Bemused with Affix

Andrei Emeltchenko

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Table of Contents

Preface
Installing
Conclusion

Preface

Official Bemused web site from which you can get this info.

The latest version of this document is here.

Bemused is a system which allows you to control your music collection from your
phone, using Bluetooth. It requires a Nokia 7650/3650 or a Sony Ericsson P800,
and a PC with a Bluetooth adapter. You can do the following with Bemused:

  * Browse your music collection on your phone.

  * Play files in any format supported by Winamp - including MP3s, CDs, MIDIs,
    etc.

  * Control Winamp versions 2 and 3, Windows Media Player and PowerPoint
    Viewer.

  * Pause, stop, rewind, fast-forward etc.

  * Add songs to the playlist and use shuffle and repeat.

  * Browse and select songs in your playlist.

  * Download songs to your phone (supported formats: WAV and MIDI).

  * Customise the look of the system with skins.

Figure 1. Control XMMS from mobile phone

Control XMMS from mobile phone

Installing

SIS file for your mobile phone you can get here.

For linux server you need to get source from here . Then apply my latest patch.
Or you can simply get already modified source code from here.

Note

Latest versions of bemused linux server contains my patch so most probably it
will works without it.

Note

However latest patches help to compile with the latest affix releases.

1. COMPILING

type

$ make -f Makefile.affix

to compile bemused server.

2. INSTALLING

Make root and install bemused server by:

# make -f Makefile.affix install

It will install bemused server and config file.

3. CONFIGURING

Have a look at /etc/bemused.conf and make needed changes. There are only 4
fields. No need to change channel number!

4. STARTING

Start bemused server by typing:

$ bemusedserverlinux

That's all. From your mobile phone run bemused application and connect to your
linux server.

Conclusion

Thanks to Dmitri Kasatkin <dmitri.kasatkin _at_ nokia dot com> for help.

Feel free to contact me <andrei_emeltchenko@hotmail.com> for questions and
modifications.