Bluetooth headset connects, but doesn't 'aplay'

[wieman01]

Pretty much summarizes my issue. My headset connects perfectly using Kubuntu's KBluetooth, then icon turns blue after entering the passkey, etc. However, when I do 'aplay' I get the following error message:

Playing raw data 'xxx.mp3' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
ALSA lib pcm_params.c:2135:(snd_pcm_hw_refine_slave) Slave PCM not usable
aplay: set_params:879: Broken configuration for this PCM: no configurations available

My sound devices are:

 0 [I82801DBICH4 ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4
                      Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 9
 1 [Headset ]: Bluetooth SCO - BT Headset
                      BT Headset 1

Skype does not recognize my device either. Any idea what is going on? I used to work in Feisty.

[Clemente (clemens-vonmusil)]

Same here with Heron.
$HOME/.asound.conf reads:

pcm.bluetooth {
  type bluetooth
  device 00:13:17:71:2E:D9
  profile "auto"
}

/proc/asound/cards like op.
aplay output like op.

Worked with gutsy.

[wieman01 (wieman01)]

Found a solution here for Hardy:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786640

[Clemente (clemens-vonmusil)]

I did all steps mentioned in mentioned thread before ack'ing this bug.
I did it again and get:

19:16> arecord -D bluetooth -f s16_LE test.wav
ALSA lib pcm.c:2145:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM bluetooth
arecord: main:546: Fehler beim Öffnen des Audiogerätes: No such file or directory

And:

19:19> arecord -D plughw:1 -f s16_LE test.wav
Aufnahme Wave 'test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Samplingrate: 8000 Hz, Mono ALSA lib pcm_params.c:2135:(snd_pcm_hw_refine_slave) Slave PCM not usable
arecord: set_params:879: Fehlerhafte Konfiguration für diese PCM: keine Konfigurationen verfügbar

Latter corresponds to the output the op posted.
/proc/asound/cards reads:

19:19> cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
                      HDA Intel at 0xe4100000 irq 16
 1 [Headset ]: Bluetooth SCO - BT Headset
                      BT Headset 1

and:
19:22> lsmod | grep sco
sco 15488 0
snd_bt_sco 16940 0
bluetooth 61156 8 sco,rfcomm,l2cap,hci_usb
snd_pcm 78596 3 snd_bt_sco,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc 11400 3 snd_bt_sco,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
snd_hwdep 10500 2 snd_bt_sco,snd_hda_intel
snd 56996 18 snd_bt_sco,snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device

And:
19:23> hciconfig -a
hci0: Type: USB
 BD Address: 00:0A:94:02:4C:98 ACL MTU: 384:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
 UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
 RX bytes:3637 acl:36 sco:0 events:101 errors:0
 TX bytes:1119 acl:34 sco:0 commands:47 errors:0
 Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xf9 0x00 0x80
 Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
 Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
 Name: 'hammerhai-0'
 Class: 0x080104
 Service Classes: Capturing
 Device Class: Computer, Desktop workstation
 HCI Ver: 2.0 (0x3) HCI Rev: 0x7a6 LMP Ver: 2.0 (0x3) LMP Subver: 0x7a6
 Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)

[maaaatteo (maaaatteo)]

same here, it seems.

matteo@eld:~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 8.04.2 \n \l

matteo@eld:~$ cat /proc/asound/card
card0/ card1/ cards
matteo@eld:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
 0 [M5455 ]: ICH - ALi M5455
                      ALi M5455 with ALC850 at irq 25
 1 [Headset ]: Bluetooth SCO - BT Headset
                      BT Headset 1

matteo@eld:~$ aplay -D hw:1,0 /media/data/audio/sound/portal/i_see_you.wav
Playing WAVE '/media/data/audio/sound/portal/i_see_you.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 44100 Hz, Mono
aplay: set_params:879: Broken configuration for this PCM: no configurations available