On 4 April 2017 at 11:59, Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2017 11:18:51 +1000 > Rick Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Stephen, > > > > On 4 April 2017 at 11:06, Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I am running Debian Stretch with current AppImage version of > Subsurface. > > > Trying to download dives from OSTC Sport. > > > > > > The Bluetooth pairing is successful and the rfcomm connection comes up, > > > but the serial port won't open. > > > > > > # rfcomm -i hci0 connect rfcomm0 00:80:25:4A:10:77 1 > > > Connected /dev/rfcomm0 to 00:80:25:4A:10:77 on channel 1 > > > Press CTRL-C for hangup > > > [0.003838] ERROR: Input/output error (5) [in > ../../src/serial_posix.c:198 > > > (dc_serial_open)] > > > [0.003927] ERROR: Failed to open the serial port. [in > > > ../../src/hw_ostc3.c:344 (hw_ostc3_device_open)] > > > > > > > > > Possibly related dmesg > > > [ 482.059744] Bluetooth: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported > > > [ 482.060272] Bluetooth: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported > > > [ 488.060994] Bluetooth: TIOCGSERIAL is not supported > > > > > > Running stock Debian kernel which is 4.9.. > > > > > > > Instead of rfcomm, have you tried using the "native" Bluetooth support in > > Subsurface to connect to your dive computer. It is much easier and > > generally more reliable. See section 5.2.2 of the user manual > > https://subsurface-divelog.org/documentation/subsurface-4-user-manual/ > > > > If that fails, please run subsurface -vv from the command line, try using > > the native Bluetooth support and post the terminal output here. > > The FAQ should be updated to reflect that native works better. > > Thank you for the very good suggestion, and for pointing out that the FAQ still directs users to use the old method. Cheers, Rick
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