Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
and a Motorola HT820

Removing any stale Bluetooth audio device:
Must use org.mydomain.Interface.Method notation, no dot in “string:00:07:A4:B7:F7:8B”
Must use org.mydomain.Interface.Method notation, no dot in “objpath:”
Creating Bluetooth audio device:
Must use org.mydomain.Interface.Method notation, no dot in “string:00:07:A4:B7:F7:8B”
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when executing bash ./bt_pair.sh…. *confused*
help would be epreciated

$ ./bt.sh
Please place your Bluetooth audio device into pairing mode, then press

Scanning for Bluetooth audio device…
select device:
1) 00:02:76:64:4B:FE Motorola S705
#? 1
Selected bluetooth device: 00:02:76:64:4B:FE
Writing new ~.asoundrc…
Getting default adapter…
/org/bluez/hci0
Removing any stale Bluetooth audio device:
Error org.bluez.Error.DoesNotExist: Device does not exist
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Disconnected: Connection was disconnected before a reply was received
Creating Bluetooth audio device:
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

Creating Bluetooth audio device:
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

Uname dump:
Linux evildeeds 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.i686 #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 15:12:04 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Using distro Fedora 10. I am currently trying to get a Moto HT820 sterio headset to work.

Could you tell me which version of Fedora or Ubuntu you are running. The DBus commands in the script are supported in Fedora 10 and Ubuntu 8.10.

Scanning for Bluetooth audio device…
Selected bluetooth device: 00:22:A6:07:B0:DA
Writing new ~.asoundrc…
Getting default adapter…
/org/bluez/hci0
Removing any stale Bluetooth audio device:
method return sender=:1.83 -> dest=:1.135 reply_serial=2
Creating Bluetooth audio device:
Error org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

Connecting — BlueZ applet will prompt for pin…
Usage: dbus-send [--help] [--system | --session] [--dest=NAME] [--type=TYPE] [--print-reply=(literal)] [--reply-timeout=MSEC] [contents ...]
tankerkevo@tankerkevo-laptop:~$

I have a stubborn barcode reader that wont allow me to enter the code “000″ on the host pc.

Is there a generic (non-audio) version of this script around? Im not quite skilled enough to hack this one

Unfortunately, Skype is broken with regards to Bluetooth ALSA devices. We’ll have to wait for future Skype releases to fix this issue.

[luke@FEDORA10PC ~]$ bash btsh
Please place your Bluetooth audio device into pairing mode, then press

Scanning for Bluetooth audio device…
Selected bluetooth device: 00:03:89:48:D7:02
Writing new ~.asoundrc…
Getting default adapter…
/org/bluez/hci0
Removing any stale Bluetooth audio device:
method return sender=:1.11 -> dest=:1.74 reply_serial=2
Creating Bluetooth audio device:
/org/bluez/hci0/dev_00_03_89_48_D7_02
[luke@FEDORA10PC ~]$

Also a bit of a linux noob.. in the bluetooth preferences i see myt head set and it says connected, but skype doesnt show it in the audio devices at all.. any ideas?

Running Fedora 10. Skypw 2.0.0.72, 320 Plantronics BT Headset

Copy and paste the code into a file (e.g., bt.sh) using your favorite text editor. Then, run bt.sh on the command line by typing in ‘bash bt.sh’