Re: [Bluez-users] BlueZ with 2.6.4 kernel

Marcel Holtmann
2004-03-30T22:56:52Z

Hi Abhishek,

> I'm having trouble getting BlueZ to work with the new kernel (2.6.4). I am
> using a 3COM Bluetooth USB device.
>
> I checked Marcel's website and didnt find any patch for the 2.6.x kernel.
> so, I assume that I dont need to patch the 2.6 kernel... please correct me
> if I am wrong.

http://www.bluez.org/patches.html

> My kernel compilation went smoothly and after the first reboot, I installed
> the latest bluez-libs and bluez-utils with no errors. After another reboot,
> I tried starting bluez:
>
> [root@abhishek-pc BlueZ]# modprobe bluez
> FATAL: Module bluez not found.
> [root@abhishek-pc BlueZ]# modprobe hci_usb
> [root@abhishek-pc BlueZ]# modprobe hci0 up
> FATAL: Module hci0 not found.

It is "modprobe bluetooth" in 2.6 and it is "hciconfig hci0 up". However
nothing of that is needed if you have hotplug installed and hcid is
running.

> lsmod shows the following:
>
> [root@abhishek-pc BlueZ]# lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> snd_seq_oss 32576 0
> snd_seq_midi_event 6272 1 snd_seq_oss
> snd_seq 52400 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
> snd_pcm_oss 49220 1
> snd_mixer_oss 17536 1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_via82xx 21792 1
> snd_pcm 88128 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_via82xx
> snd_timer 22080 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
> snd_ac97_codec 60548 1 snd_via82xx
> snd_page_alloc 9348 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
> snd_mpu401_uart 6208 1 snd_via82xx
> snd_rawmidi 20800 1 snd_mpu401_uart
> snd_seq_device 6468 3 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
> hci_usb 12224 0
> bluetooth 44452 1 hci_usb
> usbcore 63904 1 hci_usb
> autofs 14464 0

Actually I miss "uhci_hcd" or "ohci_hcd".

Regards

Marcel

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