Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 19:58:42 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: mexas@bris.ac.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bluetooth help Message-ID: <20170402195842.c5985cb5.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <201704021722.v32HMYHt025233@mech-as222.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20170402190014.ea8979a1.freebsd@edvax.de> <201704021722.v32HMYHt025233@mech-as222.men.bris.ac.uk>
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On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 18:22:34 +0100 (BST), Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > From freebsd@edvax.de Sun Apr 2 18:04:42 2017 > > > >On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:54:41 +0100 (BST), Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > >> The handbook talks about "bluetooth usb dongles". > >> So do I need some other hardware to get my bluetooth to work? > >> Or am I missing the point? > > > >The term "USB dongle" refers to Bluetooth devices connected > >per USB, like "Bluetooth sticks for USB". In case your laptop > >has builtin Bluetooth, it's usually represented to the system > >as an "internal USB component", comparable to SD card readers > >or touchpads / trackpoints which identify themselves as USB > >components even though they are connected internally. So from > >the technical side, it doesn't matter if the BT device is > >internal or external, as it is clearly identified as a USB > >component. > > > >Read: All the same. ;-) > > Cool... > > Sorry to be dumb, but I'm still not clear if I'm only > a few config steps from a working bluetooth, or something > is broken/missing. > > I'm just following the handbook, and hit this error: > > # service bluetooth start ubt0 > /etc/rc.d/bluetooth: ERROR: Unable to setup Bluetooth stack for device ubt0 > > not sure what to do next. Same here: ;-) I do not own any bluetooth-related hardware, but I just checked on my Lenovo R61i and it also has a comparable device: ubt0: <Broadcom Corp BCM2045B, class 224/1, rev 2.00/1.00, addr2> on usbus0 With the commands you provided, I get exactly the same response. However, I have no idea what I'm actually supposed to do... ;-) I'm not sure if it is related, but there is no /dev/ubt0 or /dev/ubt0hci device. Does it need to be initilized somehow? If I run "usbconfig", I see the Broadcom device is ugen0.2, so I tried to use that device for the "service" command, but just got an "unsupported sevice" error, which probably is the correct response to be expected... -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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