Re: step by step - how to get your bluetooth stereo headset fully working with the bluez software stack under linux

Chris

> To add my experiences, audio only drops out when using other bluetooth
> devices connected to the same computer. That is, I can use bluetooth in the
> vicinity without interference, so it doesn't seem to be an over-the-air
> thing. Also, I see the problem with my bt keyboard: even pressing a single
> key can cause a drop while moving the mouse normally takes a couple of
> seconds to mess up the audio. I suspect this has something to do with
> changing connection state, but I don't actually know.

does "sudo hcitool con" also show your adapter as master on all the
connections? It's often been a scatternet (the computer's bt adapter
switching from one piconet to another) that causes the problem.

> Also, the problem is far, far worse with high quality music than, say, a
> poor quality book on tape. I almost never have a problem listening to voice
> but always when listening to symphonic music. Perhaps it's compressibility?

I would think so. A smaller bandwidth stream has less demand for
continuous data flow.

-- 
Brad

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