It seems do depend on the distro and device With most devices you have to pair it when you plug it in,
which I did with my bluetooth phone and was failry straightforward on Ubuntu My Holux GPS was a bit more challenging and I had to follow a fix from the Crunchbang forums which involved modifying the /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf file depends on your headset I'd try googling or the forums for your idstro dave On 10 April 2010 20:10, Derek Smithies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > ok, so then when you get a "headset", or any other such bluetooth device, > what > happens? > am I likely to be able to connect the headset to the bluetooth dongle? > > My view on the usb working in linux is simple: if the manufacturer has a > driver disk > for you to use, it probably won't work in linux - does that hold for > bluetooth devices also? > > Thanks, > Derek. > > > Dave G wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I got this one from Jaycar for about 30 bucks: Jaycar Electronics Tiny >> Bluetooth Adaptor CAT. NO. XC4892 >> >> And this on Trademe for about $10: Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0a12:0001 >> Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) >> See: >> http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Peripherals/Other/auction-282478464.htm >> >> both work fine on Crunchbang and Ubuntu >> >> dave g >> >> Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth >> Dongle (HCI mode) >> >> >> > > > -- > ============= > Derek Smithies, Christchurch, > New Zealand > >
