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Milhouse has done a great job simplifying the steps for getting A2dp working on the n800. I just copied his posting here for easy reference.

Thanks Milhouse! Great work!

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Credits to MilHouse

Full instructions for downloading and installing A2DP software can be found here. The instructions listed here offer a simplified and largely automated installation methodology that should work every time.

Jump to step 5 if you have xterm and wget installed, root access and have already paired your Bluetooth headset.

Pre-requisites to be satisfied before installing A2DP

1. xterm must be installed

• Install xterm via the one-click install file on this page: http://maemo.org/downloads/product/osso-xterm-advanced

2. “Becomeroot” package must be installed or device in R&D mode

• Install the Becomeroot package by adding the following repository to application manager:

   

  Quote:

  Web Address: http://eko.one.pl/maemo Distribution: bora Components: user

• Alternatively see the maemo.org wiki for details on how to enable R&D mode.

3. wget installed for downloading web-based files from the command line

• Open xterm and execute the following commands in xterm (you must have satisfied pre-requisite #2 before continuing):

   

  Code:

  sudo gainroot
  apt-get install wget
  exit

4. Pair your Bluetooth headset with your N800

• Pairing instructions will vary from device to device. A pairing code of 0000 will typically allow the headset to pair automatically once set into pairing mode.

Once all of the above pre-requisites are satisfied continue at step 5.

Installing the A2DP software

5. Download and execute the A2DP software installation scripts

• The following commands will create a temporary working directory, download two shell scripts using wget then execute those two scripts in turn.

As user “user”

• The first script, btscan.sh, will attempt to identify the Bluetooth address for the Bluetooth headset paired with your N800.
• Execute the second script, install.sh, and pass the address of your Bluetooth headset (identified after running the first script, including colons) as a parameter. This step will download the A2DP software packages and generate configuration scripts specific to your Bluetooth headset.

   

  Code:

  mkdir ~/a2dp
  cd ~/a2dp
  wget http://www.nmacleod.com/a2dp/btscan.sh
  wget http://www.nmacleod.com/a2dp/install.sh
  chmod +x btscan.sh install.sh
  ./btscan.sh
  ./install.sh 00:11:22:33:44:55

  where 00:11:22:33:44:55 must be replaced by YOUR Bluetooth Headset address as identified by btscan.sh.

As user “root”

• Switch to the root superuser and again execute the second script install.sh. This step will install the A2DP packages and finalise the configuration. Reboot.

   

  Code:

  sudo gainroot
  ./install.sh
  reboot

• Optionally remove the temporary directory ~/a2dp with the following command as the directory and it’s contents are no longer required:

   

  Code:

  rm -fr ~/a2dp

• Enjoy A2DP audio when using the Kagu audio player.

EDIT:

18 August 2007: Updated install.sh script to support repository based installation of the latest mplayer (currently 1.0rc1-maemo.18.n800)