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[Bug 361264] Re: "Broadcom Corp. A-Link BlueUsbA2 Bluetooth" dongle does not see other devices

 

This is reported against an old version of Ubuntu and many things has
changed since then. Because of that we won't fix this issue however if
this behavior repeats on a modern version please fill a bug report
against it and we will take it from there.

** Changed in: bluez (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  "Broadcom Corp. A-Link BlueUsbA2 Bluetooth" dongle does not see other
  devices

Status in bluez package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: bluez

  There are three active visible devices

  2 Mac PC's
  1  Blackberry in discovery mode

  hcitool scan returns nothing

  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  lsusb

  Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0a5c:2101 Broadcom Corp. A-Link BlueUsbA2 Bluetooth
  Device Descriptor:
    bLength                18
    bDescriptorType         1
    bcdUSB               2.00
    bDeviceClass          224 Wireless
    bDeviceSubClass         1 Radio Frequency
    bDeviceProtocol         1 Bluetooth
    bMaxPacketSize0        64
    idVendor           0x0a5c Broadcom Corp.
    idProduct          0x2101 A-Link BlueUsbA2 Bluetooth
    bcdDevice            1.12
    iManufacturer           1 Broadcom Corp
    iProduct                2 BCM2045A
    iSerial                 3 00027211D08D
    bNumConfigurations      1
    Configuration Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         2
      wTotalLength          216
      bNumInterfaces          4
      bConfigurationValue     1
      iConfiguration          0 
      bmAttributes         0xa0
        (Bus Powered)
        Remote Wakeup
      MaxPower              100mA
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        0
        bAlternateSetting       0
        bNumEndpoints           3
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
          bmAttributes            3
            Transfer Type            Interrupt
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0010  1x 16 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
          bmAttributes            2
            Transfer Type            Bulk
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
          bmAttributes            2
            Transfer Type            Bulk
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        1
        bAlternateSetting       0
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0000  1x 0 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0000  1x 0 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        1
        bAlternateSetting       1
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0009  1x 9 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0009  1x 9 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        1
        bAlternateSetting       2
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0011  1x 17 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0011  1x 17 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        1
        bAlternateSetting       3
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0019  1x 25 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0019  1x 25 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        1
        bAlternateSetting       4
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0021  1x 33 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0021  1x 33 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        1
        bAlternateSetting       5
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       224 Wireless
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Radio Frequency
        bInterfaceProtocol      1 Bluetooth
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0031  1x 49 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x03  EP 3 OUT
          bmAttributes            1
            Transfer Type            Isochronous
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0031  1x 49 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        2
        bAlternateSetting       0
        bNumEndpoints           2
        bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
        bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
        bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
        iInterface              0 
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
          bmAttributes            2
            Transfer Type            Bulk
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0020  1x 32 bytes
          bInterval               1
        Endpoint Descriptor:
          bLength                 7
          bDescriptorType         5
          bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
          bmAttributes            2
            Transfer Type            Bulk
            Synch Type               None
            Usage Type               Data
          wMaxPacketSize     0x0020  1x 32 bytes
          bInterval               1
      Interface Descriptor:
        bLength                 9
        bDescriptorType         4
        bInterfaceNumber        3
        bAlternateSetting       0
        bNumEndpoints           0
        bInterfaceClass       254 Application Specific Interface
        bInterfaceSubClass      1 Device Firmware Update
        bInterfaceProtocol      0 
        iInterface              0 
        ** UNRECOGNIZED:  07 21 05 88 13 40 00
  Device Status:     0x0000
    (Bus Powered)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------
  hciconfig
  ~$ hciconfig 
  hci0:	Type: USB
  	BD Address: 00:02:72:11:D0:8D ACL MTU: 1017:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
  	UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN 
  	RX bytes:1116 acl:0 sco:0 events:50 errors:0
  	TX bytes:476 acl:0 sco:0 commands:48 errors:0
  ------------------------------------------------------------------

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
  MediaBuild: Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" - Beta i386 (20090324)
  Package: bluetooth 4.32-0ubuntu4
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bluez
  Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic i686

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