Re: [Bluez-users] dund never activates pppd

Marcel Holtmann
2004-02-25T18:37:45Z

Hi Klaus,

> > > Actually the dongle (Belkin F8T001) is listed as supported in
> > > http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/devices.html.
> >
> > It is fully supported, but there can be problems with the firmware you
> > are using or with the interop to some other chips. We can't test this,
> > because we have no access to the link manager. From the HCI layer
> > onwards the Broadcom BCM2033 is fully supported.
> >
> > > However in case I should try to find another dongle, can anyone recommend one
> > > which is properly supported by linux/bluez and has a reasonable range?
> >
> > I had the best results with a Bluetooth chip from CSR.
>
> I went out to the store where I bought the dongle and returned it. Instead I
> picked up a Belkin F8T003 dongle and now everything works flawlessly :-)!!!

this is another bad story with a Broadcom dongle :(