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bluetooth dongle

matrim · 2007-08-13 20:04:28

Can anyone recommend a usb bluetooth dongle that has linux (Ubuntu) drivers. I want one to give this a try. It's a driver for getting the WiiMote to work with linux.

13-08-2007 8:04pm

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matrim

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Can anyone recommend a usb bluetooth dongle that has linux (Ubuntu) drivers.

I want one to give this a try. It's a driver for getting the WiiMote to work with linux.

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#2 13-08-2007 8:29pm

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I'd be vaguely surprised if almost any bluetooth dongle didn't Just Work with Linux.

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#3 13-08-2007 8:46pm

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I've a 2-3 year old Belkin USB dongle that works fine.

I'd say you will have more trouble using the WiiMote than using the bluetooth dongle. What bluetooth profile does it use?

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#4 13-08-2007 9:53pm

matrim

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Thanks for the replys. I don't have much experience with bluetooth on linux but tried with one dongle that I have but couldn't get it working so wanted to make sure when I'm buying one that it will work.

here is a tutorial on setting it up.

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#5 13-08-2007 9:58pm

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The only one I had any issue with was one that also had a 256MB flash drive on it.
I've tried 5 different dongles over the last two years and they've all just worked apart from that.
Even that one worked when it was poked with a stick :-)

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