely happy, because it doesn't work in all cases, I just had sound with aplay.

I suggest you to look to http://wiki.bluez.org/wiki/HOWTO/AudioDevices

for me I just created a file ~/.asoundrc with the following content
pcm.bt {
    type bluetooth;
}

I connected to my audio gateway with bluez-properties and then I played the music with "aplay -D bt /my/file"
but this is quite choppy.

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