[arch-general] Bluetooth with G-Grip Bluetooth Speaker...

[David McDow]

Hello Denis,

Thank you for your response.

>What desktop environment are you using? KDE, Gnome, other >windows
managers?

I am using Fluxbox 1.3.5.

>Are you using PuleAudio?

No.

>I have a bluetooth headphone and it works quite well. I use KDE and
>PulseAudio. If you use PulseAudio, I advise you to use pavucontrol
>(PulseAudio Volume Control).

I will look into installing PulseAudio on Fluxbox

>It is very handy to know what the recognized sound cards (the >speaker
will appear as an independent sound card) and how the >programs are using
them.

I believe the answer is installing PulseAudio after searching this keyword
(I've never heard of PulseAudio, but after reading a little, I understand
it's the sound server for ALSA).

I appreciate your (and Gaetan's) help/insight.  I am inspired.

Thank you again,
David



On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:12 AM, Denis A. Altoé Falqueto <
denisfalqueto at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:45 AM, David McDow <dmcdow at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I travel a lot and have purchased a G-Grip Bluetooth speaker (
> >
> http://www.target.com/p/g-project-g-grip-portable-speaker-black-g-50/-/A-14269891
> )
> >  with
> > the intent of listening to music after I get back to the hotel and
> process
> > data (I'm a land surveyor).  I can pair with my Galaxy Nexus and the
> > computer (Dell D620) but there is no sound coming from the G-Grip..
> >
> > I have followed the directions here:
> > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bluetooth and have not been able
> have
> > the speaker play music.  I get the following so I feel sure the devices
> are
> > communicating.
> >
> > $ hcitool scan
> > Scanning ...
> > 00:1D:DF:59:66:4E       G-GRIP
> >
> > The next step yields:
> >
> > $ sudo bluez-simple-agent
> > Agent registered
> >
> > The next step yields:
> >
> > $ sudo bluez-simple-agent hci0 00:1D:DF:59:66:4E
> > Release
> > New device (/org/bluez/1094/hci0/dev_00_1D_DF_59_66_4E)
> >
> > I am not sure what this means, but it appears to be positive however
> there
> > is no sound coming from the speaker.  I use Audacious on my laptop to
> play
> > music and have looked at the settings, to no avail.  I have searched
> (like
> > crazy) for a solution and have found nothing to solve this problem.
> >
> > My hunch is that the speaker doesn't require a password.
>
> What desktop environment are you using? KDE, Gnome, other windows
> managers? Are you using PuleAudio?
>
> I have a bluetooth headphone and it works quite well. I use KDE and
> PulseAudio. If you use PulseAudio, I advise you to use pavucontrol
> (PulseAudio Volume Control). It is very handy to know what the
> recognized sound cards (the speaker will appear as an independent
> sound card) and how the programs are using them.
>
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> Denis A. Altoe Falqueto
> Linux user #524555
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