Re: [Bluez-users] Dongle firmware

Michal Semler
2005-01-04T21:45:58Z

Dne =FAt 4. ledna 2005 22:16 Jose Bernardo Silva napsal(a):
> On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 13:21:37 +0100, Marcel Holtmann wrote
>
> > Hi Jose,
> >
> > > I've seen recently a few messages about new firmwares, is there a list
> > > of dongles and firmwares available?
> > > I have a Acer BT-500 and a MSI MS-6967, and I'd like to update these
> > > two.
> >
> > you should actually ask the vendor of these dongles for updates. However
> > the ACER is a BlueCore01b and can't be updated with the
> > GenericCSR.dfu firmware file and for the MSI I don't know. The
> > general rule at the moment is if "hciconfig hci0 revision" don't
> > show BlueCore02 and lsusb don't show it as a "Cambridge Silicion
> > Radio". You shouldn't even try to update it.
>
> Marcel,
>
> My BT-500 shows in lsusb as " ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd.",
> and "hciconfig hci0 revision shows it as a BlueCore02 as follows:
> hci0: Type: USB
> BD Address: 00:60:57:32:96:0E ACL MTU: 192:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
> HCI 14.7
> Chip version: BlueCore02 (ES2)
> Max key size: 56 bit
> SCO mapping: PCM
>
> Does this mean I can update it? If so, where can I get that GenericCSR.dfu
> firmware, and what can I use to update?

This dongle looks prepared for apple firmware :)

>
> As for the MSI, the lsusb output isn't very promising ("ID 0db0:1967"),
> even thoguh the output of hciconfig is similar:
> hci0: Type: USB
> BD Address: 00:10:DC:AF:E1:13 ACL MTU: 192:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
> HCI 16.4
> Chip version: BlueCore02
> Max key size: 56 bit
> SCO mapping: HCI

Don't think about flashing MSI, there isn't firmware for it...I own one too=
:
((

Michal