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Date:      Thu, 10 Apr 2014 09:41:07 -0600
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net>
Cc:        Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com>, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't pair FreeBSD laptop and Nokia E72 phone with bluetooth
Message-ID:  <C41CCD5D-9B70-43D9-AC7E-69CAF9D519AA@bsdimp.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140410123649.GA37706@e-new.0x20.net>
References:  <532AF631.5000300@onetel.com> <53417B52.50500@onetel.com> <53468620.6080506@onetel.com> <20140410123649.GA37706@e-new.0x20.net>

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On Apr 10, 2014, at 6:36 AM, Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:53:04PM +0100, Chris Whitehouse wrote:
>> Anyone? Or is bluetooth on FreeBSD dead?
>> 
>> thanks
> 
> IMHO it was never really alive. But you would better ask this on
> bluetooth@freebsd.org

It is possible to make bluetooth on FreeBSD work. But you have to know
a lot about Bluetooth, devices, discovery, etc. The tools FreeBSD has for
this are quite primitive and support little more than mice, keyboards, and
serial ports (though file exchange is possible). I have not seen any active
development of Bluetooth, though, in 5 or more years.

Warner




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