Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] Re: CSR firmware question... From: Roderick Taylor Reply-To: rtaylor@hcvwireless.com To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: Jean Tourrilhes , BlueZ Mailing List , Steven Singer In-Reply-To: <1092385877.28711.185.camel@pegasus> References: <20040813002514.GA21388@bougret.hpl.hp.com> <1092385877.28711.185.camel@pegasus> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1092657677.1982.14.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:01:17 +0100 List-ID: Is btdfu app USB only? A quick skim through the source leads me to believe it is. Will their be a UART one? Rod. On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 09:31, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Jean, > > > A few questions regarding CSR firmware : what's a commonly > > available BT USB dongle with a recent CSR firmware. > > as I know there are only dongles with HCI 16.14 firmware available. > > > I'm hitting various bugs with the CSR firmware in my D-Link > > USB dongles (0x1bb), where I can easilly deadlock the dongle. My 3Com > > dongle, which has a more recent firmware (0x20e), behave much better, > > but not perfect. > > D-Link doesn't provide a firmware updater, but, beeing > > fearless, I tried to firmware upgrade a D-Link dongle and ended up > > with a dead dongle (can't even put back the original firmware on it). > > From the release notes, the latest CSR firmwares have zillions > > of bug fixes. I really wonder how I can enjoy the bug fixes. > > The D-Link dongle DBT-120 (Rev B3) can be updated using the Apple > firmware update file. After that it will be HCI 18.1 with default boot > mode set to HID. Maybe other revisions of the D-Link dongle don't work > and I already put some of dongles to death while playing with firmware > upgrade. > > > P.S. : Marcel, do you have a version of btdfu that can write the > > firmware image to the dongle ? Or some documentation ? > > I never announced the new version of the btdfu, but now as you asked for > it, here it is: > > http://www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/btdfu-0.3.tar.gz > > Use it at your own risk, because you can kill your dongle !!! > > Read what the CSR guys had written about signed firmware and that it is > not possible to move firmware from one manufacturer to another !!! > > Regards > > Marcel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Bluez-devel mailing list > Bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel