Title:          bluez.tcz
Description:    bluetooth stack
Version:        4.101
Author:         see list of sites below
Original-site:  see list of sites below
Copying-policy: see list of sites below
Size: 1MB
Extension_by:   juanito
Tags:           bluetooth
Comments:       Official Linux Bluetooth protocol stack
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                Optionally can use the alsa/pulseaudio extensions for sound over bluetooth.
                Optionally can use the gstreamer and gstplugins-base extensions
                Optionally can use the obex and fuse extensions to transfer files
                ..and mount file systems over bluetooth.
                Optionally can use the bluez-gnome/blueman extensions and deps to pair
                Optionally can use the python, dbus-python and pygobject..
                extensions with simple-agent to pair
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                This extension contains:
                bluez-4.101 - GPLv2 - http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/bluez-4.101.tar.xz
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                Howto:
                $ sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/bluez [start|stop|restart|status]
                ..in my case, this loads all required modules
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                Howto pair:
                $ echo "0000" | simple-agent hci0 00:1B:66:00:31:88 [0000 for a bt headset]
                Release
                New device (/org/bluez/11538/hci0/dev_00_1B_66_00_31_88)
                ...
                Howto connect to pulseaudio stream:
                $ dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.bluez /org/bluez/11538/hci0/dev_00_1B_66_00_31_88 org.bluez.AudioSink.Connect
                method return sender=:1.1 -> dest=:1.17 reply_serial=2
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                To enable sound with alsa:
                $ cp /etc/alsa/example_.asoundrc /home/tc
                edit the bluetooth address
                ..to test bt headphones
                $ aplay -Dplug:bluetooth -v /usr/local/share/sounds/alsa/Noise.wav
                ..to test bt headset "testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.."
                $ arecord -D bluetooth -f S16_LE | aplay -D bluetooth -f S16_LE
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                To enable sound with pulseudio:
                use blueman-2.7 to pair
                right-click on bt headphones and select "trust" and "audio sink"
                use pavucontrol to select bt headphones as output device
                use rhythmbox-2.7 to play to bt headphones
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Change-log:     2009/05/01
                Added simple-agent and other applets, updated 4.37 -> 4.41
                2009/06/17
                Added pand support, updated 4.41 -> 4.43
                2009/06/17
                updated 4.43 -> 4.53, moved /etc/bluetooth, dbus-1, udev -> /usr/local
                added bluetooth cups printer support
                2009/09/22
                removed start on loading extension
                2010/01/31
                updated 4.53 -> 4.63, added gstreamer support
                2010/04/11
                updated init.d script to pass status to services app
                2010/05/28
                updated 4.63 -> 4.80
                2010/11/29
                updated 4.80 -> 4.81 and stripped out dev files
                2011/01/07
                updated 4.81 -> 4.96 and recompiled on tc-4
                2011/08/31
                updated 4.96 -> 4.99
                2012/04/29
                updated 4.99 -> 4.101, added in *conf to (re)enable a2dp, etc
                2012/07/21
                updated audio.conf for pulseaudio-4
Current:        2013/07/17
