Re: [Bluez-users] Override default inquiry mode?

Norbert Unterberg
2008-07-05T19:39:09Z

Marcel Holtmann wrote:

>> I have got one of those tiny bluetooth USB adapters
>> (http://www.anycom.com/products/bluetooth_it_pc_accessoires/?id=102&group_id=3,
>> Broadcom chipset) and want to use it on my EEE PC. However, it does not work as
>> I hoped.
>>
>> The adapter only works after setting the inquiry mode from RSSI/Extended to
>> standard mode using
>> hciconfig hcio reset
>> hciconfig hci0 inqmode 0
>>
>> Is there any way to tell the bluetooth stack (i.e. in one of its config files)
>> to always use the standard mode for this adapter, or even for all adapters?
>
> what is your problem with using a better inquiry mode? We haven't had
> any problem with this in a long long time. Your application might be
> broken actually if it can't deal with more advanced inquiry modes.

The problem is notwith my application but with hciconfig and hcitool:

asus-931342168:/root> hciconfig -a
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:0A:3A:82:06:80 ACL MTU: 1021:8 SCO MTU: 64:1
UP RUNNING
RX bytes:163 acl:0 sco:0 events:19 errors:0
TX bytes:564 acl:0 sco:0 commands:19 errors:0
Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xff 0x79 0x83
Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
Can't read local name on hci0: Input/output error (5)
asus-931342168:/root> hcitool scan
Scanning ...
Inquiry failed: Connection timed out

I guess it is a problem with the bluetooth adapter's firmware.

> However hcid.conf should have a inqmode setting.

I'll try. Is there a hcid.conf reference? man hcid.conf does not show a
inqmode setting.

Norbert