hi All Trying to play audio on my headset HBH-600. When I play audio using mplayer it looks all fine from logs but sound is not played on headset xyz@localhost~]$ mplayer_install/bin/mplayer -ao alsa:device=bluetooth 1.mp3 MPlayer1.0rc2-4.1.1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Coppermine,Geyserville (Family: 6, Model: 8, Stepping: 6) CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 0 Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 SSE Playing 1..mp3. Audio file file format detected. Clip info: Title: Dream Girl Artist: EM Inc. Album: Kishore Kumar - LEGEND Vol 5 Year: Comment: Visit: http://welcome.to/eminc Genre: Other ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3 AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit/9.07% (ratio: 16000->176400) Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3) ========================================================================== AO: [alsa] 8000Hz 1ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) Video: no video Starting playback... [AO_ALSA] Write error: Resource temporarily unavailable [AO_ALSA] Trying to reset soundcard. [AO_ALSA] Write error: Resource temporarily unavailable [AO_ALSA] Trying to reset soundcard. A: 1.1 (01.1) of 356.0 (05:56.0) 13.9% ************ On the console where i run the audio service I get these log audio[3032]: Accepted new client connection on unix socket (fd=9) audio[3032]: Audio API: received BT_GETCAPABILITIES_REQ audio[3032]: Got path /org/bluez/hci0 for adapter with address 00:0B:0D:33:9E:FB audio[3032]: /org/bluez/hci0 GetRemoteName(): Not available Passkey request for device 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 audio[3032]: Audio service discovery completed with success audio[3032]: Found Headset record audio[3032]: Discovered Headset service on RFCOMM channel 1 audio[3032]: Selecting default device audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_GETCAPABILITIES_RSP audio[3032]: Audio API: received BT_SETCONFIGURATION_REQ audio[3032]: config sbc - frequency = 0 channel_mode = 0 allocation = 0 subbands = 0 blocks = 0 bitpool = 0 audio[3032]: State changed /org/bluez/audio/device0: HEADSET_STATE_DISCONNECTED -> HEADSET_STATE_CONNECT_IN_PROGRESS audio[3032]: /org/bluez/audio/device0: Connecting to 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 channel 1 audio[3032]: State changed /org/bluez/audio/device0: HEADSET_STATE_CONNECT_IN_PROGRESS -> HEADSET_STATE_CONNECTED audio[3032]: /org/bluez/audio/device0: Connected to 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 audio[3032]: State changed /org/bluez/audio/device0: HEADSET_STATE_CONNECTED -> HEADSET_STATE_PLAY_IN_PROGRESS audio[3032]: Received AT*ECBP=? audio[3032]: Badly formated or unrecognized command: AT*ECBP=? audio[3032]: Received AT+CLIP=1 audio[3032]: Received AT+CSCS="UTF-8" audio[3032]: Badly formated or unrecognized command: AT+CSCS="UTF-8" audio[3032]: Received AT+CLAN? audio[3032]: Badly formated or unrecognized command: AT+CLAN? audio[3032]: SCO socket opened for headset /org/bluez/audio/device0 audio[3032]: SCO fd=11 audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_SETCONFIGURATION_RSP audio[3032]: State changed /org/bluez/audio/device0: HEADSET_STATE_PLAY_IN_PROGRESS -> HEADSET_STATE_PLAYING audio[3032]: Audio API: received BT_STREAMSTART_REQ audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_STREAMSTART_RSP audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_STREAMFD_IND audio[3032]: Received AT+VGS=15 audio[3032]: Received AT+VGS=14 audio[3032]: Received AT+VGS=12 audio[3032]: Audio API: received BT_STREAMSTART_REQ audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_STREAMSTART_RSP audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_STREAMFD_IND audio[3032]: Audio API: received BT_STREAMSTART_REQ audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_STREAMSTART_RSP audio[3032]: Audio API: sending BT_STREAMFD_IND audio[3032]: Unix client disconnected (fd=9) audio[3032]: State changed /org/bluez/audio/device0: HEADSET_STATE_PLAYING -> HEADSET_STATE_DISCONNECTED These are contents of some files..... # HCI daemon configuration file. # HCId options options { autoinit yes; security user; pairing multi; # passkey "0000"; } device { name "MyBD"; class 0x000100; #pkt_type DH1,DM1,HV1; iscan enable; pscan enable; lp rswitch,hold,sniff,park; } /etc/bluetooth/audio.service [Bluetooth Service] Identifier=audio Name=Audio service Description=Bluetooth Audio service Autostart=false cat ~/.asoundrc pcm.bluetooth { type bluetooth device 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 #headset address } cat /etc/asound.conf #Generated by system-config-soundcard, do not edit by hand #SWCONF #DEV 0 defaults.pcm.card 0 defaults.pcm.device 0 defaults.ctl.card 0 I run following commands [root@localhost ~]# /etc/init.d/bluetooth start ---------- without -s option [root@localhost ~]# ps -ea | grep sdpd [root@localhost ~]# /usr/local/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd-service-audio & [1] 4472 [root@localhost ~]# audio[4472]: Bluetooth Audio daemon audio[4472]: Unix socket created: 5 audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: key Enable not found audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: key Disable not found audio[4472]: add_service_record: got record id 0x10000 audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: key Disable not found audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: group A2DP not found audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: group A2DP not found audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: group A2DP not found audio[4472]: audio.conf: /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf: group A2DP not found audio[4472]: SEP 0x9795040 registered: type:0 codec:0 seid:1 audio[4472]: add_service_record: got record id 0x10001 audio[4472]: add_service_record: got record id 0x10002 audio[4472]: add_service_record: got record id 0x10003 audio[4472]: Registered manager path:/org/bluez/audio /usr/local/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd-service-audio & [2] 4604 /var/log/messages are ----------- HCID Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: Bluetooth HCI daemon Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: HCI dev 0 registered Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: HCI dev 0 already up Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: Device hci0 has been added Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: Starting security manager 0 Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: Device hci0 has been activated Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost hcid[32128]: Created local server atunix:abstract=/var/run/dbus-KmH44CDyJ1,guid=2f99aa4799c1691555c6259fb275d700 Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost input[32132]: Bluetooth Input daemon Feb 7 11:07:51 localhost input[32132]: Registered input manager path:/org/bluez/input SDPD Feb 7 11:08:23 localhost sdpd[32136]: Bluetooth SDP daemon Feb 7 11:08:23 localhost sdpd[32136]: Starting SDP server BT AUDIO DAEMON Feb 7 11:09:04 localhost audio[32141]: Bluetooth Audio daemon Feb 7 11:09:04 localhost audio[32141]: Unix socket created: 5 Feb 7 11:09:04 localhost audio[32141]: Registered manager path:/org/bluez/audio I also run passkey agent with default pass key 0000. (The thing work after this only. ) I hear a sound on headset but thats not what i am playing. Whats wrong with the setup??? Can anyone give me suggestion on what i am missing??????? Do I need some other headset? here is my headset info, its a sony ericsson HS [root@localhost]# hcitool info 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 Requesting information ... Passkey request for device 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 BD Address: 00:0F:DE:B1:02:42 Device Name: HBH-602 LMP Version: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subversion: 0x9240 Manufacturer: Philips Semiconductors (37) Features: 0xbc 0x28 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 help me please ..... Thanks and Best regards Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/