[quoted lines by Isabel Ruffell on 2025/05/05 at 13:58 +0100] >I have been using a HumanWare Brailliant BI 40X with a laptop running Debian >Stable for a couple of years, and the connection via usb is reasonable. But I >would like to get the bluetooth connection working, and have never managed to >do so. Can this list help?
We can certainly try. >This is where I have reached: > >1. I can see, pair and trust the device. >2. I can induce the unit to think that it has connected with the laptop, and >save the connection What do you mean? Do you mean that you did an rfcomm connect? When trying to figure out a problem it helps to know the details. >3. I can initiate a connection from the laptop. By doing what? >At this point it goes into a cycle of disconnecting and connecting. What's reporting this, and are you able to quote the exact messages? >Investigation of logs reveals two possibly interesting errors > >a) RFCOMM connect error (111): connection refused Yes, I'd expect this error because the BI40X doesn't support a Bluetooth serial connection. It only supports Bluetooth HID. >b) hidOpenBluetoothDevice error (38): function not implemented To me, this imlies that brltty, when built, wasn't configured to include HID support. Did you build it for yourself or is it provided by the distribution? >I know the pairing process is different for this compared with (e.g.) the >earlier BrailleNote Touch (c.2018) which I also have and which works. It shouldn't be. What do you believe that difference to be? -- I believe the Bible to be the very Word of God: http://Mielke.cc/bible/ Dave Mielke | 2213 Fox Crescent | WebHome: http://Mielke.cc/ EMail: [email protected] | Ottawa, Ontario | Twitter: @Dave_Mielke Phone: +1 613 726 0014 | Canada K2A 1H7 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://mielke.cc/xmother.html (Letter from a Feminist ex-Mother) _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: [email protected] For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty
