Alternative to Tosh BT Stack - Page 2

Just double checked my files...it's way too big to e-mail. If someone has an FTP server up or a dump site let me know..otherwise the gsm website from the previous post is where I went for info. Use the "Billyx" patch files, not "Phantasm" ones. If you go through the thread that Bigsurf listed above there were reports of evaluation nag screens. Check the end of that post for instructions on patching the files into the "SVCPACK" directory of the driver install so that you don't need to reboot etc. Like everyone else has already mentioned, the Widcomm drivers are soooooooo much better than the Toshitty ones.

I was using the Tosh drivers with my Dell BT350 module in the 9300 earlier and it sucked big time. Then (thanks to a forum member, who shall remain nameless ) I was able to get the Widcomm drivers up and running ... and man ... WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT !!!

I really wish Dell approved the Widcomm drivers so everyone could do take advantage of it wihout having to deal with the POS Tosh drivers.

Absolutely amazing! The Widcomm drivers finally work for me with my SE K750i. All the services including call redirection, remote control, 50KB/sec file transfer etc.

I have used a pre-patched version. However, there is a misspelled file name "btneighbourhood.dll" that should be spelled in the American way. Once I've changed the file name and all the references to it, it finally worked. Cost me 6 hours of patient Internet searching. If you fail to do this correction, the "My Bluetooth Places" applet says "No local bluetooth detected". What a result!

EDIT

This stack runs three processes for me.

Alex

Anyone know if theres a guide that tells you exactly how to get the Widcomm drivers to work on an i9300 (with the Intel wireless b/g card)?

Also, do you loose anything by using the Widcomm drivers? Any ease-of use or functions?

WingZero,

You're referring to Bluetooth, aren't you? Intel wireless has nothing to do with Widcomm. You don't lose anything, you gain a lot. Read the thread here:

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=215149

Alex

It's probably not a coincidence that there is *cough* someone *cough* named Martian in the thread linked above also and it's probably not coincidence then he linked up a patched .inf file that works for the Truemobile 350.

Martian *cough*

you just updates ms driver with the correct one

Sp33dtrib3 could you host it on www.yousendit.com, and then post the link on this forum.

just a suggestion

I have the files I believe and I can host them but for some reason I just cannot get them to work .. Whenever I try to install them I get the bluetooth hardware cannot be found crap and the bluetooth icon is red and not white like its supposed to be ..

keepin the thread alive in the spirit of gettin rid of the 'toshitty' drivers!

If you need help hosting the files we can ... that's what we do.

I got the Widcomm drivers working fine. Much better than the Toshiba drivers, for sure, though I'm tempted to try out the MS stuff.

To get the Widcomm drivers working:
1) Uninstall Toshiba Stack
2) Reboot
3) Get the patches + INF file + driver install
4) Run the driver file, it will unextract everything. Put the INF with the 350 Truemobile info where the drivers extracted to
5) Run the installer, it gives lots of Windows Logo Testing warnings unless you've ignored that. Press continue anyway a bunch of times (like 8 or so) until it continues with the install and eventually it will ask you if you want to continue even though it can't find the hardware. I think it says OK or Cancel and if you press Cancel, it continues with the install. Don't press either right now.
6) Install the patch files (put the Program Files patch set into the PF\Widcomm dir and put the Windows patch set into Windows\System32) Overwrite everything.
7) Press cancel and continue with the installation.
8) After all the hardware is found, the bluetooth device will still be red. This is normal, at least for me.
9) Open Device Manager, find the Dell TrueMobile 350 Module and right click, properties. Go to the tab where it says update driver files and click that. Choose Install from a List or specific location. Then choose Don't search, I will choose which driver to install.
10) You should have the option of either Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Module or Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal Card. Choose "Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth Internal Card" which is what the WIDCOMM radio drivers are called. After this, it may warn you that these drivers will not function. Ignore it and click okay or yes or whatever.
11) Enjoy your new Widcomm bluetooth stack. You may have to reboot.

Quick question then, which is better .. using the Microsoft stuff that auto installed on my system or using these Widcomm drivers? Any pirks to using the Widcomm vs. Microsoft?

Thanks

I've tried all three: Tosh, MS, and Widcomm. I can reliably inform you that the last one is vastly superior. They support virtually all features of the BT on the laptop and device sides. When installing, you should say ignore when the installation says no device found--it is expected. Once you've rebooted, go to Device Manager, switch the BT on, and manually update the driver. Once again, I am using the pre-patched version with btneighborhood.dll linked correctly.

Alex

Just FYI, if anyone still doesnt know how to install the MS drivers...


http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...69#post1002969

Finally got the WIDCOMM drivers to work thanks to some help from Martian. They are AWESOME!!

Thanks again, Martian!