Re: Bluetooth

[Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com>]

On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:17:37 -0600
Gregory Forster <debian4greg@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been looking on Amazon.  Is there a bluetooth dongle I can plug 
> into my desktop PC USB port that will work with Debian GNU/Linux
> 12.8? Everything I find specify s for Windows.
> 

I've found these work well with Bluetooth mice:
https://www.newegg.com/plugable-technologies-usb-bt5/p/1GK-00A3-00004?Item=9SIA2XBJPY8352

root@tsalmoth:~# lsusb -s 2:3
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2230:0016 Plugable Plugable Bluetooth 5.0 Adapter
root@tsalmoth:~#

There is a note in the documentation that one should use a USB 2 port
for these if at all possible. I have been told that they are not
shielded well enough to live in a USB 3 port.

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