Return-Path: Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:54:42 +0300 From: Andrei Emeltchenko To: Timur Mehrvarz Cc: Peter Krystad , linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Add BT 3.0+HS signalling definitions Message-ID: <20111026075440.GB11385@aemeltch-MOBL1> References: <1319497579-8859-1-git-send-email-pkrystad@codeaurora.org> <4EA6143E.4000606@googlemail.com> <000601cc9324$34a1b3a0$9de51ae0$@org> <4EA7512A.6050303@googlemail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <4EA7512A.6050303@googlemail.com> Sender: linux-bluetooth-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Timur, On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 02:15:38AM +0200, Timur Mehrvarz wrote: > >> When will HS become available to Linux devices (PC/Smartphone)? > >> Thank you. > > Upstreaming HS to BlueZ is just getting started, it will take some time. > > You can check bluetooth.org for existing qualified 3.0+HS listings. > Thank you very much for your response. I see several '+HS' items there, > but the info leaves me with even more questions. > > It is difficult for me to assess what you mean by some time. But your > answer implies that HS/AMP will indeed, at some point, be part of BlueZ. > I have actually expected AMP to be transparent to the stack and to be > implemented in a layer below. It's hard to get any detailed info on this > matter. And this goes on for, what, two years? Three? > > I'm really just looking for some combination of devices that would allow > me to establish HS/AMP RFCOMM connections myself. Anything that is > available today? The new Macbook Air's and iPhone's are said to support > BT4 (including HS?). Samsung Galaxy2 devices (and the new Galaxy Nexus > devices) are said to support BT3+HS (true?). Or maybe I should just > order some of these new BT3+HS dongles and try under Windows? Help. I do not know any public device having HS feature fully implemented. I would be happy if someone correct me here. I have some dongles marked as "BT3+HS" but apparently it is marketing approach :-( as they do not report via USB level according to specs and otherwise behave like 2.1 devices. Best regards Andrei Emeltchenko