From nobody Thu May 05 14:38:58 2022 X-Original-To: freebsd-bluetooth@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 804171ACAAF3 for ; Thu, 5 May 2022 14:39:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kempe@lysator.liu.se) Received: from mail.lysator.liu.se (mail.lysator.liu.se [IPv6:2001:6b0:17:f0a0::3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4KvGY83tB2z3K47 for ; Thu, 5 May 2022 14:39:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kempe@lysator.liu.se) Received: from mail.lysator.liu.se (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.lysator.liu.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1E5419B20; Thu, 5 May 2022 16:38:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from claptrap.lysator.liu.se (unknown [IPv6:2001:6b0:17:f0a0::fa]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mail.lysator.liu.se (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9EF8419B1F; Thu, 5 May 2022 16:38:59 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 16:38:58 +0200 From: Andreas Kempe To: Pau Amma Cc: freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The (incomplete) saga of Bluetooth, ath(4), AR9565, and WB335. Message-ID: References: <9693b9d7332022f233244aa30b9b09f4@gundo.com> <214e77588eae30a8107d022160e05ba4@gundo.com> List-Id: Using Bluetooth in FreeBSD environments List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-bluetooth List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-bluetooth@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <214e77588eae30a8107d022160e05ba4@gundo.com> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4KvGY83tB2z3K47 X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=lysator.liu.se; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of kempe@lysator.liu.se designates 2001:6b0:17:f0a0::3 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kempe@lysator.liu.se X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.93 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+a:mail.lysator.liu.se]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROMTLD(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.13)[-0.131]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[lysator.liu.se,none]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-bluetooth]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:1653, ipnet:2001:6b0::/32, country:EU]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N Apologies about the delay in responding, the mail server I'm using went belly up and your reply was lost. On Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 01:04:27AM +0000, Pau Amma wrote: > On 2022-03-04 13:18, Andreas Kempe wrote: > > Depending on what you plan to use bluetooth for, the reality is that > > you might currently be better served using a wired alternative. > > Thanks for your answer. A wired alternative, in my use case, would > require taking off my hearing aids and donning a headset when I want to > listen to something without annoying others, instead of being able to > keep them on and inject Bluetooth sound into them. That's feasible, but > not ideal. > I can understand how a wired alternative is not optimal. I don't own any bluetooth audio devices myself and have only been fiddling to get my mouse working, but as far is I know, the bluetooth audio support is in no better condition than the one for mice/keyboards. A quick search led me to a forum post[1] where a dongle acting as the bluetooth host allows the bluetooth audio device to connect and then converts it to a USB sound card. If you're looking for a solution in the near future that doesn't require a wire, this could potentially be an acceptable workaround. Cordially, Andreas Kempe [1]: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/using-bluetooth-audio-devices-speaker-headphones-earbuds-with-freebsd.78992/