Return-Path: Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:22:05 +0100 From: Folkert van Heusden To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: /var/lib/bluetooth/$BDADDR/names, when does that file get updated? Message-ID: <20081222132205.GC7064@vanheusden.com> References: <20081212180131.GI19659@vanheusden.com> <1229713194.879.10.camel@californication> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1229713194.879.10.camel@californication> List-ID: > > When does /var/lib/bluetooth/$BDADDR/names get updated? > > Because hcitool inq does not tell the names while hcitool scan does not > > tell class of the devices. > every time a HCI remote name complete event is received. Or in case of > Bluetooth 2.1 when an Extended Inquiry Result with name information is > recieved. Ah ok. F.y.i.: I was trying to monitor 24/7 if a bluetooth device with a specific mac-address and device-name was in reach of the system with that bluetooth- dongle. Worked like a charm but unfortunately these usb-dongles die (brakedown) in a couple of days. Folkert van Heusden -- MultiTail cok yonlu kullanimli bir program, loglari okumak, verilen kommandolari yerine getirebilen. Filter, renk verme, merge, 'diff- view', vs. http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone: +31-6-41278122, PGP-key: 1F28D8AE, www.vanheusden.com