From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 24 11:21:45 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 675E816A4C1 for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:21:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web40301.mail.yahoo.com (web40301.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.78.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 81D0543FCB for ; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:21:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m_evmenkin@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030824182144.82874.qmail@web40301.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.170.43.94] by web40301.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:21:44 PDT Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 11:21:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Maksim Yevmenkin To: Alexander Pohoyda In-Reply-To: <200308241801.h7OI1qW5003909@oak.pohoyda.family> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bluetooth GPS X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 18:21:45 -0000 Alexander, > > > What kind of service is it? > > most likely Bluetooth GPS will provide Serial Port service. this way the > > device will be compatible with existing software (it usually works > > with serial ports). > > I see, so there must be some higher-level protocol. I'm wondering if > there's a standard for it.. could be. i'm no expert in GPS, sorry. i've seen a couple of GPS receivers and the high-level protocol is simple - just ASCII strings. it should be very easy to figure it out - just need a serial port snooper :) > > > Is there some free software available? > > FreeBSD comes with Bluetooth stack - it does support Serial Port Profile. > > I know that you have been asked this question before, but I have seen > no answer. How difficult would that be to have a Bluetooth support > in FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE? For example, this Serial Port Profile only? it does not work like this, sorry. Serial Port Profiles is based on RFCOMM. RFCOMM in its turn based on L2CAP, L2CAP on HCI, etc. so you need to port entire stack back to 4.8-R. i barely have time to keep -current development going. i missied my deadlines few times already :-( if you have time to port the code back to 4.8 i can offer my help. thanks, max __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com