ubuntu - installing bluetooth to use headset with skype

1. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup
   

   sudo apt-get install bluez-utils
   karen@tom-1300:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart
   * Restarting Bluetooth services...                                                                         [ ok ]
   karen@tom-1300:~$ lsusb
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1310:0001 Roper Class 1 Bluetooth Dongle
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
   

2. Install bluez-btsco
   http://packages.ubuntulinux.org/edgy/sound/bluez-btsco
   

   karen@tom-1300:~$ sudo apt-get install bluez-btsco
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3. Load Kernel Module for btsco
   

   sudo modprobe snd-bt-sco

   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSkype
   to load it permanently add it to /etc/modules, just write approriate module name at the end of the File.

   sudo vi /etc/modules
   # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
   #
   # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
   # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
   
   lp
   psmouse
   snd-bt-sco
   

4. install gnome-bluetooth, obex-server
   http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=34740
   

   karen@tom-1300:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-bluetooth
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree
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   The following NEW packages will be installed
   gnome-bluetooth
   0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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5. check for l2cap and rfcomm via dmesg
   

   [17179615.032000] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8
   [17179615.032000] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
   [17179615.156000] Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.1-mh1
   [17179615.184000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
   [17179615.184000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
   [17179615.184000] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.7
   

6. bring the Bluetooth network interface up
   

   karen@tom-1300:~$ sudo hciconfig hci0 up
   karen@tom-1300:~$ hciconfig
   hci0:   Type: USB
   BD Address: 00:0B:0D:33:79:35 ACL MTU: 120:20 SCO MTU: 64:8
   UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
   RX bytes:822 acl:0 sco:0 events:61 errors:0
   TX bytes:522 acl:0 sco:0 commands:39 errors:0
   karen@tom-1300:~$ hcitool scan
   Scanning ...
   00:12:62:CB:25:A6       K nokia
   00:03:89:44:07:5F       M3000 by Plantronics

7. Edit your /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
   

   sudo vi /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
   
   #rfcomm0 {
   #       # Automatically bind the device at startup
   #       bind no;
   #
   #       # Bluetooth address of the device
   #       device 11:22:33:44:55:66;
   #
   #       # RFCOMM channel for the connection
   #       channel 1;
   #
   #       # Description of the connection
   #       comment "Example Bluetooth device";
   #
   
   rfcomm0 {
   device 00:12:62:CB:25:A6;
   channel 10;
   comment "Karen's Phone";
   }
   karen@tom-1300:/$ sudo sdptool add --channel=10 OPUSH
   OBEX Object Push service registered
   karen@tom-1300:/$ sudo rfcomm bind /dev/rfcomm0 00:12:62:cb:25:a6 10
   karen@tom-1300:/$

8. get gnome passkey applet
   http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225703&page=2
   

   karen@tom-1300:/etc/bluetooth$ sudo apt-get install bluez-passkey-gnome
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9. pair with headset
   

   put headset in discovery mode (hold down volume up and call button till red/green light flashes)
   sudo hcitool cc 00:03:89:44:07:5F

   karen@tom-1300:~$ sudo btsco -v 00:03:89:44:07:5F
   btsco v0.42
   Device is 1:0
   Voice setting: 0x0060
   RFCOMM channel 1 connected
   Using interface hci0