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Date:      Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:31:22 -0800
From:      Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@savvis.net>
To:        Andrew Marks <amracks@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB Bluetooth Adapter Purchase
Message-ID:  <41B4976A.1080306@savvis.net>
In-Reply-To: <1102351298.37712.16.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz>
References:  <4415e9c104120608363dd3d45@mail.gmail.com> <1102351298.37712.16.camel@pav.hide.vol.cz>

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Hello,

>>    I am looking to buy a usb bluetooth adapter or two, and I want
>>them to work with FreeBSD.  Do I have to get one of these?
>>
>>     o   3Com 3CREB96
>>     o   AIPTEK BR0R02
>>     o   EPoX BT-DG02
>>     o   Mitsumi Bluetooth USB adapter
>>     o   MSI MS-6967
>>     o   TDK Bluetooth USB adapter
>>
>>or when the man page says:
>>
>>     The ng_ubt driver supports all Bluetooth USB devices that conform with
>>     the Bluetooth specification v1.1, including:
>>
>>does that mean I can just pick up a cheap, v1.1 conforming, $10 usb
>>bluetooth device and it will work?
> 
> Yes. :)

well, in general yes, but there are few exception. i always recommend to 
check the following page

http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/devices.html

if the driver column has 'hci_usb' then the usb device will work.

thanks,
max

p.s. it would be nice to have similar page for FreeBSD, anyone?







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