Re: [Bluez-users] Centos/RHEL has old version of Bluez -- what to do?

[Robert Moskowitz <rgm@htt-consult.com>]

Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I am using Centos 5.2.  It has bluez-utils-3.7-2*
>   
And now I realize that there are bluez kernel modules. And I can expect 
that to move to anything more recent (and stable) with bluez, would 
require a kernel compile. Not something I woudl attempt.

argh.
> I realize this is quite old and I have a lot of bluetooth plans.
>
> I would like to update to a more current bluez version, but have a 
> number of concerns.  Like the impact on my other bluez rpms:
>
> bluez-gnome-0.5-5.fc6.i386.rpm
> bluez-hcidump-1.32-1.i386.rpm
> bluez-libs-3.7-1.i386.rpm
> bluez-utils-3.7-2.el5.centos.i386.rpm
> bluez-utils-cups-3.7-2.el5.centos.i386.rpm
> gnome-bluetooth-0.7.0-10.2.el5.i386.rpm
> gnome-bluetooth-libs-0.7.0-10.2.el5.i386.rpm
>
>
> I suppose if I knew what I was doing enough to rebuild all these rpms, I 
> could get this to work.  So I have a few questions:
>
> I want to use Asterisk's chan_mobile that pairs the system to a 
> bluetooth phone for a cellular trunk.
> I want to run a PAN.
> I want a Bluetooth headset for my SIP phone and stereo for my  mp3 playing.
>
> Given these modest wants:
>
> Will it work with bluez 3.7?
> Will it be hard to get it to work and keep working with 3.7?
> Has anyone built more current rpms for Centos 5.2?
> Is anyone willing to help me built more current rpms for Centos 5.2?
>
> Thanks and good day to you all!
>
>
>
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