[Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Jesse Guardiani]

Hello,

I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.

% hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
        TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver: 0x757
        Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)

My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
It should arrive in a week or two.

Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
1.2 firmware:
    http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
device? Which firmware do you use?

Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?

TIA!

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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Jesse,

> I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
> with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
> it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.
> 
> % hciconfig -a
> hci0:   Type: USB
>         BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
>         UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
>         RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
>         TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
>         Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
>         Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
>         Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
>         Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
>         Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
>         Class: 0x100100
>         Service Classes: Object Transfer
>         Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
>         HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver: 0x757
>         Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)
> 
> My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
> audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
> with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
> Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
> It should arrive in a week or two.
> 
> Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
> so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
> 1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
> etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
> claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
> profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
> 1.2 firmware:
>     http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm
> 
> So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
> USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
> a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
> device? Which firmware do you use?

if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
CSR chip.

> Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
> firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
> Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
> Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
> even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?

As far as I know these Silicon Wave chips are ROM only version and so
you can't update the firmware. However I don't even know of any firmware
updates for Silicon Wave.

Regards

Marcel




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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Michal Semler]

Dne so 29. ledna 2005 02:15 Marcel Holtmann napsal(a):
> Hi Jesse,
>
> > I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
> > with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
> > it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.
> >
> > % hciconfig -a
> > hci0:   Type: USB
> >         BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
> >         UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
> >         RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
> >         TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
> >         Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
> >         Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
> >         Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
> >         Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
> >         Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
> >         Class: 0x100100
> >         Service Classes: Object Transfer
> >         Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
> >         HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver:
> > 0x757 Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)
> >
> > My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
> > audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
> > with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
> > Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
> > It should arrive in a week or two.
> >
> > Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
> > so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
> > 1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
> > etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
> > claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
> > profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
> > 1.2 firmware:
> >     http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm
> >
> > So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
> > USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
> > a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
> > device? Which firmware do you use?
>
> if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
> CSR chip.
>
> > Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
> > firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
> > Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
> > Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
> > even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?
>
> As far as I know these Silicon Wave chips are ROM only version and so
> you can't update the firmware. However I don't even know of any firmware
> updates for Silicon Wave.

Hi Marcel,

these dongles can really be updated to 1.2 at least via Widcomm stack

http://notebooky.idnes.cz/recenze/anycomblueusb120050118.html

Site is in czech, but pictures says more then thousand words :D

Michal


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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Michal,

> these dongles can really be updated to 1.2 at least via Widcomm stack
> 
> http://notebooky.idnes.cz/recenze/anycomblueusb120050118.html
> 
> Site is in czech, but pictures says more then thousand words :D

what program from the CD or Internet is used to update them? A guy at
Anycom told me that their Bluetooth 1.2 dongles are ROM only. Maybe the
older ones had a flash chip inside.

Regards

Marcel




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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Michal Semler]

This is 1.1 dongle :) Only firmware is new. I didn't upgrade it. Contact 
author of article for info.

Michal

Dne so 29. ledna 2005 14:58 Marcel Holtmann napsal(a):
> Hi Michal,
>
> > these dongles can really be updated to 1.2 at least via Widcomm stack
> >
> > http://notebooky.idnes.cz/recenze/anycomblueusb120050118.html
> >
> > Site is in czech, but pictures says more then thousand words :D
>
> what program from the CD or Internet is used to update them? A guy at
> Anycom told me that their Bluetooth 1.2 dongles are ROM only. Maybe the
> older ones had a flash chip inside.
>
> Regards
>
> Marcel
>
>
>
>
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[Bluez-users] Re: Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Jesse Guardiani]

Marcel Holtmann wrote:

> Hi Jesse,
> 
>> I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
>> with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
>> it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.
>> 
>> % hciconfig -a
>> hci0:   Type: USB
>>         BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
>>         UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
>>         RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
>>         TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
>>         Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
>>         Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
>>         Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
>>         Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
>>         Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
>>         Class: 0x100100
>>         Service Classes: Object Transfer
>>         Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
>>         HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver:
>>         0x757 Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)
>> 
>> My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
>> audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
>> with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
>> Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
>> It should arrive in a week or two.
>> 
>> Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
>> so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
>> 1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
>> etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
>> claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
>> profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
>> 1.2 firmware:
>>     http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm
>> 
>> So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
>> USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
>> a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
>> device? Which firmware do you use?
> 
> if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
> CSR chip.

