Return-Path: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:57:27 -0500 From: "Brandon Casey" To: "BlueZ users" In-Reply-To: <231dafb50709181011n7b7286bua93f205f7878ab9@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <231dafb50709181011n7b7286bua93f205f7878ab9@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Suggest a bluetooth dongle 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 I've had the bluetake 009i for 2 years. I paid $20, it's a class 2, and I currently use it interchangeably on my rhat9 laptop and ubuntu7.04 desktop interchangeably. They also have some class-1 and 2.0w/EDR dongles. -brandon On 9/18/07, Chris Hodgins wrote: > I currently have a piece of crap dongle that requires some strange > voodoo* to work. I would like to buy a cheap one for the purposes of > transfering data to and from my cell phone, use wiimote on my laptop, > and finally a bluetooth mouse. > > I would prefer a class 2 one that just plugs and plays with zero > commands. If required one that works after plugged in then running the > command "modprobe hci_usb reset=1" > > Please only suggest in-expensive ones that you have personally tested. > Because I don't want to deal with returning a product bought online. > Canadian websites would be nice. > > I found these on tigerdirect.ca if anyone has experience with them > Zonet - ZUB6212C - Class 2 USB 2.0 Bluetooth Wireless Adapter $20 > Kinamax 328 Foot BT-USB - USB 2.0 Bluetooth Adapter $11 (not class 2 > but I am desperate) > > I only ask this because there is no where on the internet to find a > list of adapters and how the work under Linux. > > *by voodoo I mean I can spend hours or days trying to get it to work > and nothing will happen. Then an hour after I give up and start just > web surfing it will just switch modes for no reason and work perfect > after I "modprobe hci_usb reset=1" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bluez-users mailing list > Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users