VIRTUAL_BT_SPEAKER(8)

🎀 virtual_bt_speaker(8) — virtual bluetooth speaker 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to the virtual_bt_speaker(8) page from the System Manager's Manual 💖 this is the group chat where your box becomes a bluetooth speaker, no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

virtual_bt_speaker — virtual bluetooth speaker

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

virtual_bt_speaker [-h]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the vibe: virtual_bt_speaker provides bluetooth speaker functionality. It receives connections from bluetooth devices that stream music, and forwards the received stream to the given OSS device. lowkey iconic, right? 😭

it depends on sdpd(8) running in the background, bestie — that's the main character it needs on stage. if sdpd(8) isn't running in the background, we do not stan.

🎛️ The following options are available: 🎛️

• -B — Run program in background. background mode, very demure, very mindful 💅
• -d devname — OSS device to play the received streams. this is where the audio goes, periodt 🎧
• -p socketpath — Path to SDP control socket. Default is to use default location. iykyk ✨
• -i priority — Set real-time priority. priorities, bestie, we love to see them 🫶
• -h — Show usage. when you need the manual to explain the manual 😭

🧪 EXAMPLES 🧪

virtual_bt_speaker -d /dev/dspX

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

sdpd(8) and virtual_oss(8) — go read those too, bestie, they're part of the lore 🌈

👑 AUTHORS 👑

virtual_bt_speaker was written by Richard Kralovic riso@google.com.

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✿ Debian edition, dated February 12, 2025 — that's the tea, bestie, slay 💅💖