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  1. Bug #327284
  2. Comment #16

Comment 16 for bug 327284

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komputes (komputes) wrote : Re: [Jaunty Alpha4] Bluetooth Headset pairs but freezes the system when used

I've just tested the Jaunty official release (fully updated) and I got part of it working.

I was able to pair the Plantronics Bluetooth Headset effortlessly, but once paired, I do not see where I can look at my paired devices and their settings. gnome-volume-control does not show the device, pavucontrol does not show the device, skype shows the device as "headset" which only offers sound output but no capture functionality. If I set Skype to use 'headset' as the capture device it will complain "Problem with audio capture"

Also I was told that even though this is one device, two classes can be activated in this device (from the computer) making it work differently (headphones vs headset). I do not see where I can set this option.

I also gave Baptiste Mille-Mathias' PPA a try. I added the PPA, ran updates and pulled in the following packages:
 bluetooth bluez bluez-alsa bluez-cups bluez-gstreamer bluez-utils libbluetooth3

After rebooting I find that pavucontrol and gnome-volume-control still do not allow me to modify the device settings.
Skype still fails when I set 'headset' as the capture device. I also tried audacity which does not show me a different device for headset capture. I am able to playback but not capture.

So these problems bring up some questions:
1) How do I edit the device settings (options, volume levels etc)?
2) How do I set the device to be my session-wide or even system-wide default audio input/output device?
3) How can I get the capture to work on this device?