From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <464192EC.6090604@a1.net> Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 11:22:52 +0200 From: Patrick Steiner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: BlueZ users References: <463EEAA8.3080706@a1.net> <46417C35.8010906@a1.net> In-Reply-To: <46417C35.8010906@a1.net> Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Bluetooth only works after restart from Windows (dell wireless 350 problem) 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 hi, after hours of work i finally get the bluetooth working with linux! the problem is a defect? firmware with the preinstalled windows vista notebook. i have now updated to another firmware after that bluetooth work without any problems. :-) an here is a step by step howto. use this on you own risk. - download the latest bluetooth drivers for windows XP for the d420 currently this is R117967.exe - extract it anywhere is used c:\dell\drivers\R117967 - run dfu.exe (from c:\dell\drivers\R117967\2kxp\dfu\ this takes some minutes. - after that blutooth should work in linux but it dont work anymore in vista ;-) - this can be fixed by installing the windows xp drivers (c:\dell\drivers\R117967\2kxp\setup.exe). - after that you have to install the new version of the toshiba bluetooth stack (dell uses this one) from http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/pages/download.php the only problem i found out is that the new software is only a 30 day test version. but perhaps dell could be so nice and fix this problem. ;-) another way could be to get the working firmware and upload it via the dfutool (bluez-utlils). but i don't have tested this yet. hope this helps other users. regards, patrick ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users