[Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

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[Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Jesse Guardiani <hidden>
Date: 2005-01-28 21:22:06

Hello,

I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.

% hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
        TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver: 0x757
        Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)

My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
It should arrive in a week or two.

Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
1.2 firmware:
    http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
device? Which firmware do you use?

Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?

TIA!

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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Date: 2005-01-29 01:15:49

Hi Jesse,
I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.

% hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
        TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver: 0x757
        Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)

My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
It should arrive in a week or two.

Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
1.2 firmware:
    http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
device? Which firmware do you use?
if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
CSR chip.
Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?
As far as I know these Silicon Wave chips are ROM only version and so
you can't update the firmware. However I don't even know of any firmware
updates for Silicon Wave.

Regards

Marcel




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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Michal Semler <hidden>
Date: 2005-01-29 11:14:33

Dne so 29. ledna 2005 02:15 Marcel Holtmann napsal(a):
Hi Jesse,
quoted
I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.

% hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
        TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver:
0x757 Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)

My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
It should arrive in a week or two.

Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
1.2 firmware:
    http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
device? Which firmware do you use?
if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
CSR chip.
quoted
Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?
As far as I know these Silicon Wave chips are ROM only version and so
you can't update the firmware. However I don't even know of any firmware
updates for Silicon Wave.
Hi Marcel,

these dongles can really be updated to 1.2 at least via Widcomm stack

http://notebooky.idnes.cz/recenze/anycomblueusb120050118.html

Site is in czech, but pictures says more then thousand words :D

Michal


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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Date: 2005-01-29 13:58:35

Hi Michal,
these dongles can really be updated to 1.2 at least via Widcomm stack

http://notebooky.idnes.cz/recenze/anycomblueusb120050118.html

Site is in czech, but pictures says more then thousand words :D
what program from the CD or Internet is used to update them? A guy at
Anycom told me that their Bluetooth 1.2 dongles are ROM only. Maybe the
older ones had a flash chip inside.

Regards

Marcel




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Re: [Bluez-users] Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Michal Semler <hidden>
Date: 2005-01-29 14:41:04

This is 1.1 dongle :) Only firmware is new. I didn't upgrade it. Contact 
author of article for info.

Michal

Dne so 29. ledna 2005 14:58 Marcel Holtmann napsal(a):
Hi Michal,
quoted
these dongles can really be updated to 1.2 at least via Widcomm stack

http://notebooky.idnes.cz/recenze/anycomblueusb120050118.html

Site is in czech, but pictures says more then thousand words :D
what program from the CD or Internet is used to update them? A guy at
Anycom told me that their Bluetooth 1.2 dongles are ROM only. Maybe the
older ones had a flash chip inside.

Regards

Marcel




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[Bluez-users] Re: Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Jesse Guardiani <hidden>
Date: 2005-02-01 20:10:03

Marcel Holtmann wrote:
Hi Jesse,
quoted
I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.

% hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
        TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver:
        0x757 Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)

My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
It should arrive in a week or two.

Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
1.2 firmware:
    http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
device? Which firmware do you use?
if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
CSR chip.
Well, my headset arrived today and is currently in it's 4 hour
charge cycle. We'll see if the Anycom is Anygood for audio. :)

quoted
Also, if I *do* decide to upgrade the adapter's
firmware, am I likely to have better luck with
Anycom's firmware via a Win32 install? Or with
Bluez supplied firmware? Does the Bluez firmware
even work with my Silicon Wave chipset?
As far as I know these Silicon Wave chips are ROM only version and so
you can't update the firmware. However I don't even know of any firmware
updates for Silicon Wave.
Unfortunately, according to Jens in this thread:
     http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

You are correct. I'm interested in playing with this
device, so maybe they'll have some documentation
available.

-- 
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WingNET Internet Services,
P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605
423-559-LINK (v)  423-559-5145 (f)
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[Bluez-users] Re: Anycom USB-240 & firmware

From: Jesse Guardiani <hidden>
Date: 2005-02-02 03:44:31

Jesse Guardiani wrote:
Marcel Holtmann wrote:
quoted
Hi Jesse,
quoted
I recently bought an Anycom USB-240. It ships
with BT 1.1 firmware, as depicted below, but
it *should* be BT 1.2 capable hardware.

% hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:0B:0D:34:1F:E0 ACL MTU: 120:20  SCO MTU: 64:0
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:254 acl:0 sco:0 events:43 errors:0
        TX bytes:416 acl:0 sco:0 commands:30 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'BlueZ (0)'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Ver: 1.1 (0x1) HCI Rev: 0x0 LMP Ver: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subver:
        0x757 Manufacturer: Silicon Wave (11)

My interest in Bluetooth is primarily tied to
audio right now. I've been doing a lot of work
with SIP phones lately so I've ordered a BT 1.2
Logitech Mobile Freedom Headset to play with.
It should arrive in a week or two.

Anyway, the Logitech headset is BT 1.2 capable
so I'd like to upgrade my USB-240 firmware to
1.2 also (freq hopping to avoid my 802.11b nets,
etc...), but this post on the Anycom website
claims that the USB-240's headset and handsfree
profiles don't work well under Linux with BT
1.2 firmware:
    http://tinyurl.com/5pqnm

So in the interest of NOT frying my shiny new
USB-240, does anyone on this list currently use
a USB-240 with a headset or handsfree profile
device? Which firmware do you use?
if you wanna play with audio then you should better buy a dongle with a
CSR chip.
Well, my headset arrived today and is currently in it's 4 hour
charge cycle. We'll see if the Anycom is Anygood for audio. :)
Nope. No luck. I get this issue:
    http://tinyurl.com/5dhtl

Hissing, volume buttons work, both from amixer and from headset's volume
buttons, but no audio. When I try to send audio, I get this:

[21:35]jesse@trevarthan:[~]% aplay -B 1000000 -D plughw:Headset /usr/home/jesse/.kde3.3/share/sounds/maximize.wav
Playing WAVE '/usr/home/jesse/.kde3.3/share/sounds/maximize.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 22050 Hz, Mono
ALSA lib pcm_hw.c:592:(snd_pcm_hw_drain) SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_DRAIN failed: Input/output error

In addition, if I disconnect the headset by pushing the function button, the
hissing stops, and I get confirmation that the SCO connection has been dropped:

[22:07]jesse@trevarthan:[~]% btsco 00:0D:44:36:E6:F4
Device is 0:0
Voice setting: 0x0060
RFCOMM channel 1 connected
recieved AT+CKPD=200
opened hwdep
connected SCO channel
Setting sco fd
Done setting sco fd
recieved AT+VGS=13
Sending up speaker change 13
recieved AT+CKPD=200
disconnected SCO channel

Pressing the connect button on the headset after this yields
this output:

recieved AT+CKPD=200
opened hwdep

But then it hangs and I have to physically remove the dongle
from the USB port and replug it to get things working again.

I'm using a patched (mh3) Gentoo 2.6.10-r6 kernel. Everything
but the VERSION hunk applied successfully.

Is this an irreparable incompatibility with the Silicon Wave
chipset? I'm willing to do any debugging and/or patching
necessary, but my guess is that Marcel already has plenty of
these chipsets laying around.

If there's no hope, can anyone recommend a USB BT 1.2 dongle,
hopefully with flash upgradeable firmware, that works well
with Bluez in headset and handsfree profile modes?

Thanks!

-- 
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WingNET Internet Services,
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