Re: [Bluez-devel] Belkin USB Adaptors and Failing hci_inquiry

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Heba,

> I am developing an application for automatic network discovery using bluetooth 
> i.e. Running the application will result in connections to any other computers
> running the same application:
>   - Each application is running a server which accepts connections (once a
>   connection is made, the connection is maintained until a transmission
>   error occcurs or the socket is closed by either party);
>   - and a client which repeatedly queries for bluetooth devices to connect to.
> 
> So in total an application makes and
> maintains 2*(#other applications) connections.
>         
> This causes no problems when using the Belkin F8T003 Bluetooth USB Adaptor
> (this is a bluetooth v1.1 compliant device).
>         
> However, when using the Belkin F8T009 Bluetooth USB Adaptor
> (this is a bluetooth v1.2 compliant device)
> "Device or Resource Busy" errors are observed
> when the application tries to query
> when there are 3 or more connections maintained by it.
> 
> Is this a bluetooth hardware issue,
> a Bluez stack issue,
> or does Bluez just not support this particular device??
>         
> I have installed all the latest versions:
>   - Bluez-lib
>   - Bluez-hcidump
> I am running Fedora core 4 with the latest available updates of the kernel.
> 
> I've used hcidump to try and figure it out, but all it tells me is:
>    HCI Command: Inquiry (0x01|0x0001) plen 5
>      lap 0x9e8b33 len 8 num 255
>    HCI Event: Command Status (0x0f) plen 4
>     Inquiry (0x01|0x0001) status 0x0c ncmd 1
>      Error: Command Disallowed
> 
> This really doesn't help me to understand why this is happening.
> The status of that particular bluetooth device (a Belkin F8T003 Bluetooth USB 
> bluetooth v1.1 compliant Adaptor) when the error occurs is as follows:
>    a local server socket is listening for connections
>    two remote clients are connected to the device
>    a local client thread is attempting to query other devices using hci_inquiry
> 
> Please advise if I am overlooking something, or if this is not a Bluez issue,
> could you please direct me to the appropriate contact.

send in the "hciconfig -a" output for both devices.

Regards

Marcel




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