Tora

Use traditional wired speakers as wireless using raspberry pi. Just one command required.

Usage

Connect to speaker:

• tora connect

Disconnect:

• tora disconnect

Setup

• sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install bluez pulseaudio-module-bluetooth python-gobject python-gobject-2 bluez-tools udev

• sudo usermod -a -G lp pi

• vi /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf

    [General]:
    Enable=Source,Sink,Media,Socket
  

• vi /etc/bluetooth/main.conf

    Class = 0x00041C
  

• vi /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

  resample-method = speex-float-3

• pulseaudio -D

• vi /etc/udev/rules.d/99-input.rules

    SUBSYSTEM="input", GROUP="input", MODE="0660"
    KERNEL=="input[0-9]*", RUN+="/usr/lib/udev/bluetooth"
  

• sudo mkdir /usr/lib/udev && cd /usr/lib/udev

• vi bluetooth and put this

  • AUDIOSINK might differe check yours pactl list short sinks

• chmod 777 bluetooth

• sudo amixer cset numid=3 n (n can be 0=auto, 1=jack, 2=hdmi)

Connecting through Bluetooth

• bluetoothctl
• power on
• agent on
• default-agent
• discoverable on
• pairable on
• connect <mac-address-here>

The Name

Meaning of Tora: here This is the first instance of wireless technology being used in this series