Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:46:16 -0800 From: Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin@savvis.net> To: "Michael W. Oliver" <michael@gargantuan.com> Cc: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Subject: Re: billionton adapter support? Message-ID: <41BA1928.50009@savvis.net> In-Reply-To: <20041210205120.GD59246@gargantuan.com> References: <20041210193234.GB59246@gargantuan.com> <41BA0699.1080506@savvis.net> <20041210205120.GD59246@gargantuan.com>
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Michael W. Oliver wrote: > On 2004-12-10T12:27:05-0800, Maksim Yevmenkin wrote: > >> Michael, >> >> >>> Hey guys, I am on the verge of picking up a Sager 4750-V laptop, >>> and the reseller is telling me that it comes with a 'billionton' >>> bluetooth adapter. Any chance that this is supported? Links to >>> list(s) of supported devices are welcome. >> >> unfortunately, there is no way of telling if its supported or not. >> it all depends what kind of adapter it is. if it looks like a usb >> dognle to the system then there is a very good chance it will work. >> if it looks like as standard serial port then it will work, but not >> very well (sio(4) interrupt latency problem). > > > OK, I found a link from Max pointing to: > > http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/devices.html > > and there is indeed a Billionton USB dongle listed out there with a > CSR chip, and hci_usb driver. Maybe my luck is changing for the > better! > > I will post a full doc on this machine to Lukas Ertl's FreeBSD laptop > page ( http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ ). > > Thanks again Max! sure thing. let me know if you have any problems. one thing - some laptops with built-in bluetooth do not have a physical button that will turn it on/off (for example sony, toshiba). in this case you might need an extra piece of software that will do it for you. thanks, max >
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