Bluetooth

stu

Does GhostBSD work well with Bluetooth?

SteveM

I was able to connect to my Apple air pods, but audio didn't work. From what I could find this more of a limitation of the audio than the bluetooth. I don't have other uses for bluetooth so I'm not sure how well it works with mice and keyboards and such.

stu

Yeah I am wondering if I can get my mouse and keyboard to work with bluetooth.

nevillehay

stu what is your Bluetooth chip?

LizziAS

install inxi

sudo pkg install inxi

then

sudo inxi -Fxzmc31

look for your bluetooth info listed directly under the wifi

  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
    driver: re port: N/A bus-ID: 0:5:0.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
  IF: re0 state: active speed: 1000baseT duplex: full-duplex,master
    mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Intel Wi-Fi 5 Wireless-AC 9x6x [Thunder Peak] driver: iwm
    bus-ID: 0:6:0.0 chip-ID: 8086:2526
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: N/A type: USB driver: N/A bus-ID: 0-0.5:5 chip-ID: 8087:0025
  Report: No OS support. Is a comparable bluetooth tool available?

if you are unlucky like me, then your bluetooth device might not be supported.

stu

LizziAS Thank you for this information Lizzi

stu

LizziAS I am unlucky... no OS support , too bad

LizziAS

me too it seems. i'm on another forum asking about it. Maybe come read it if it helps?

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/wifi-bluetooth-module-not-supported.102093/#post-751034

q-pa

Here is a good how to: https://www.jrgsystems.com/posts/2022-08-20-how-i-configure-bluetooth-headphones-on-freebsd-13-1/

Didn't work for me, though. The last step (virtual_oss) wouldn't work.

In the end I bought a bluetooth adapter that, according to some forum posts, works with FreeBSD (Sennheiser BTD 600). It works like a cgarm with my CMF Nothing Buds Pro 2.

SteveM

q-pa Sennheiser BTD 600

I was wondering if something like that existed. I'm going to have to get one and try it.

stu

nevillehay How do I find out?

LizziAS

run sudo inxi -Fzxmc31 and post what's under network and bluetooth?

nevillehay

LizziAS try the command

usbconfig

LizziAS

nevillehay they both work yes i know it but inxi gives more info

nevillehay

Try installing iwmbt-fw and reboot

LizziAS

the link i posted to freebsd forums shows the solution for me at least