[Bluez-devel] Broadcom [Fwd: RE: Chipset specification [Fwd: Web Site Feedback/Support Request - Bluetooth - General]]

[Maik Zumstrull <Maik.Zumstrull@gmx.de>]

My exchange with Broadcom regarding chipset specs. They want "BlueZ" to
contact them directly. Not that you tried that or anything...


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Chipset specification [Fwd: Web Site Feedback/Support
Request - Bluetooth - General]
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:58:43 -0800
From: Widcomm Support <support@widcomm.com>
To: Maik Zumstrull <Maik.Zumstrull@gmx.de>

We do not provide such info to 3rd party developers. If Bluez is looking
for info so that they can use SCO on a Broadcom Bluetooth chipset then
BlueZ should contact us directly for such info.

-----Original Message-----
From: Maik Zumstrull [mailto:Maik.Zumstrull@gmx.de]
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:07 AM
To: bt-support@broadcom.com
Subject: Chipset specification [Fwd: Web Site Feedback/Support Request -
Bluetooth - General]


Thanks for obviously not even reading my message.

I'm retrying with another contact address.

As you can read in my original message, which is included below your
automated reply, I would very much like to see the programming interface
specifiction for your Bluetooth chipsets released to the public; or at
least to the team developing the official Linux Bluetooth protocol
stack, BlueZ.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Web Site Feedback/Support Request - Bluetooth - General
Date: 14 Nov 2005 11:49:46 -0000
From: website_feedback_bluetooth@broadcom.com
To: Maik.Zumstrull@gmx.de

Thank you for your inquiry.  Broadcom Corporation acquired WIDCOMM Inc.
software, which was licensed to various 3rd party companies who bundled
our software with their Bluetooth devices. Unfortunately, some of these
companies inadequately left Broadcom's support information in the
software interface instead of replacing it with their own support
information.



Each of these companies customizes the software for their particular
Bluetooth device therefore  our off-the-shelf standard version of the
software would not work with most 3rd company devices. Please contact
the manufacturer or distributor of your device to obtain software
upgrades.



For your convenience we have gathered contact information for some known
OEMs of our software:



* Micro-Star International (MSI): support@msi.com.tw

* Acer: euro_help@acer-euro.com

* Tecom (BT3030): support@tecom.com.tw

* Tecom (BT3030) software upgrades, documentation, and other support go
to: http://www.tecom.com.tw

* Compaq technical support:
http://thenew.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.html

* BlueTake (BT100S): http://www.bluetake.com/support.htm

* Epox (BT-GD02 or BT-MD01): support@epox.nl

* Epox, Germany: support@elito-epox.com

* Epox, UK: support@epox-uk.com

* BlueLink (you must first register):
http://www.wirelessnetworksinc.com/register.php

* Billionton: http://www.billionton.com/english/index.html



You can also access this information on the Bluetooth End-User Support
section at:

http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_supportlinks.php

If this section does not answer your questions please see the
Bluetooth/WIDCOMM Technical Support section at:
http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_support.php



Regards,

Broadcom Support Team

Name: Maik Zumstrull
Subject: Web Site Feedback/Support Request - Bluetooth - General Email
Address: Maik.Zumstrull@gmx.de

Feedback:
Please release the complete specification of the Broadcom Bluetooth
chipsets to the authors of the BlueZ Linux Bluetooth stack. At this
point, important features, e.g. the use of Bluetooth Headsets, are not
supported by BlueZ with Broadcom HCIs because it is unknown how to
program the chips.



I have a broadcom HCI in my laptop computer, but need to use an external
dongle because SCO mapping can only be done with CSR HCIs under BlueZ at
this point. According to the developers, this is due to lack of
cooperation from your side.





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