Re: bluetooth not working in recent current

From: Maksim Yevmenkin <maksim.yevmenkin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 07:27:51 -0700
Graham,

>>>> can you also please try to start it manually and see where it stops?
>>>> i.e. something like
>>>>
>>>> # sh -x /etc/rc.d/bluetooth start ubt0
>>>
>>> Thanks for responding. The output of that command is below. I'll do some
>>> more diagnosis when I get home tonight.
>>
>> + /usr/sbin/hccontrol -n ubt0hci reset
>> + return 1
>> so, "reset" command failed :( can you please tell me which exact
>> broadcom device you have, i.e. vendor id and product id? some broadcom
>> devices may require firmware download. you said it was working before,
>> can you please tell if you had to download firmware before? i.e. use
>> ubtbcmfw ? are you dual booting between freebsd and windows (or
>> linux)?

[...]

> usbconfig dump_device_desc shows:
>  ugen6.2: <USB Bluetooth Dongle Broadcom> at usbus6, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL
> (12Mbps) pwr=ON (100mA)
>
>   idVendor = 0x0a5c
>   idProduct = 0x200a

thanks! so, it does not look like it needs firmware download.

> No, I don't dual boot anything. I have never loaded firmware - maybe it
> happened automatically in the past, but I've never used ubtbcmfw explicitly.

right. i does not appear that you have to do anything here. can you
please modify /etc/rc.d/bluetooth and make sure it does not exit when
hci reset command fails? it would be useful to know if any other hci
commands fail.

thanks!
max
Received on Thu May 26 2016 - 12:27:53 UTC

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