Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Logitech diNovo/Desktop MX Bluetooth From: Stian Jordet To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: <1071171612.27255.65.camel@pegasus> References: <1071170463.763.10.camel@chevrolet.hybel> <1071171612.27255.65.camel@pegasus> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1071172456.763.35.camel@chevrolet.hybel> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:54:17 +0100 List-ID: tor, 11.12.2003 kl. 20.40 skrev Marcel Holtmann: > the diNovo Desktop is working fine with Linux, but the code is in an > early phase of development. We have two implementations at the moment, > the one from Peter Klausler and the other one from me which is based on > the new Bluetooth library I am working on. Peter's code need some > patches to make the keyboard and mouse working and for 2.6 it also needs > a patch to support the uinput kernel driver. My code includes already > all the needed stuff, but there is no official release available and the > code only exists in the BlueZ CVS repositories. > > The Logitech Bluetooth HUB is a little bit problematic, because it is a > HID proxy capable device. This means it has a HID mode and a HCI mode. > In HID mode it presents you a USB HID mouse and keyboard and you don't > need a Bluetooth stack on your PC to have it working. And in this mode > you can also use your keyboard in the BIOS and for Grub. The HCI mode > converts this HUB into a simple USB Bluetooth dongle and your OS needs > to support Bluetooth HID devices. Actually at the moment nobody knows > how to switch this HUB from HID to HCI mode and back. > > This all means that you can use the diNovo desktop always with the > Logitech Bluetooth HUB in HID mode under Linux, but you can't use the > HUB for phone connections at the same time. You need an extra Bluetooth > dongle for this until someone figured out how to switch the modes. Thank you for your prompt answer (as always) :) I already have a 3com BT dongle, so I will manage untill someone eventually (and hopefully) figures how to switch modes. The 3com is a bit picky as well [1], so it would have been good to get rid of it :) Thanks for your great work with BT in Linux :) Best regards, Stian [1] hci_usb: probe of 1-2:1.1 failed with error -5