Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:09:03 +0200 From: Raoul <rmgls@free.fr> To: Iain Hibbert <plunky@rya-online.net> Cc: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bluetooth kbd on intel mac mini hardware Message-ID: <20111005120903.4E78DA6414@smtp3-g21.free.fr>
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On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:34:45 +0100 (BST) Iain Hibbert <plunky@rya-online.net> wrote: >> On Sun, 18 Sep 2011, Raoul wrote: Hi Iain, First of all, sorry for this late reply, i was off. >> i installed current on intel mac mini >> (2009 version). >> >> six months ago, bluetooth was not detected, >> and the bluetooth keyboard was driven by the bios and was working fine. >> now, (i do not used it for some times), >> bluetooth is detected, but the keyboard detach. > first, I'm not clear what version of the OS you are running.. you > installed a current as of 2009 and have not upgraded since? it is R225448M (current BETA2, and even r225946M). > I don't know about intel mac mini hardware, but it sounds as if the normal > state is that the Bluetooth controller operates in what is known as HID > mode, in that it is pre-paired with the keyboard (or, just finds one to > talk to with no pairing) and presents to the host OS as a USB device, so > they don't need to do anything about Bluetooth. may be, but then why two usb devices are detached! i have not the box with me, but next time, i will see with usbconfig. > But, what has happened is that the device is now in Bluetooth mode, where > it presents as a full Bluetooth controller and expects the host OS to > handle the connection stuff. > The logfile seems to show that the keyboard has connected and is sending > data which the OS does not understand, as you do not have bthid running > (or indeed, perhaps not even enabled the ubt device or paired) isn't bthid compiled in generic by default? i think it is. my kernel is generic. > there is a program in ports to switch between HID and Bluetooth mode, > perhaps it would be worth trying that if you did not want to configure the > Bluetooth controller (which I don't really know how to do, there are > examples in the list archives though) i try this and report the result. thanks. Raoul rmgls@free.fr
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