From owner-freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Sun Jul 9 23:12:05 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bluetooth@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C799FD980ED for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (unknown [127.0.1.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5B6E73B9D for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) id A4BDAD980EC; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:12:05 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: bluetooth@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A24C4D980EB for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) Received: from smtp.rcn.com (smtp.rcn.com [69.168.97.78]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 66B5A73B9C for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 23:12:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com) X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=Aa3zJDfG c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=lGUdY1O6J9NpztYPi32J9g==:117 a=lGUdY1O6J9NpztYPi32J9g==:17 a=r77TgQKjGQsHNAKrUKIA:9 a=jpZ2YExhZiAG3PlWqogA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=24dlkWlTa_tVPWYLJ8cA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=6kGIvZw6iX1k4Y-7sg4_:22 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: YW5hdEByY24uY29t Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com header.from=mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.mail=mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com; spf=neutral; sender-id=neutral Authentication-Results: smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com smtp.user=anat; auth=pass (PLAIN) Received-SPF: neutral (smtp02.rcn.cmh.synacor.com: 108.53.87.28 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of aldan.algebra.com) Received: from [108.53.87.28] ([108.53.87.28:22939] helo=aldan.narawntapu) by smtp.rcn.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.6.23.54417 r(Core:3.6.23.0)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA) id CD/C3-53214-048B2695; Sun, 09 Jul 2017 19:12:00 -0400 Subject: Re: Ubertooth (Re: How to listen quietly for other Bluetooth devices?) To: Maksim Yevmenkin , bluetooth@FreeBSD.org References: <085c77b2-9f40-5a1f-0b49-86a24e561fce@aldan.algebra.com> <9DDD63D7-52A2-4995-98E4-D60CEE5EE106@gmail.com> <6e1f597c-7f85-1a37-a228-49da2d2f77dd@aldan.algebra.com> From: "Mikhail T." Message-ID: <4c47c36f-9161-7266-5cef-acb3e72d17fa@aldan.algebra.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 19:11:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 23:12:05 -0000 On 09.07.2017 18:54, maksim yevmenkin wrote: > Interesting... I personally have not seen this. Thank you for the > pointer. It looks like custom hardware running custom firmware. This > should be able to give full access to baseband. Still kinda pricey. > Ubertooth one hardware sells for $120 at sparkfun. That's 3x price of > raspberry pi 2/3 :) for a fraction of general usability :) could make > an relatively inexpensive Bluetooth scanner though. > They are using "bluez" to flush their own firmware into the dongle, it seems. I doubt, they make their own chipset -- it may be possible to flush the same firmware into a much cheaper dongle with the same chipset... -mi