Re: [Bluez-users] Timeout message from kernel

Marcel Holtmann
2004-02-13T00:14:04Z

Hi Jeff,

> Some newbie bluetooth questions: I'm running the latest bluez-utils on a
> 2.4.24 uClinx kernel on a Moto ColdFire 5282 processor. It's sort of
> working, but having a bit of trouble trying to connect between a brain box
> serial dongle on the ColdFire board and a brainbox usb dongle on a pc.
> 'hcitool info from the pc yields:
>
> [root@Arwen bluetooth]# hcitool info 00:0A:4F:00:13:5F
> Requesting information ...
> BD Address: 00:0A:4F:00:13:5F
> Device Name: BlueZ (0)
> LMP Version: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subversion: 0x175
> Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
> Features: 0xff 0xff 0x0f 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
> <3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot offset>
> <timing accuracy> <role switch> <hold mode> <sniff mode>
> <park state> <RSSI> <channel quality> <SCO link>
> <HV2 packets> <HV3 packets> <u-law log> <A-law log>
> <CVSD> <paging scheme> <power control> <transparent SCO>
>
> so it looks like the ColdFire dongle is alive and responding to the pc. A
> 'hcitool scan' from the ColdFire board yields:
>
> /> hcitool scan
> Scanning ...
> bcsp_timed_event: Timeout, retransmitting 1 pkts
> bcsp_timed_event: Timeout, retransmitting 1 pkts
> bcsp_timed_event: Timeout, retransmitting 1 pkts

you can ignore these messages, because they are no errors.

> and hcitool info on the ColdFire board yields:
>
> /> hcitool info 00:0A:4F:00:09:5E
> Requesting information ...
> bcsp_timed_event: Timeout, retransmitting 1 pkts
> Can't create connection: Input/output error

This can mean many things. Try using l2ping or l2test. Can you run
hcidump on the ColdFire board?