Journal zogger's Journal: Recommendations on bluetooth dongles? 8
I've been asking on the Ubuntu forums but getting no replies so thought I would ask here. What brand/model (on top of what OS) are you using that works well out of the box in linux? I am wanting to use it with my new almost smart phone (call it a C student phone), a motorola i465. I'd like to both suck the pics off of it plus sometimes use it for net connection/tethering. Thanks in advance, I want to take advantage of all the sales going on now. I bought a local to me unbranded one that doesn't even register when I plug it in to a known good working USB slot. So that's going back. There's only three places local to me that carry these things, one was out, one I bought, the other has some brand I never heard of for 30 bucks, and I know you can get them cheaper than that, so I will have to buy online.
As an aside, how well do those bluetooth keyboards work? I think eventually, as in real soon now, phones could cover normal low requirements desktop needs, and I want to get in on this as soon as it is more affordable, as it will be once all the ARM machines get out there..
Asus EEE (Score:2)
This probably isn't going to help a lot, but I'm using the Bluetooth built-in to my Asus EEE 901 and it works great on a default Kubuntu install. I've used the Microsoft BT mouse, a couple of BT keyboards and connected a Sony-Ericsson phone to transfer pictures using the Linux Obex server.
http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:bluetoothdongles [eeeuser.com]
That has a lot of info, but talks about older EEE models that don't have BT built-in.
which version? (Score:1)
Which version kubuntu are you using? The latest, 9.10? Or older? Also, why not the netbook remix?
Anyway, glad to hear your bluetooth works. I took mine back and the thing was DOA! I made them try it on their windows machines there and it was just toast, some no name really cheap chinese unbranded crap. Dang spent at least eight hours on that thing.... All I could get locally, walmart was out, and office despot wanted thirty bucks for what looked like a similar 3 buck online el cheapo. I really try to avoid
Re: (Score:2)
9.10 at the moment, but 9.04 worked on it fine as well. I'm not using the netbook remix because I'm using the EEE in place of a full computer for now. It is my main machine and has been for about 7 months.
My grandmother has a machine that has 1 Gb of RAM and a dual-processor Via C7 Mini-ITX running Kubuntu 8.10. It works, and as long as it does I'm not upgrading. It ain't broke, etc.
bluetooth, arm, android, & computers (Score:2)
I ordered a touchbook from Always Innovating. [alwaysinnovating.com] on Nov. 15. It uses an arm cpu (A8 Cortex 600Mhz) and runs linux. They are a startup, and they have backlog so they don't process orders or charge you until they have enough stock. I probably won't get it until December. It has a usb bluetooth dongle in it, but I can't find out what kind. The specs [alwaysinnovating.com] just call it a Bluetooth Class 2.1 USB dongle powered by CSR chipset. I can't figure out what hardware that is by looking at the dmesg [alwaysinnovating.com] either, but no one seems
Re: (Score:2, Interesting)
Yes, please do keep me updated on that machine.
I have felt for two years now *strongly* that the next big wave in computing was beyond netbooks into really advanced smart phones, then just having larger stuff at home to pair to. The ARM chips and bluetooth are going to do it.
Heh, I just don't have the loot to go whole hog and experiment and work on it, but I *know* this is where the money is going to be soon.
I am working this weekend on an older mini itx board I got some time back, just got a new-used pci v
Cheap as you can get (Score:1)
Bluetooth on linux (Ubuntu here) under Gnome has been working, then stopped, started and stopped again here over a few years.
Between kernel updates and the gnome bluetooth stack something has gone screwy. Works for some (most maybe) but is hit and miss.
Buy a dongle as cheap as you can get and ditch it/give it away or keep if the next one fubars in the future. I have 2 one worked for a hilw then stopped after an update. The next one worked for a while. Now both are waiting on Gnome & friends to get
pretty much (Score:1)
That's what I can see as well, just a crapshoot. I'll keep messing around with it some more, they are cheap enough I guess.
kingston (Score:1)
Kingston makes a "micro" bluetooth adapter that's barely bigger than the USB port. It worked under Ubuntu 8.10, but I've since gotten a new PC with a built-in adapter. And, odd for me to say, I actually like the Windows 7 it came with.