From owner-freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 10 15:52:28 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFABE1065672 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:52:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CFAA8FC1C for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:52:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id oAAFqBkM055492; Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:52:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id oAAFqBem055491; Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:52:11 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:52:11 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <201011101552.oAAFqBem055491@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG, maksim.yevmenkin@gmail.com In-Reply-To: X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-bluetooth User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.3.5 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:52:26 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: [RFC] firmware downloader for atheros ar3011 based usb bluetooth ?devices X-BeenThere: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG, maksim.yevmenkin@gmail.com List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:52:29 -0000 Maksim Yevmenkin wrote: > i'd like to request feedback/comments/etc. on a firmware downloader > for atheros ar3011 based usb bluetooth devices. > > there are actually a couple of versions available: > > (1) kernel-based version. [...] > (2) userspace-based version. [...] > > both seems to work for me. but, i'm leaning towards userspace option Me too. I think if something can be done in userland, then it should be done that way, be it just for the reason that a bug will likely result in a coredump instead of a panic. ;-) > i also would like to thank Rusty Nejdl for donating hardware (ASUS > USB-BT211 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320057 > dongle). this dongle has an awesome form factor :) its pretty darn > small :) My older (non-atheros) dongle has about the same size. It disappears almost completely in the USB slot; I have to use my fingernails to get it out. It looks similar to this one: http://www.pollin.de/shop/suchergebnis.html?S_TEXT=721457 Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "Being really good at C++ is like being really good at using rocks to sharpen sticks." -- Thant Tessman