> On Sep 19, 2016, at 1:49 AM, Rick Walsh <rickmwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 18 September 2016 at 11:10, Dirk Hohndel <d...@hohndel.org > <mailto:d...@hohndel.org>> wrote: > > Thanks to Linus and Anton we have an updated Subsurface-branch for > libdivecomputer. > This goes along with an update to Subsurface itself to adjust to the > modified API for our serial code. > > I’ve had problems with the native Bluetooth code for a while and feel > like I can’t quite figure out where the culprit is. I only had a chance to > test this on my Mac, though, and Bluetooth has always been a challenge > on the Mac. > > I’d appreciate if some of you with Bluetooth dive computers could give > this a try and let me know if things work on Windows, Linux and Mac. > > I tested on Linux (Fedora 24) with my Shearwater Petrel 2, and it worked > fine. Built myself from latest master, running the build.sh to update > libdivecomputer. > > I should correct what I wrote above. Downloading the dives via Bluetooth > worked fine, but I was not able to select which Bluetooth controller to use > (onboard or USB dongle), or turn it on or off - previously I could. I turned > on Bluetooth with the GUI tool included with KDE, and the default controller > was the one I wanted to use. > > I've just tested again, and compared to a week-old build and the 4.5.4 > Appimage. The ability to control Bluetooth appears to have nothing to do > with recent changes in Subsurface or libdivecomputer. I had Bluetooth > disabled through the KDE taskbar icon, and Subsurface couldn't power on > Bluetooth from that state. If I enable Bluetooth through the system, then I > can power on and power off.
So we can say "works as designed"? > I'll investigate further when I get the chance, but can someone else test? > You don't even need a Bluetooth dive computer; just see if you can power > Bluetooth on or off through Subsurface, select the controller if you have > more than one, and scan and try to pair a device (e.g. your phone). I'd still love to see more people test. Ideally someone with a Mac and some time to figure out what's going on there. /D
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