Return-Path: Message-ID: <231dafb50612172024r39a509bbncd5b98568063ce22@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 21:24:10 -0700 From: "Dark Shadow" To: "BlueZ users" In-Reply-To: <1166358018.6557.17.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <231dafb50612152211h1bc9ca42lade6687ac51c0@mail.gmail.com> <1166262274.6557.1.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> <231dafb50612160114y6ee8b889ibbe71cd96dbd79b9@mail.gmail.com> <231dafb50612161256n34a1c123p13fd79870e12d265@mail.gmail.com> <1166358018.6557.17.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Trouble loading firmware with bcm203x Reply-To: BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net On 12/17/06, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi, > > > Could this be my problem. > > http://web.archive.org/web/20050310013858/www.holtmann.org/linux/bluetooth/usb.html > > > > It says > > Device usb-ohci usb-uhci uhci > > BCM 2033 no firmware load works works but slow > > > > > > I have looked and all my usb ports on my laptop and dekstop are ohci. > > I have found a really old laptop that has a uhci port but none of my > > live disks work because it is decreped hardware so when I find one I > > will see if the firmware loads better. > > no it is not your problem. You simply don't have a BCM2033 and that was > the only one needed the firmware download. > > Yours looks like an HID proxy mode device it might need some extra love > to switch it from HID into HCI mode. However that is always a magic > sequence and for some devices the reset=1 is fully enough. Some others > need some crazy init command. I prefer you try a clean vanilla kernel > and check if the /proc/bus/usb/devices shows a Bluetooth device. > Otherwise you have to sniff what Windows is doing to init your device > and it would be good if someone sends me one of these to have it in my > device library. > > Regards > > Marcel > I will compile a vanilla kernel to test. I unfortunately can't test in Windows as I started single booting Linux years ago. I really think mine needs a firmware upgrade because it has worked before after running modprobe bcm203x. One time using firmware from your package and one time I took a file called frmUpgrade.sys from the windows driver cd renamed it BCM2033-MD.hex and ran it through your hex2bin program to get a bin and used that. The frmUpgrade.sys ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users