USB Bluetooth Adapters (Linux) - WORKING*

[Taron]

No one out there who can help me with my little problem with the bluetooth-file-sending?

[Grim Squeaker]

Acer has now made "official" Bluez Bluetooth support available on the Aspire One site:

http://www.acer.com/aspireone/support/files/files.html

[clcuckow]

Acer has now made "official" Bluez Bluetooth support available on the Aspire One site:

http://www.acer.com/aspireone/support/files/files.html

But it still does not support 2.1 devices so I have has to buy a cheap type 2 devices I will have to wait till they roll out the patch before I can use my belkin mini.

[tokyoturnip]

Anyone Install the Bluez support?
Know if it supports Bluetooth headsets?
I maybe give it a try this weekend.
It would be great is they configured it so I do not have to restart bluetooth after every phonecall in Skype.

[illuminati2000]

I try the new official Bluez, but dont luck with a Bluetooth 2.0+EDR complaint dongle, Encore ENUBT-C1E

http://www.encore-usa.com/product_item. ... =6&pid=166

Somebody works to him?

Recommend some Model o Trick.

[Lars]

I just got a bluetooth dongle and thought I should try the Acer official BlueZ.
It didn't work until I added bluetooth.ko to /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/ .
I'm a linux newbie, but have Acer forgot that kernel module?

[tokyoturnip]

I agree with Lars.
It appears the install does nothing.
(It actually has scripts running in background checking for USB dongle inserts, to start Bluetooth services).
However like Lars points out nothing happens until bluetooth.ko is placed in Directory Lars specified.(and don't forget depmod)
However what is bad about this and the uninstall. I had previoulsy complied my own Kernal Drivers and renamed my folders to bluetooth_orig, so I could see what the Acer supported install does, when ran the installer and uninstaller, it deleted my folders!!!!

I found that my Plantronics headset will not work until the Bluez packages are updated to latest version 3.35(?). And like the "manual" install I did before this install script was made available, it is still nessicary to restart Bluetooth each time I hang up a call in Skype (if other party hangs up it is OK.), but with new scripts provided by Acer, removing and inserting USB dongle will kill and restart Bluetooth service, so it is not sooo painful, no need to open terminal and sudo, just annoying...
Additionally like manually install, you need to setup .asoundrc file in Home with MAC of headset for Skype to be able to send audio to...

Acer made a stab at it...But not there yet..
I will try to post details later on how I got my headset to work using the Acer supplied install script. (I am at work now.)

cluckcow and illuminati, I think you just need to get the bluetooth.ko file off the top of this thread and install, and you will will probably see the bluetooth manager start upon inserting USB dongle. (Unles syou have already installed bluetooth.ko, don't forget depmod)

[DTWone]

thought I'd post my slightly different experience of getting bluetooth working
who knows what I did wrong but I couldn't get the modules added by following the instructions from the start of the first post in this thread, just got loads of dependency errors, not to mention one full re-install from meddling just a bit too much with things I didn't fully understand, like managing to remove the desktop module
I finally got the Acer bluetooth download mentioned here (cheers) and then followed the rest of the setup instructions from post 1 on this thread, eventually I got there and my bluetooth now works, YAY!
Still not sure everything is how it should be, I have a dead 'bluetooth file sharing' icon in the system section of the right click menu, just does nothing???
But when I plug in the dongle I can at least receive files/photos from my phone which was my main aim.

[bjc]

I think you just need to get the bluetooth.ko file off the top of this thread and install, and you will will probably see the bluetooth manager start upon inserting USB dongle
don't forget depmod

Thanks linker3000, Lars and Tokyoturnip (& Acer). Ive now got the Acer install of bluetooth (partially) talking to my phone with an icon in my taskbar appearing whenever a bluetooth stick is inserted

It didn't work until I added bluetooth.ko to
/lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/

This was a little confusing as the original post said

4) Download the kernel modules pack bluetooth.tgz, extract the files and copy them to the folder /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/drivers/net/bluetooth

Perhaps either will work but Lars location certainly does.

SO in summary (for us idiots) as Root.
1) Install the Acer provided distribution
2) Download http://www.adsl24.co.uk/files/drivers/bluetooth.tgz
(as kindly provided by linker3000 in the first post of this thread)
3) tar xvf bluetooth.tgz bluetooth/bluetooth.ko
4) chmod a-x bluetooth/bluetooth.ko
5) mv bluetooth/bluetooth.ko /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/net/bluetooth/
6) depmod
7) /etc/init.d/bluetooth start
(OR Reboot)

Thanks again Guys - now I just have to get my Treo to sync and act as a modem .....

[sergiob]

Where i can download bluetooth.gtz? I have no idea... thanks