So now I have to wonder if the skipping issue is the rom or maybe the BT chip? Do you have any skipping when using the MS BT stack?

Well, I was really having trouble making the necessary room to install this as I only managed to sqeeze 8.3 megs free. So I unlocked the extended ROM, cut all the files in there to my storage card and tried to install the widcomm stack to the extended ROM. However, even though I specified Extended_ROM2 to install, it still installed in my storage memory. So I then just moved a bunch of programs that didn't have installers into the extended rom and vola everything seems to work and I didn't have to sacrifice any 'extra' space for it.

The widcomm stack does indeed have a much nicer interface....now just to test it out....


Edit: Wow! The sound quality is awesome! I can't tell the difference anymore from having my headphones (A2DP) connected to my PC or if they are attached to my bluetooth 'headset'!

no way to isolate the bt stack and only get that portion of the files so we dont hve to use up all 8 megs or so?

Like I posted just before, unlocking your extended ROM is the way to make room. It really is pretty easy to do.

As far as isolating files, I'm sure there's a way, but that is probably better asked on the xda developer's site. The majority of the size probably comes from the Widcomm specific program and all the BT profiles it supports.

I wouldn't mind unlocking to extended rom even for other things if it will give me more memory....why these don't come with more is kinda nuts. I don't yet have the new rom update or aku2 or 3 or even a stereo headset....but since I do use bt a lot...my questions are mostly if it makes the less than stellar one that comes with the 6700 better in general for talking on headsets.

Has anyone tried using WIFI and streaming audio to their A2DP headphones with the Widcomm stack? It just breaks up constantly when I try it with the MS Stack and Tornado hack.

Thanks,
Mark

WIFI and Bluetooth use the same 2.4 GHz frequency, so it is impossible not to have interference when using them both, especially on the same device. This is not something a software stack can do.

Has anyone been able to sucessfully install the Widcomm stack and get it to work with AKU 3.3? I constantly get the "insufficient driver memory" error. I used to get it before, it was just a matter of resetting and it worked, but it doesn't fix it on AKU 3.3 for some reason.

Any insight?

Yes, it is true that they share the same frequence range, but I have seen posts to A2DP threads by owners of other devices that say they play WIFI streams with no problems. However, I've done some more searching and have found some note threads that indicates the 6700 may have a hardware design that limits simultaneous WIFI and Bluetooth too much for A2DP to work while streaming from WIFI.

It may be that the new AkU is trying to use the wrong serial port and the Widcomm hack doesn't put the right values where the AKU3.3 looks for it.
Are you using a AKU 3.3 hack from xda? I'd love to try it out but from what I've seen so far it's not stable on the 6700.

I have read this post and need to know something. From what I can tell this has more to do wiht A2DP then anything else.

I have had an issue with every BT headset that I have owned. (Not stereo headsets.) When receiving a call and I use my Plantronics 645 to answer the call there is a delay between when I push the button to where I can actually hear the person on the other end. This also extends out to the caller being able to hear me and thinking that either the call dropped or it rools to voicemail.

I have read several posts on this already with some hacks that can be done to help with this issue, but nothing solid. For some people the hacks workd while other did not see any difference.

So here is my question, will this stack port fix my problem or even improve the it to where it is not so bad? I have lived with this issue since I got this phone and I am about to the point where I can not deal with it any more.

Any suggestions would be helpful, and I would gladly start a new thread if this does not apply to my problem. I don't want to this post off topic.

Anyone else notice USB tethering doesn't work cause the port assignment screw up? My EVDO works through the phone applications (PIE, Outlook, etc) just fine though.

The audio quality is SOOO nice with this widcomm bluetooth stack, but bugs are starting to get to me. I'm going back to the tornado and MSBT stack for now until more things get sorted out...


Oh yeah, if you still don't care about the bugs, I think I've found some good settings that were acceptable to me (only studdering I came accross was within the first few seconds of hitting "play"). It seems to work ok with mp3s encoded at 192kbps or lower only.

SubBands: 16
MaxIdleSleep: 8 (don't really know why I decided to change this value...)
LineSpeed: 256
Blocks: 16
BaudRate: 460800

Under what reg key do we put those settings under?

The keys are all DWORDs in the following registry directory:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WIDCOMM\Plugin\AV\

Hi,

I am trying to find a solution for the skipping issue.

I just updated to AKU 3.5 Kirvin Stock. I have also done the Tornado hacks and still the skipping. Most songs, first 20 sec and usually 2 or 3 more times on 4/5 min song.

I can move Opera and VC 1.6 out of ext ROM and load Widcom stack, in reading the tread, it looks like there are potential issues with Widcom on PPC6700.

There seems to be a conflict between EV-DO and Widcom? Is this the only issue?

Will the Widcom improve voice calls as well. I use Jawbone for voice calls and get many people tell me that it sounds poor at their end, if the Widcom is a better voice based BT stack, it sounds like it may be worthwhile.

The other option, is there a fairly lean AKU for PPC6700 that fixes A2DP?


dave

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread.

First of all the sound quality is so much better than the Microsoft stack for playing music via my JVC KD-BT1 Bluetooth Car stereo. It sounds nearly as good as a wired connection from my iPod. I'm able to stream audio with no skipping or high pitch squealing. I can play DRM protected Napster-to-Go files through WMP and use the car stereo controls pause and skip to the next track.

After doing all of the registry changes from page 1 of this thread, I get no skipping and EV-DO remains active. I can even check email and browse the web in the background without making the music skip.

There are a couple of minor bugs. I am running Colonel's 3.5 Final AKU, and there seems to be a bit of a memory problem when I start the Widcomm Bluetooth stack. I have to either shut down all programs and radios before I start the stack or use the memory utility (included in the Colonel's AKU) to clear out some memory before running the stack. Otherwise, I get an "out of device memory" error. Once it's running, I can turn everything back on, and do everything else, including run my Tom Tom GPS.

Also, once the stack is running...all audio is piped through the high quality stereo output, and I cannot use the hands-free function on the car stereo. The car stereo only recognizes the phone as a Bluetooth audio device, even when the phone is activated.

Luckily, I can shutdown the Widcomm stack and switch back to the Microsoft stack for making calls (or when using another device for my audio player - an iPod via USB). But going back and forth is a bit of a hassle. Having the option to use Bluetooth audio through this phone allows me to make the most of my Napster to go Account.....so that's worth it.

Has there been any fixes to either the Widcomm or MS Stack to make them more bug free on the PPC-6700? I tried just about every registry hack for the Microsoft Stack, but still get the high pitch squealing. If there as a fix to the Widcomm stack to make the phone use the hands free profile instead of the high quality bluetooth audio profile, I'd love to know about it.

hello..first post here...i got the a2dp hack to work on my 6700 but noticed the terrible skipping for the first ...10 seconds or so of some songs. i tried to get widcomm stack installed, but said it wasnt a valid application or whatever...Broadcom Corporation - Archived Development Kit Downloads is where i went to download it. ive read where slowing the cpu down did the trick...but whats the point of that? i think its slow enough. heh. using both motorola s9 and motorola ht820 headsets...i like them both. obviously i was miffed to find out the calls routed to them were not in stereo. . . oh well, im sure thats the next hack. thanks in advance for the help...good site too btw.