USB Bluetooth to linux SuSE

[zassadgh2]

Hello I just bought a ASUS EEE 701 and I need bluetooth and I was only able to find Bluetooth usb's to MAC OS, does the bluetooth usb's that supports MAC OS also supports linux (SuSE)

Thank you.

[D-cat]

Usually, but it's not a given. The best thing to do would be to take down the model numbers of the BlueTooth adapter's available for your purchase and look them up in google postfixed with "in Linux." Typically, you'll either get a list of problems, or a list of examples showing success. I think it's obvious which one you want.

There's also Linux hardware compatibility sites that rate how well various hardware works with Linux, something in there might be useful as well.
Linux-drivers.org - Linux Hardware Compatibility Lists & Linux Drivers

[Kieren]

Try searching for "Bluetooth dongle" rather than "bluetooth usb". I bought a basic bluetooth dongle for my desktop that works nicely with Linux

[zassadgh2]

Try searching for "Bluetooth dongle" rather than "bluetooth usb". I bought a basic bluetooth dongle for my desktop that works nicely with Linux

where you bought the bluetooth dongle did it say that it was supported to mac or linux?

[Kieren]

It was a few years ago but I think it was eBay. I can't remember if it said which operating systems it supports

[zassadgh2]

did you install any driver to use your bluetooth usb? and do you still have the usb, if you do can you write the company name of who that made it?

[Kieren]

I didn't install any drivers as it worked fine with Ubuntu. I do still have the dongle but I'm in the middle of moving house at the moment and I'm afraid I don't know the exact location of it at the moment.

I would suggest following D-cat's suggestion of finding a dongle and searching Google to see if other people have had any luck with it on Linux

[zassadgh2]

I didn't install any drivers as it worked fine with Ubuntu. I do still have the dongle but I'm in the middle of moving house at the moment and I'm afraid I don't know the exact location of it at the moment.

I would suggest following D-cat's suggestion of finding a dongle and searching Google to see if other people have had any luck with it on Linux

yearh I try but I have searched ebay and only found bluetooths dongle's that suppors windows and mac (both) but I think I try a bluetooth that works for windows and mac, so far I know mac os and linux are based on unix.

[D-cat]

The thing with Linux is usualy the same with MaxOSX is that a USB device that follows certain universal standards will be recognized and used with no driver installation necessary, they already have the modules necessary to run the device built in.

The reason it's not a given is that if the device happens to be proprietary, then the vendor will issue a driver CD with a closed source driver for Windows and one for Mac... they almost never include something for Linux.

Most USB BT devices should just work without a hitch, but only because of the possibility I suggest researching the models first; you don't want to arrive home with the one device from the store that doesn't. It is Murphy's Law.

[zassadgh2]

I found a bluetooth usb working for linux but only on 1 site it says anyting about linux as a supported OS: Level One MDU-0025USB on its product site it only supports windows, I think that it just work on linux but thay do not want to support linux users so thay dont write it works for linux :P

anyway thanks for all guys! sad this site dosent have a karma system.