Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:42:50 +0200 From: martinko <gamato@users.sf.net> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> Subject: Re: bluetooth keyboards and /etc/rc.d/bluetooth Message-ID: <48176C2A.8020700@users.sf.net> In-Reply-To: <20080428165514.191E545010@ptavv.es.net> References: <op.uabbd2wz8527sy@localhost> <20080428165514.191E545010@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman wrote: >> From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> >> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:33:28 +0200 >> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> >> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:52:52 +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen >> <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Today I set up a bluetooth keyboard on a FreeBSD machine for the first >>> time. The machine is running FreeBSD 7.0-stable: >>> root@kg-vm# uname -a >>> FreeBSD kg-vm.kg4.no 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #10: Sat Apr 12 >>> 21:42:55 CEST 2008 root@kg-vm.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC >>> amd64 >>> >>> I used the Handbook chapter about bluetooth[1] (which needs updating as >>> it doesn't mention bthidd at all) and mailing list messages as my guide. >>> Basically, I found out that I needed to set up hcsecd(8) and bthidd(8) >>> in order for this to work. You can read more ramblings about this >>> experience on my "various hardware"[3] page. I wrote a mini how-to >>> about the setup here[2], in case anyone is interested. >>> >>> I haven't worked with netgraph before. Netgraph devices aren't >>> supposeed to create device node (names) in /dev, right? >>> >>> where does /etc/rc.d/bluetooth fit in the picture? Do I need to use >>> that at all? >>> >>> References: >>> 1) http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-bluetooth.html >>> 2) http://geekinfo.net/article.php?story=20080427222204364 >>> 3) http://tingox.googlepages.com/freebsd_various_hw >> You can mail to freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org to. There are some >> responsive people with the right knowledge overthere. > > rc.bluetooth was "retired" a year ago and is no longer a part of recent > releases. > > That said, I am also unsure of how to get Bluetooth working for my Treo > as the handbook is clearly out of date. I see several Bluetooth files in > /etc which probably allow things to work without rc.bluetooth, but I am > unsure of how to configure them. There is a man page on hcsecd which I > am reading. > > In any case, the handbook is clearly out of date in this area and I will > try to figure it out as available time allows. I think you need to load vkbd (though I'm not 100% sure now). It can be loaded from loader.conf[.local] Then you always need hcsecd loaded and configured and bluetooth hosts file configured is useful. And the same for bthidd if you want to use BT mouse and/or keyboard. M.
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