I think working with a bluetooth Headset is pretty annoying with linux. There's no way to quickly connect to your headset and get a visual feedback that the connection works. So here's a solution for that.
A small script which enables the connection and shows a popup via libnotify on your desktop. It will look like like this.
Please note: This won't help you to solve problems with your BT headset. You need a already configured bluetooth setup for this how-to. So before trying to do this how-to, make sure your setup is OK. For help how to do this, look e.g. here
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSkype
To get this working make sure libnotify-bin is installed on your system
sudo apt-get install libnotify-binAfter that, you create the script
sudo gedit /usr/local/bin/headsetconnectand paste this content
#!/bin/bash
# HeadsetConnect 1.0 connect by Chrissss
# you need libnotify-bin to run this script
# Enter the bluetooth address of your headset here
MAC=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
# Localisation
TITLE="Bluetooth"
CONNECTED="Connection to headset established."
ALLREADYCONNECTED="Connection to headset already exists."
FAILED="Connection to headset failed!"
BTLOGO=/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/stock/io/stock_bluetooth.png
# Now the magic
PID=`pidof btsco`
if [ ! $PID ]
then
btsco -v -s -f $MAC
if [ -e /tmp/bt_headset_connected ]
then
notify-send -i $BTLOGO -t 3000 "$TITLE" "$CONNECTED"
else
notify-send -i gtk-dialog-warning -t 3000 "$TITLE" "$FAILED"
killall btsco
fi
else
notify-send -u critical -i gtk-dialog-info -t 3000 "$TITLE" "$ALLREADYCONNEC
fi
Make sure to replace the "xx"s with the correct BT address of your headset. After that make the script executable
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/headsetconnectWell, you're done. Call
headsetconnectout of a terminal window, or even better, put a starter inside the gnome bar.
CU
Christoph
