[HowTo] Creative BT-W2 USB-Bluetooth Audio adapter

[TheOldPresbyope]

Thats cool, it just shows up as a USB audio device :-)

Exactly. That's the detail I was missing at first.

Maybe try lsusb -L and see what the device reports

-Tim

Ummmm, "aplay -L" maybe?

It reports a bunch of different audio endpoints. Skipping past the RPi stuff, I see

Code:

default:CARD=W2
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=W2
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Default Audio Device
front:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Front speakers
surround21:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
dmix:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=W2,DEV=0
   Creative Bluetooth Audio W2, USB Audio
   Hardware device with all software conversions

Regards,
Kent

PS - After the fact, I'm thinking my post probably belongs in "Audiophilia/Audio Systems" instead of here in "FAQs and Guides". I may try to move it.