kevin wrote: > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Peter Robinson <pbrobin...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Paul Fox <p...@laptop.org> wrote: > > > it seems that there's more interest in bluetooth support on the XO > > > laptops than there has been in the past -- unsurprising, i guess, > > > given the number of bt devices now available. > > > > > > i don't know how quickly we can get the support into an OLPC release, but > > > regardless, i'd like to solicit input on what support, exactly, we > > > should provide in the kernel. i know that i, personally, don't know > > > the linux bluetooth stack well enough to know what kernel modules are > > > required. > > > > > > userspace support is a different, somewhat less pressing issue, since > > > yum update works for many (but not all, i realize) of our users. > > > > > > please update http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/11285 with specific > > > suggestions or requirements. if someone would like to open an > > > equivalent ticket for userspace package requirements, that would be > > > dandy as well. > > > > Might be worth replicating the options that Fedora uses to ensure we > > have a reproducible and stable as environment as upstream has to > > ensure we have the least issues. > > > > Peter > > > I have a few various manufacturers' USB Bluetooth adapters. Want me to > plug them in and see what dmesg spits out? Or, were you thinking of going > built-in?
no, this isn't about hardware changes -- we're not planning any bluetooth hardware. i suspect peter is right, that we should simply include the fedora options, unless someone knowledgeable can say "so-and-so module is only there to support archaic devices that haven't been in use for many years". again, please update the trac ticket with any pertinent info. paul > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > =--------------------- paul fox, p...@laptop.org _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel