From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <4564DD54.50500@comcast.net> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:29:24 -0500 From: dave sailer MIME-Version: 1.0 To: BlueZ users References: <4563C044.3030200@comcast.net> <1164178798.23477.23.camel@localhost> <001401c70e33$e411ef10$6501a8c0@den> In-Reply-To: <001401c70e33$e411ef10$6501a8c0@den> Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] hcid.conf multiple dongles Reply-To: BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Dave sailer wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marcel Holtmann" > To: "BlueZ users" > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:59 AM > Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] hcid.conf multiple dongles > > > >> Hi Dave, >> >> >>> I have a Microsoft bluetooth keyboard and mouse that has worked well for >>> some time. I bought new bluetooth dongle (Kensington) in hopes of >>> getting my palm to connect via bluetooth (the Microsoft dongle didn't >>> work for this). With this arrangement, how do I control which dongle the >>> keyboard & mouse connect to? (it seems more reliable with Microsoft to >>> Microsoft). >>> >> the mouse and keyboard know the address of the last user and will >> reconnect to that dongle. >> >> >>> Also, the results of "hci tool scan" are confusing me a bit. For >>> example, I get... >>> >>> myth1 ~ # hcitool scan >>> Scanning ... >>> 00:50:F2:7E:11:F1 Myth1 Kensington dongle4 >>> >>> >>> firstly, this bdadr is the microsoft dongle. Does this normally return a >>> dongle address? At one point I'm sure it was returning the palm pilot >>> address. Secondly, this name "Myth1 Kensington dongle4" is old. I used >>> to have that in hcid.conf, but changed it and even rebooted the box. >>> Just for history, at one point I had an hcid.conf file with only one >>> device section (no device id's). Now I have the following ... (wasn't >>> sure about the device syntax, but this seems to work. btw, it would be >>> nice if the hcid.conf man page was more clear about the syntax on how to >>> specify multiple devices) >>> >> Feel free to send in a patch for the manual page. Nowadays you can do >> persistent settings of the class and device name via D-Bus. It is much >> easier and you don't have to edit any config files. >> >> Regards >> >> Marcel >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > > sorry for the previous top post. ... any hint here at all? I can't seem to track any more details down on this. Looked around at bluez.org and freedesk.org and google - couldnt' find much. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users