Dirk, On 24 May 2015 at 03:05, Dirk Hohndel <[email protected]> wrote: >> I tried to use reasonable formatting and markup, but I don't know how >> to test a Wordpress page, so I probably missed something. > > It looks good to me. Please look for yourself and let me know if you want > something changed. > > http://subsurface-divelog.org/faq/ >
I should have realized that < and > are special. Please apply the attached patch (or manually make the change if you haven't pushed it yet). The patch also adds in a missing 'not'. > I'll admit that the entry is a bit long for an FAQ entry, Yes, I was expecting that comment. I wrote it more with the user manual in mind (thanks Willem for picking up on this and merging it into the manual in the right format). But as you said before, the FAQ can go up immediately, whereas updates to the manual only become current with the next release. With the FAQ being collapsible, I thought a long entry isn't too offensive. >but heck it's > one of the most challenging issues right now and it is truly "frequently > asked". So this is much appreciated. > > I should have time later this weekend to try this with the BT dive > computers that I have access to. > > /D
From 1834e91a2b7b563f766309a66ef2cca721f183cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rick Walsh <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 07:14:12 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Tidy up bluetooth FAQ entry Use < and > instead of < and >, so the html/Wordpress renders properly. Also add 'not' so a sentence makes sense. Signed-off-by: Rick Walsh <[email protected]> --- Documentation/FAQ.wordpress | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress b/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress index fdab3a3..4e26a07 100644 --- a/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress +++ b/Documentation/FAQ.wordpress @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Users have reported difficulties with some Bluetooth controllers. If you have a Make sure you know how to put your dive computer into upload mode. On the Shearwater Petrel and Petrel 2, cycle through the menu, select 'Dive Log', then 'Upload Log'. The display will read 'Initializing', then 'Wait PC 3:00' and will countdown. Once the connection is established, the display reads 'Wait CMD ...' and the countdown continues. When downloading the dive from Subsurface, the display reads 'Sending' then 'Sent Dive'. -To establish the connection you need to have root access through sudo or su, and you will need to have the correct permissions on your system to download the dives. On Fedora 22 and probably most other systems, this means becoming a member of the dialout group if you are already. This can be done graphically, or on the command terminal, enter: +To establish the connection you need to have root access through sudo or su, and you will need to have the correct permissions on your system to download the dives. On Fedora 22 and probably most other systems, this means becoming a member of the dialout group if you are not already. This can be done graphically, or on the command terminal, enter: <pre><code style="font-size: 8pt;">sudo usermod -a -G dialout username</code></pre> Log out and log in for the change to take effect. @@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ Once you have paired your dive computer, you are ready to set up the RFCOMM conn <em>Establishing the RFCOMM connection</em> The command to establish an RFCOMM connection is: -<pre><code style="font-size: 8pt;">sudo rfcomm -i <controller> connect <dev> <bdaddr> [channel]</code></pre> -<controller> is the Bluetooth controller, hci0 -<dev> is the RFCOMM device file, rfcomm0 -<bdaddr> is the dive computer's MAC address, 00:11:22:33:44:55 +<pre><code style="font-size: 8pt;">sudo rfcomm -i <controller> connect <dev> <bdaddr> [channel]</code></pre> +<controller> is the Bluetooth controller, hci0 +<dev> is the RFCOMM device file, rfcomm0 +<bdaddr> is the dive computer's MAC address, 00:11:22:33:44:55 [channel] is the dive computer's Bluetooth channel we need to connect to. If you omit it, channel 0 will be assumed. Based on a limited number of user reports, the channel for different dive computers is probably: <ul> <li>Shearwater Petrel 2: channel 5 -- 2.4.1
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