Re: Regression: Problem in using USB Bluetooth Dongle (Worked fine in 2.6.24.x)

From: Brian Marete
Date: Sat May 09 2009 - 09:36:42 EST


Hello Marcel. I will try and report on the results. Thank you. And it
is, indeed, a really cheap dongle. $7 IIRC :-)

On 5/9/09, Marcel Holtmann <marcel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
>> At least until kernel version 2.6.24, I was able to use my USB
>> bluetooth dongle to download contacts from my phone. I made a jump
>> from 2.6.24 to 2.6.27, so I am not sure exactly which kernel version
>> starts the problem, but all kernels from the latter (2.6.27) now do
>> not work. The latest kernel I have tested is 2.6.29.2.
>
> can you test 2.6.30-rc4 or bluetooth-testing.git. I am pretty sure that
> whatever broke in 2.6.27 has been fixed by now. Some cheapo USB dongles
> behaved wrongly and it was a long time not clear what caused it.
>
> Regards
>
> Marcel
>
>
>


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