Asus Bluetooth dongle WL-BTD201M

[mfaridi]

My friend give me this Bluetooth Dongle and it work good in windows XP and Vista

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...56&modelmenu=1

how I can use it in OpenBSD 4.4

[BSDfan666]

OpenBSD has initial support for Bluetooth.. but it's not enabled by default, and it may not even work.

You'll need to recompile your kernel, and then install the net/bluetooth-tools port/package.

I hope that helps.

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by BSDfan666

OpenBSD has initial support for Bluetooth.. but it's not enabled by default...

If mfaridi really wants to follow through with configuration, perform the following steps:

• Find the appropriate driver:
  
  $ man -k bluetooth
  
  Since your dongle appears to be a USB device, most likely ubt(4) is the driver you want.
• Carefully study all of Section 5.3 of the FAQ before starting:
  
  http://openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Bld
  
  There, you will find how to install OpenBSD's source code to /usr/src.
• Note that the manpage for ubt(4) specifies the following line at the beginning:
  

  SYNOPSIS
       ubt* at uhub?

  This indicates what needs to be enabled in /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/GENERIC. For OpenBSD 4.4-release, ubt(4) is commented out which can be verified by looking at the OPENBSD_4_4_BASE tagged version of GENERIC found in CVS:
  
  http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvswe...ENBSD_4_4_BASE
• Uncomment the driver.
• Recompile the kernel according to Section 5.3. Be very sure you understand the process before starting. You can recover from mistakes made as long as the new kernel has not yet been installed, but watch & heed any messages seen as a result of all commands issued.

Don't think that you can blindly issue these commands without understanding them. This is Unix, not Windows. Unix allows you to whatever you want, but you get to live with the consequences of your (in)decisions. Recompiling the kernel is not meant for casual users, & you should be very clear on the points made in Section 5.6 of the FAQ before attempting to recompile the kernel:

http://openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#Why

Be forewarned that nearly 2GB of space in will be consumed in /usr/src to complete the task.

Lastly, you should be beginning to see that lots can be done with any of the *BSD's & Unix, but it requires that one is willing to study & learn. You have had a history of issuing commands without understanding what they do, & you appear to have been very fortunate that nothing catastrophic has happened yet (as far as we know...), but as you venture into more sophisticated areas, you will be taking on greater responsibility to understand what it is that you are doing. So the decision is yours as to whether you simply use the system or take the opportunity to get more out of the equipment you already have.

[BSDfan666]

Originally Posted by ocicat

Be forewarned that nearly 2GB of space in will be consumed in /usr/src to complete the task.

That's not entirely correct, in this case.. there are no base bluetooth utilities, so he'll only need to recompile the kernel.

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by BSDfan666

...so he'll only need to recompile the kernel.

That was my point. In downloading/installing the source & recompiling, roughly 1.5GB of disk space will be consumed. I know, I do it on a weekly basis.

[BSDfan666]

Originally Posted by ocicat

That was my point. In downloading/installing the source & recompiling, roughly 1.5GB of disk space will be consumed. I know, I do it on a weekly basis.

I apply errata patches on a.. case by case basis.. the kernel source does not consume that much space.

You do not need to recompile the user land, no libraries.. or utilities.. need to be installed, programs do not link with the kernel ocicat.

[BSDfan666]

The FAQ explains building a kernel, but I'll help out a bit more..

• Create a new kernel configuration file in /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/conf/.
  

  # This is a comment, see? :-)
  #
  
  include "arch/i386/conf/GENERIC"
  
  # Bluetooth controllers
  ubt*	at uhub?		# USB Bluetooth
  
  # Bluetooth bus support
  bthub*	at ubt?
  
  # Bluetooth HID support
  # These are the included bluetooth drivers mfaridi, njoy.
  #bthidev* at bthub?		# misc human interface devices
  #btkbd*	at bthidev?		# keyboards
  #btms*	at bthidev?		# mice..
  #wskbd*	at btkbd? mux 1		# ..
  #wsmouse* at btms? mux 0	# .

• Run config(8) as root, with the kernel file name as an argument.
• Traverse into /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/KERN/.
• Type: sudo make depend; sudo make; sudo make out; sudo make install

Don't blindly copy & paste my instructions mfaridi. :-)

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by BSDfan666

Create a new kernel configuration file...

This is simply a matter of personal taste.

bthub* at ubt?

This may be required.

Type: sudo make depend; sudo make; sudo make out; sudo make install

Although this is correct, it is better to force mfaridi (or anyone else experimenting with building a kernel for the first time...) to stay with published & vetted instructions before improvising on a theme.

The point I have attempted to make for a very long time is that most information which most people need can be found in the FAQ. Unfortunately, most don't take the time to study it as they should, & then come complaining here when life goes very bad.

[BSDfan666]

Originally Posted by ocicat

This may be required.

I didn't omit it..

Originally Posted by ocicat

Although this is correct

Hehe, I got you.. didn't see my hidden joke eh?

[jggimi]

I don't know if mfaridi will have much success with 4.4. The drivers may be available on an experimental basis, and some FreeBSD and NetBSD based tools may be available, but ... the applications and services he would want to use with bluetooth are not in place there.

Bluetooth development work is underway, right now:

Those of us who track CVS repository changes have noticed a significant amount of bluetooth changes to -current in the last week or two, starting around November 21.

Those who read the Following -current FAQ will have seen a recent mention of changes to support a new btd(8) daemon. The btd daemon is not yet in the -current tree, though by now the changes to support the daemon in /etc/passwd, /etc/group, /etc/rc and /etc/rc.conf have all been completed.

Drivers have been enabled in GENERIC.

Man pages for some of the bluetooth drivers refer to userland tools that do not yet exist. They will.

[mfaridi]

I always afraid and worry about kernel complie and I will try it latter and I am sick and I have have a cold , I must go to doctor and after that I will test it .
weather in here is very cold