Re: [Bluez-users] Bluez setup and Bluetooth stack and 2.6 kernel

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Gonzalo,

> I am new to all the bluetooth stuff so I appologize if
> my question is a bit basic; however, I am sure that a
> thorough answer will help lots of people.  My question
> regards setting up the bluez package and a
> misconception regarding the bluetooth stack.
> 
> A search on my machine for 'bluez' turns up 
> ---------------------begin search 
> [root@localhost bluez-firmware-1.0]# find / -name
> bluez*
> /usr/lib/pkgconfig/bluez.pc
> /usr/src/bluez-firmware-1.0.tar.gz
> /usr/src/bluez-hcidump-1.10.tar.gz
> /usr/src/bluez-hciemu-1.0.tar.gz
> /usr/src/bluez-libs-2.9.tar.gz
> /usr/src/bluez-pin-0.23.tar.gz
> /usr/src/bluez-utils-2.9.tar.gz
> /usr/src/bluez-libs-2.9
> /usr/src/bluez-libs-2.9/bluez.pc.in
> /usr/src/bluez-libs-2.9/bluez.pc
> /usr/src/bluez-utils-2.9
> /usr/src/bluez-firmware-1.0
> /usr/src/bluez-pin-0.23
> /usr/src/bluez-pin-0.23/bluez-pin-gpe.glade
> /usr/src/bluez-pin-0.23/bluez-pin.glade
> /usr/src/bluez-pin-0.23/bluez.conf
> /usr/src/bluez-pin-0.23/po/bluez-pin.pot
> /home/dl/bluez-firmware-1.0.tar.gz
> /home/dl/bluez-hcidump-1.10.tar.gz
> /home/dl/bluez-hciemu-1.0.tar.gz
> /home/dl/bluez-libs-2.9.tar.gz
> /home/dl/bluez-pin-0.23.tar.gz
> /home/dl/bluez-utils-2.9.tar.gz
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/net/bluetooth/bluez.o
> ---------------------end search 
> 
> You will notice(on the last line) that the bluez
> module is installed only for the 2.4.20-8(redhat 9)
> kernel and not my 2.6.7 kernel.
> 
> So I went ahead and downloaded 
> bluez-libs-2.9
> bluez-utils-2.9
> bluez-firmware-1.0
> bluez-pin-0.23
> 
> The bluez site says that the minimum is to install
> bluez-libs and bluez-utils.  I installed those and
> recompiled my kernel(2.6.7).  From the listing above
> you will see that the new kernel does not have the
> bluez module.  The README file in the bluez-firmware
> directory reads,
> 
> In order to install Bluetooth firmware you need
> following software packages:
>         - Linux Bluetooth protocol stack (BlueZ)
> 
> So where is this bluetooth protocol stack?  I assume
> it is in either bluez-libs or bluez-utils.  In my
> kernel configuration options, I do not see a Bluez
> bluetooth module, the closest thing is BlueFritz. 
> What option should I use and/or how do I add it to the
> kernel?
> 
> Perhaps a kernel patch will do the trick.  I
> downloaded kernel 2.6.8.1 from www.kernel.org and
> applied patch 'patch-2.6.8-mh1.gz' from the
> bluez.sourceforge.net site.  Although the patch went
> just fine I can see that there are no BLUEZxyz options
> like there are in the 2.4.20-8 kernel config file. 
> How in the world do I add these options to my new
> kernel?  I have read a lot about USB and Bluetooth to
> the point that I am getting confused.  Anyone with
> clear insight as to how things work or instructions on
> setting up BLUEZ please respond.  Thank you in
> advance.

the Bluetooth core layer for 2.6 is in the bluetooth.ko kernel module
and the config options start with CONFIG_BT_*.

Regards

Marcel




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