From owner-freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 15 03:30:12 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4996816A4CE for ; Sun, 15 May 2005 03:30:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mta11.adelphia.net (mta11.adelphia.net [68.168.78.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACE5B43D6E for ; Sun, 15 May 2005 03:30:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from maksim.yevmenkin@savvis.net) Received: from [192.168.1.254] (really [70.32.199.60]) by mta11.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.01 201-2131-118-101-20041129) with ESMTP id <20050515033010.IXAI13270.mta11.adelphia.net@[192.168.1.254]> for ; Sat, 14 May 2005 23:30:10 -0400 Message-ID: <4286C259.5070004@savvis.net> Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 20:30:33 -0700 From: Maksim Yevmenkin User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1 (Windows/20040626) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bluetooth References: <42869B59.9030705@personnelware.com> <4286A720.9090709@savvis.net> <4286B368.2050100@personnelware.com> <4286C1AF.1060608@savvis.net> In-Reply-To: <4286C1AF.1060608@savvis.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: bluetooth headset info quest X-BeenThere: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 03:30:12 -0000 Carl, > Exactly the kind of answers I was looking for. This helps 10x as much > as the 2+ hours I spent gagoogling. > >> >> it really depends on what do you mean by "work" :) almost all >> bluetooth devices are capable of establishing baseband connections >> and data transfer right out of the box. > > >>> I have applications of this knowledge: >>> 1)a friend says: : I need to know if i can connect a bluetooth audio >>> handset to a fujitsu siemens 420 aka hp iPAQ 4150. I am guessing >>> no, because pdf Page 80 (printed 8-4) does not list "headset" >>> http://h200001.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00046424/c00046424.pdf >> >> >> >> you are probably correct. basically all correctly designed bluetooth >> hardware should be able to support all existing bluetooth profiles. >> the implementation of particular bluetooth profile is usually done in >> software. > > > So theoretically, someone could write a driver (?) that would let the > bluetooth hardware be used as a sound card? i not sure what do mean by "sound card", but yes, theoretically someone could write a software that would implement headset profile. keep in mind that bluetooth profiles normally depend on other profiles. please take a look at http://www.palowireless.com/infotooth/tutorial/k6_hp.asp this can give you an idea about headset profile. > Or maybe the driver from a 7xx could be used on the 410, given that > you can get: > > "Bluetooth headset mono, only for Pocket LOOX 7xx, only to use for > Voice over IP" - > http://vilpublic.fujitsu-siemens.com/vil/pc/vil/datenblaetter/mobile/en/pocket-loox-acc.pdf i really can not comment on that. it may be possible, or it may not. it depends on how different 410 and 7xx. i have never owned a pocketpc, and i do not think i ever will :) thanks, max