Re: [PATCH] hidd shows different names for same device when connected from GUI and CLI.

[Balamurugan Mahalingam <mbalamurugan@atheros.com>]

Johan Hedberg wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010, Balamurugan Mahalingam wrote:
>   
>> Blueman and other GUIs use the string from ServiceName attribute as
>> device name in the SDP response, but hidd tool uses strings from
>> Service Description and Provider Name atrribute.
>>
>> SDP response from Microsoft Bluetooth device has extended ASCII
>> character 174(registered symbol) in its ServiceDescription attribute.
>> Android platform expects the device name to have only printable
>> characters and therefore GUI Crashes while connecting Microsoft
>> Bluetooth Mouse using hidd
>>
>> Using the ServiceName attribute from the SDP response
>> instead of ProviderName+ServiceDescription for device name in the
>> hidd tool solves both the issues.
>> ---
>>  compat/sdp.c |   33 +++++++++++++++++----------------
>>  1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>>     
>
> Same issues as with the previous commit message. Lines should be max 74
> characters long and please redo the summary line to be of the format
> "Fix ..." and shorter than it is now.
>
> Btw, why are you using hidd and not the bluetoothd input plugin? hidd is
> legacy stuff which will disappear from BlueZ in the future.
>
> Johan
> .
>
>   

Johan,

We use the bluetooth input plugin too.
We use hidd for some scripting works.

Regards
Balamurugan