On 7/31/19 2:21 PM, Jack wrote: > On 2019.07.31 12:25, Ian Zimmerman wrote: >> On 2019-07-30 22:44, Dale wrote: >> >>> I wonder, if I bought a bluetooth USB thingy and put that on my >>> puter, would that help any? Since I hooked up my wifi router and it >>> uses that, would that help? Or is the USB cable directly connected >>> the best way? >> >> I have a USB to BT adaptor.? It's worse than paperweight: I could >> never make it work on gentoo, or any other kind of Linux.? I think it >> might be like the infamous Winmodems of old, requiring a proprietary >> driver to do anything at all. > > I have one that works just fine.? It shows up with lsusb as: > > Bus 007 Device 002: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth > Dongle (HCI mode) > > I ordered it online, for not much money, but I'd have to dig to see if I > still have any records of where I ordered it.? (eBay is likely)? I'd > also have to do some digging to see if I needed to modify my kernel > config to add anything for it.? So far, I have only used it for a > headset, and I know I went through a number of trials and errors before > getting it to work consistently, but it does work fine. > > Jack >
Hello Jack, Not sure this device would work for you; but if your phone has a type-C port, it be interesting to try. For that matter, I'm not sure it will work with linux (Gentoo, RHEL, *buntu....) But it sure looks promising. https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-3USB3-0-Multiport-MacBook-Samsung/dp/B07DHQ2X8Z hth, James
