Sunday, January 22, 2006

bluetooth trial 1

Ref: http://www.teaparty.net/technotes/blue-gprs.html
I have a Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module
Marvin:~/kernel-build/linux-2.6.15-rc6# lsusb
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
bluez-utils:
added:

deb http://bluez.sourceforge.net/download/debian/ ./
deb-src http://bluez.sourceforge.net/download/debian/ ./

to /etc/apt/source.list, apt-get update
apt-get install bluez-utils
#hciconfig
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:10:C6:7E:4E:80 ACL MTU: 384:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
RX bytes:522 acl:0 sco:0 events:41 errors:0
TX bytes:1156 acl:0 sco:0 commands:35 errors:0

i put my logitech into scan mode (flashing red and blue after arnd 7 sec of pressing the switch), and then ran hcitool scan
Got:
00:0D:44:01:4B:6E Logitech HS01

now to figure out how to plug into this..


check this out: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bluetooth-alsa/
mainly this: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-75978.html

more to add - for kde-bluetooth
# KDE-Bluetooth
deb http://fred.hexbox.de/debian ./

I can have the kdebluetooth detecting my headset, but still need to get the bluetoothalsa working!! arrgh..

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