bluetooth/usb-dongle

[ulrich steffens]

Am Donnerstag, den 27.10.2005, 23:47 -0700 schrieb Alex Mandel:
> ulrich steffens wrote:
> > hi list,
> > while i'm desperately trying to compile a patched version of openobex so
> > that i can connect my mobilephone through usb, i thought that i cut the
> > crap with compiling and better ask if someone can recommend a painlessly
> > working usb/bluetooth-dongle?
> > nothing fancy, just some plain dongle that will work in a range of 1-2
> > meters and lets me connect my damn mobile with ubuntu :)
> > it s*cks b*lls to boot into windows just to get some data out of the
> > phone and booting back to linux to actually use that data.
> > 
> > and *no*, i won't ditch linux because of that... (couldn't resist ;)
> > 
> > thanks in advance
> > 
> >  - ulrich
> > 
> > 
> My belkin F8T003 works, I can connect to my motorola phone. I haven't 
> tried much else with it though.
> 
> -Alex
> 
> 
thanks, i'm asking because i'm totally unsure how usb-dongles work.
wether if they're little toys that the kernel automagically handles or
if you need specific modules/drivcers to get them to work.

ulrich