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Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 14:25:59 -0500
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8] Bluetooth: btusb: Add Realtek 8723A/8723B/8761A/8821A
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On 04/16/2015 03:09 PM, Daniel Drake wrote:
> Realtek ship a variety of bluetooth USB devices that identify
> themselves with standard USB Bluetooth device class values, but
> require a special driver to actually work. Without that driver,
> you never get any scan results.
>
> More recently however, Realtek appear to have wisened up and simply
> posted a firmware update that makes these devices comply with
> normal btusb protocols. The firmware needs to be uploaded on each boot.
>
> Based on Realtek code from https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8723au_bt
> ('new' branch).

Daniel,

I am told that these changes have now landed in linux-next, and it is time to 
think about firmware. Are you sending it to linux-firmware, or should I do it?

Thanks,

Larry