piCorePlayer 8.0.0 - Bluetooth Discussion

[paul-]

There is alot of old and outdated discussion in the other thread, so creating a new one.

New to pCP8 is an always discoverable setting in the web interface and a new pinless/prompless pairing program. Designed to allow a "party" mode where anyone can connect and start streaming.

Looking for some feedback here. My iphone works fine, but devices like amazon Echos that can be sinks or sources sometimes don't figure out the right mode.

Pair -> Connect -> Disconnect -> Reconnect -> Play.

[rincage]

I've got a raspberry pi model b. Can anyone suggest a Bluetooth adapter that works with PCP?

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[castalla]

I've got a raspberry pi model b. Can anyone suggest a Bluetooth adapter that works with PCP?

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I use this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxesla-Bluetooth-Wireless-Transmitter-Controller/dp/B0126XU9CM/ref=sr_1_16?dchild=1&keywords=Maxesla&qid=1626034484&sr=8-16

[Grumpy Bob]

I'm using a Pi model 2 (2B?) - this worked fine with my Bowers & Wilkins PX bluetooth headphones using a BT USB stick and pCP 6.1.0
I burned a fresh SD card with pCP 8, and I've been trying to get my headphones to connect.

I installed Bluetooth on the Pi. I have set the Pi to be discoverable. pCP sees the headphones after a scan. The BT Controller and the BT Pairing Daemon appear to be running fine. But the BT Speaker daemon turns off when I try to connect the headphones - and the headphones don't seem to connect.

Not quite sure what I'm doing wrong!

Robert

[castalla]

I'm using a Pi model 2 (2B?) - this worked fine with my Bowers & Wilkins PX bluetooth headphones using a BT USB stick and pCP 6.1.0
I burned a fresh SD card with pCP 8, and I've been trying to get my headphones to connect.

I installed Bluetooth on the Pi. I have set the Pi to be discoverable. pCP sees the headphones after a scan. The BT Controller and the BT Pairing Daemon appear to be running fine. But the BT Speaker daemon turns off when I try to connect the headphones - and the headphones don't seem to connect.

Not quite sure what I'm doing wrong!

Robert

You have paired the phones, yes?

[rincage]

I use this:


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maxesla-Blu...034484&sr=8-16

Thanks

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[Viragored]

I've got a raspberry pi model b. Can anyone suggest a Bluetooth adapter that works with PCP?

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Probably not a lot of help, but in New Zealand it's not always easy to find things on "approved" lists. I risked a small amount of money on a couple of USB dongles, unbranded Chinese products described as, "CSR V4.0 Dongle". So cheap they don't even have a bar code on their packaging! They work just fine!

[paul-]

Robert, check the web interface and make sure it says speaker as the Type. With the headless phone pairing, the default type sometime get set to player.

[Grumpy Bob]

You have paired the phones, yes?

Yes, I have.

Robert

[Grumpy Bob]

Robert, check the web interface and make sure it says speaker as the Type. With the headless phone pairing, the default type sometime get set to player.

Yes, it's set to speaker.

Robert

[Grumpy Bob]

Robert, check the web interface and make sure it says speaker as the Type. With the headless phone pairing, the default type sometime get set to player.

Yes, it's set to speaker.
Shouldn't the BT Speaker Daemon continue running?

Robert

[paul-]

Yes it should, can you post the logs?

[carsten_h]

Thank you very much that the controls of the bluetooth headphones are now working out of the box together with piCorePlayer.
That is really great!

[Grumpy Bob]

Yes it should, can you post the logs?

I just started the BT Speaker Daemon, and tried scanning for the BT device. Each time, the BT Speaker Daemon stops. I can see this in the log:

07-12 16:03 BST INFO     ------------Starting pCP BT Speaker Daemon v8.0.0.001------------
07-12 16:03 BST INFO     Resetting asound.conf.
07-12 16:03 BST INFO        Removing bt_ from asound.conf
07-12 16:03 BST INFO     Current contents of /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp-bt.conf.
07-12 16:05 BST INFO     ------------Starting pCP BT Speaker Daemon v8.0.0.001------------
07-12 16:05 BST INFO     Resetting asound.conf.
07-12 16:05 BST INFO        Removing bt_ from asound.conf
07-12 16:05 BST INFO     Current contents of /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp-bt.conf.
07-12 16:08 BST INFO     ------------Starting pCP BT Speaker Daemon v8.0.0.001------------
07-12 16:08 BST INFO     Resetting asound.conf.
07-12 16:08 BST INFO        Removing bt_ from asound.conf
07-12 16:08 BST INFO     Current contents of /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp-bt.conf.

Those log entries are from three attempts. I can't successfully scan for the BT headphones!

Best wishes

Robert

[Grumpy Bob]

I've now been able to pair but not connect the headphones. Essentially, whenever I try to connect the headphones or to show the bluetooth log, the BT Speaker Daemon stops.

Maybe I should say that this is a Pi1B - I was in error in an earlier post - with the Cirrus (Wolfson) DAC card which works with pCP8.0.0. I am using a generic BT USB stick and an Edimax USB WiFi stick. This combination worked well under pCP6.1.0 and I have a backup of the card somewhere that I can restore.

Anyway, here is more of the BT log file:

pCP Bluetooth extension build:0020
Starting BT Controller
Waiting for bluetooth controller.Ready
USB Bluetooth Hardware Address: 5C:F3:70:A0:B3:1A
Changing discoverable on succeeded
Starting pCP BT Agent
Powering on the BT controller
Success.
07-12 16:27 BST INFO     ------------Starting pCP BT Speaker Daemon v8.0.0.001------------
07-12 16:27 BST INFO     Resetting asound.conf.
07-12 16:27 BST INFO        Removing bt_ from asound.conf
07-12 16:27 BST INFO     Current contents of /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp-bt.conf.
07-12 16:30 BST INFO     ------------Starting pCP BT Speaker Daemon v8.0.0.001------------
07-12 16:30 BST INFO     Resetting asound.conf.
07-12 16:30 BST INFO        Removing bt_ from asound.conf
07-12 16:30 BST INFO     Current contents of /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp-bt.conf.
07-12 16:30 BST INFO        EC:66:D1:A1:D7:48#Bowers  Wilkins PX#1000#1
07-12 16:31 BST INFO     ------------Starting pCP BT Speaker Daemon v8.0.0.001------------
07-12 16:31 BST INFO     Resetting asound.conf.
07-12 16:31 BST INFO        Removing bt_ from asound.conf
07-12 16:31 BST INFO     Current contents of /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp-bt.conf.
07-12 16:31 BST INFO        EC:66:D1:A1:D7:48#Bowers  Wilkins PX#1000#1

Robert