Re: Billionton bluetooth USB: how to make it work

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Pavel,

I have no idea what USB have to do with it and why you posted it to
LKML, but it seems you got it.

> Okay, so the magic sequence seems to be:
> 
> # Take 2.6.12-rc3-mm3
> #
> # PCMCIA config:
> # card "Cyber-blue Compact Flash Card"
> #   manfid 0x0279, 0x950b
> #   bind "serial_cs"
> #
> killall hciattach
> sleep .1
> setserial /dev/ttyS4 baud_base 921600
> hciattach -s 921600 /dev/ttyS4 bcsp
> hciconfig
> hciconfig hci0 up
> hciconfig

Verfied with my card and a 2.6.12-rc4.

hci0:   Type: UART
        BD Address: 00:10:60:xx:xx:xx ACL MTU: 192:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x33c LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver: 0x33c
        Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x0f 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
                <3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot offset> 
                <timing accuracy> <role switch> <hold mode> <sniff mode> 
                <park state> <RSSI> <channel quality> <SCO link> <HV2 packets> 
                <HV3 packets> <u-law log> <A-law log> <CVSD> <paging scheme> 
                <power control> <transparent SCO> 
        HCI 16.14
        Chip version: BlueCore02-External
        Max key size: 56 bit
        SCO mapping:  HCI

> It took me a hour trying to debug weird stuff before I realized that I
> need to do hciconfig up... to see some results...

Or make sure that hcid is running. It will bring up your device.

Regards

Marcel