Re: Any Bluetooth 5 adapter Debian compatible

[André Rodier <andre@rodier.me>]

On Sun, 2020-01-05 at 12:24 +0100, deloptes wrote:
> André Rodier wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am looking for a USB / Bluetooth 5 adapter, natively compatible
> > with
> > Debian.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > André
> 
> most of them are
> 
> I use ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI
> mode)
> 
> Double check if adapter (newer once) are LE - there were issues with
> them.
> 
> I would just pick up one and see if the chipset is supported in linux
> and
> what is the experience with that chip.
> 
> regards
> 

Thanks for your answer. I have this one, but I could not manage to have
it working. The usual hciconfig command fails, with an error message
"not supported". The interface is marked as down.

The device appears on Windows, but neither works.

I don't mind (too much) a non-free firmware for now.