Well, my headset arrived today and is currently in it's 4 hour
charge cycle. We'll see if the Anycom is Anygood for audio. :)


>> Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
>> firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
>> Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
>> Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
>> even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?
> 
> As far as I know these Silicon Wave chips are ROM only version and so
> you can't update the firmware. However I don't even know of any firmware
> updates for Silicon Wave.

Unfortunately, according to Jens in this thread:
     http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

You are correct. I'm interested in playing with this
device, so maybe they'll have some documentation
available.

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[Bluez-users] Re: Anycom USB-240 & firmware

[Jesse Guardiani]

Jesse Guardiani wrote:

> Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> 
>> Hi Jesse,
>> 
>>> I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
>>> with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
>>> it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.
>>> 
>>> % hciconfig -a
>>> hci0:   Type: USB
>>>         BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
>>>         UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
>>>         RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
>>>         TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
>>>         Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
>>>         Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
>>>         Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
>>>         Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
>>>         Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
>>>         Class: 0x100100
>>>         Service Classes: Object Transfer
>>>         Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
>>>         HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver:
>>>         0x757 Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)
>>> 
>>> My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
>>> audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
>>> with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
>>> Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
>>> It should arrive in a week or two.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
>>> so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
>>> 1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
>>> etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
>>> claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
>>> profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
>>> 1.2 firmware:
>>>     http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm
>>> 
>>> So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
>>> USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
>>> a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
>>> device? Which firmware do you use?
>> 
>> if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
>> CSR chip.
> 
> Well, my headset arrived today and is currently in it's 4 hour
> charge cycle. We'll see if the Anycom is Anygood for audio. :)

Nope. No luck. I get this issue:
    http://tinyurl.com/5dhtl

Hissing, volume buttons work, both from amixer and from headset's volume
buttons, but no audio. When I try to send audio, I get this:

[21:35]jesse@trevarthan:[~]% aplay -B 1000000 -D plughw:Headset /usr/home/jesse/.kde3.3/share/sounds/maximize.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/home/jesse/.kde3.3/share/sounds/maximize.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:592:(snd_pcm_hw_drain) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DRAIN failed: Input/output error

In addition, if I disconnect the headset by pushing the function button, the
hissing stops, and I get confirmation that the SCO connection has been dropped:

[22:07]jesse@trevarthan:[~]% btsco 00:0D:44:36:E6:F4
Device is 0:0
Voice setting: 0x0060
RFCOMM channel 1 connected
recieved AT+CKPD=200
opened hwdep
connected SCO channel
Setting sco fd
Done setting sco fd
recieved AT+VGS=13
Sending up speaker change 13
recieved AT+CKPD=200
disconnected SCO channel

Pressing the connect button on the headset after this yields
this output:

recieved AT+CKPD=200
opened hwdep

But then it hangs and I have to physically remove the dongle
from the USB port and replug it to get things working again.

I'm using a patched (mh3) Gentoo 2.6.10-r6 kernel. Everything
but the VERSION hunk applied successfully.

Is this an irreparable incompatibility with the Silicon Wave
chipset? I'm willing to do any debugging and/or patching
necessary, but my guess is that Marcel already has plenty of
these chipsets laying around.

If there's no hope, can anyone recommend a USB BT 1.2 dongle,
hopefully with flash upgradeable firmware, that works well
with Bluez in headset and handsfree profile modes?

Thanks!

-- 
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WingNET Internet Services,
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