Re: [Iaxclient-devel] Question about MacOSX, iaxclient, bluetooth

[John T. <jt...@lo...>]

I did some more research, and the answer to my own question is: No.

MacOS 10.2 does not support the "headset profile", which (according 
to Jabra - http://www.jabra.com/fscs/FreeSpeak_FAQ.html#9) is 
required in order to function with their headsets.

According to the help documents in my 10.2 system:

Which profiles does Apple Bluetooth support?
If your computer did not come with a Bluetooth module already 
installed, you need to connect a USB Bluetooth module to your 
computer to use Bluetooth.
This version of Apple's Bluetooth software supports the following 
profiles on client devices:
Dial-Up Networking Profile: Allows mobile phones to act as a modem 
and connect to an ISP and the Internet.
Object Push Profile: Allows a Bluetooth device to send files to remote device.
File Transfer Profile: Allows a Bluetooth device to send and receive 
files from another device.
Serial Port Profile: Enables incoming and outgoing connections to 
Bluetooth devices.
This version of Apple's Bluetooth software supports the following 
profiles on the server side:
Object Push Profile: Allows a remote Bluetooth device to send files 
to your device.
File Transfer Profile: Allows a Bluetooth device to send and receive 
files from another device.
Serial Port Profile: Enable incoming and outgoing connections to 
Bluetooth devices.
For more information on Apple's Bluetooth software, check the website 
at www.apple.com/bluetooth.



Oh well, maybe later.

JT


>John,
>
>    I have a dongle for my mac (I think it's a Belkin, but it 
>shouldn't matter), but I don't have a bluetooth headset.  If MacOSX 
>supports it as an audio device, then you should be able to use it 
>with iaxclient.
>
>Currently, to do that, you'd need to set it to be the default audio 
>device in your system preferences, but there's code in the library, 
>and soon in the "iaxphone" (new name for "wx") client, Micheal is 
>adding some support for setting audio input/output devices.
>
>If you do get it, let me know if you see it there.  You might be 
>able to find this stuff out in advance via google; I haven't looked 
>into that yet.  (I think that for Linux you can set things up this 
>way, but I haven't looked into how/if it works via MacOSX).
>
>On a similar note, I can say that I use the MacOSX client all the 
>time with a plantronics USB headset, and it works really, really 
>well.  Definately the best combination I've tried.  Super clear 
>audio in both directions.  I'd imagine that if OSX supports 
>bluetooth headsets, they'd also work really well.
>
>-SteveK
>
>
>
>John Todd wrote:
>
>>
>>Sorry if this is an "obvious" question, but I didn't see any 
>>reference to it elsewhere, and I'm new to Bluetooth.
>>
>>Does iaxclient interoperate with bluetooth devices, specifically 
>>bluetooth headsets?  I've been considering getting a bluetooth 
>>dongle (the D-link DBT-120 USB device) and then a Jabra headset.
>>
>>Of course, this is worthless unless I have something that groks the 
>>bluetooth in/out audio and sends it to my Asterisk server, which is 
>>where iaxclient comes in.  I've been impressed with the software 
>>thus far; does it support bluetooth "out of the box" or is that 
>>something I'll have to wait for?
>>
>>If it helps in the development effort, I'd be happy to test or 
>>allow remote access to my system for trials with it.
>>
>>JT
>>