BlueTooth failure.

[thedevilsjester]

I love Sabayon, it is imo the best Linux distribution there is.

Unfortunately I _need_ to get my (supported) BlueTooth headset working. I do not want to switch to another distro to do this but I find no solution thus far.

I have looked on many forums, even the Gentoo Wiki, and I get no results. The Gentoo Wiki has instructions that are tailored it a default Gentoo install, Sabayon is far from a default Gentoo install.

This is what happens:

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# hcitool dev
Devices:
        hci0    00:11:67:24:13:7B

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# hcitool scan
Scanning ...
        00:13:17:17:D2:2C       Motorola HS850

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# l2ping 00:13:17:17:D2:2C
Can't connect: Permission denied

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# hcitool cc 00:13:17:17:D2:2C
Can't create connection: Input/output error

I tried installing btsco (which I dont think is needed at this point, but I figured I would try anyway) and this is the result: (top couple build errors from btsco-kernel)

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 * Preparing snd-bt-sco module
/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/btsco-kernel-0.41/work/btsco-0.41/kernel/btsco.c:118: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘snd_card_t’
/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/btsco-kernel-0.41/work/btsco-0.41/kernel/btsco.c:162: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘snd_pcm_substream_t’
/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/btsco-kernel-0.41/work/btsco-0.41/kernel/btsco.c:165: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token

So I am at a loss...I figure its not passing the passcode properly, but I have it set to the right code in the config file, and it never asks me for a code. Though even if that gets setup properly I still need btsco to compile to actually use it once I can ping it.

I am downloading a LiveCD of Kubuntu right now to see if it works in there, but I really dont want to use anything other than Sabayon.

[mostr]

My bluetooth isn't working out of the box yet. I have a bluetooth mouse and a wireless headset. I forgot my laptop at home today, but am gonna run home at lunch and pick it up.

I have an Ericson headset which works in XP for me without issue. I am so far liking Sabayon with the nvidia driver and the dvd support built right in. More reading to do for a guy coming from Fedora.....

[thedevilsjester]

Well I cannot get my headset working in Windows, but I think thats purely a driver issue. Cheap USB bluetooth adapter, crappy drivers for it.

I tried the Kubuntu Live CD and I was able to install the needed software to pair my headset, and I can get music to come from the headset speaker, I didnt have any app that could test the Mic capabilities though.

The main problem as I see it, is btsco-kernel will not emerge in Sabayon 3.4a.

In Kubuntu Live CD I had to install btsco and use btsco <MAC> to pair my headset. So without this program, I am at a loss.