[Cbe-oss-dev] Help needed with usb headset

[Norberto Feliberty]

On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 11:43 -0700, Geoff Levand wrote:
> On 08/30/2009 11:31 AM, Norberto Feliberty wrote:
> > Hello group, I am trying to use a usb headset on my playstation 3 to set
> > up voip software such as ekiga and twinkle to make and recieve calls.
> > The trouble I am running into is that whenever I try and make use of the
> > usb headset, it locks up my ps3 forcing me to do a hard reboot by
> > holding down the button on the front of hte ps3. I am trying to use a
> > gigaware usb headset on my ps3. It works on the gameos. I am currently
> > running ubuntu 9.04 on my ps3.  Anyone else run into this problem when
> > trying ot use a usb headset on their ps3 in linux? Thanks.
> 
> There is an existing bug in the PS3 EHCI driver that effects USB audio
> recording devices.
> 
> More info is here:
> 
>   http://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/cbe-oss-dev/2009-February/006332.html
> 
> It is on my to-do list to fix this bug, but I can't say
> when I will get to it.
> 
> -Geoff
> 
> 


Hi, thanks for the reply and for hte information. Do you know if a
bluetooth headset will work? Thanks.