BlueZ and USB Bluetooth devices
by Marcel Holtmann


1. Introduction

The BlueZ Linux Bluetooth stack includes a generic driver for Bluetooth USB devices which are according to the Bluetooth USB Transport Protocol defined in the Bluetooh Specification (Section H2). Normaly all devices with the following Radio/Baseband chips should work with the hci_usb driver:


2. The H2 Transport Specification


3. Device list

Device usb-ohci usb-uhci uhci
Broadcom BCM 2033 no firmware load works works but slow
3Com USB (aka ToothBrush) works works works but slow
Intel USB works works works but slow
Ericsson USB APtK works did not work works


4. Links

BlueZ on Sony VAIO notebook with builtin Bluetooth
BlueZ on Toshiba notebook with builtin Bluetooth
VID & PID list of Bluetooth dongles


5. Product links

3Com Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter
D-Link DWB-120M Bluetooth USB Adapter for Macintosh Computers
Anycom Bluetooth USB Adapter
COM One Bluetooth USB


Copyright © 2002 Marcel Holtmann Created on March 19, 2002
Last modification on April 15, 2002