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Posted on  09-07-2006, 10:24 PM 
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Nope. I think that it is a bandwidth limitation. I wish it would work...
Wow, if only Motorola had said that on the box. Wouldn't have wasted my time with it. Not only is it extremely uncomfortable, it's also flawed. Oh good!




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Posted on  09-11-2006, 07:40 PM 
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Is there any way to make this work with the 355 Module?

I'm using an MX1000 and I'm hoping this will fix a couple of problems:

a) The mouse randomly disconnects while gaming, and it's very involved getting it to reconnect.

b) It behaves very strangely following a system standby with the Dell drivers.




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Posted on  09-11-2006, 07:49 PM 
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Is there any way to make this work with the 355 Module?

I'm using an MX1000 and I'm hoping this will fix a couple of problems:

a) The mouse randomly disconnects while gaming, and it's very involved getting it to reconnect.

b) It behaves very strangely following a system standby with the Dell drivers.
Im currently using the Widdcom drivers with the 355 and it works great with my jabra bt620s (a2dp and headset), Logitech mouse (not sure which model), and my motorola phone v551. Try that stack and see how it works!





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Posted on  09-11-2006, 08:09 PM 
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While installing the Widcomm software I get this message during the "Installing Bluetooth Kernel..." phase:

No Bluetooth device was detected. Please make sure that your Bluetooth device is plugged in properly and click 'OK' to continue installation. Click 'Cancel' to continue installation without the Bluetooth device.

So I click Cancel and it detects a COM port and a Communications Port and a couple Audio things, but nothing that would indicate that I could connect my mouse. What's my next move?

Also, although I can't get to that step yet, I don't have the Logitech dongle. Is that going to be a crippling problem in trying to use my MX1000?

Update: There's now a Bluetooth icon in my tray again, but upon Right Click it says "Bluetooth Device not found." Also, there is an unknown BCM2045 in the device manager.




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Posted on  09-11-2006, 10:14 PM 
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While installing the Widcomm software I get this message during the "Installing Bluetooth Kernel..." phase:

No Bluetooth device was detected. Please make sure that your Bluetooth device is plugged in properly and click 'OK' to continue installation. Click 'Cancel' to continue installation without the Bluetooth device.

So I click Cancel and it detects a COM port and a Communications Port and a couple Audio things, but nothing that would indicate that I could connect my mouse. What's my next move?

Also, although I can't get to that step yet, I don't have the Logitech dongle. Is that going to be a crippling problem in trying to use my MX1000?

Update: There's now a Bluetooth icon in my tray again, but upon Right Click it says "Bluetooth Device not found." Also, there is an unknown BCM2045 in the device manager.
Go to http://mikestein49.com/Files/ and right click/save the jabra.iso (scan it if you want but its legit). Mount the iso and install that driver. That should work. If not, I duno.





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Posted on  09-11-2006, 10:24 PM 
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You didn't say it, but do you know about pairing a bluetooth mouse?

Right-click on the bluetooth icon and put it into search mode AND then press-and-hold the pairing button on the bottom of the mouse - hold the button in until the software registers it.




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Posted on  09-11-2006, 10:56 PM 
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wwing, thanks for the effort, but during the installation I get the error:

"Please insert the disk: 1"

There must be some protection on that disk or something.





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Posted on  09-12-2006, 12:21 AM 
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i've downloaded the driver of the new dell bluetooth module ...and found out that ...is using widcomm drivers ....and i try to install it ...but have lisence issue and also always prompt me to to activate my bluetooth module ..while i've already on it ....

so currently ...i'm still with Dell 350 Bluetooth Module ..is there anyway to make the new Dell widcomm driver for 355 module to work with my Dell 350 module ????
Just to clarify, the 355 Dell download uses Widcomm software, but it still uses the Broadcom driver. That's what this thread is about, right? Using an actual Widcomm driver, and not just Widcomm software?





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Posted on  09-13-2006, 01:24 AM 
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There's a new release of Widcomm BT stack. Version 5.1.0.1700.

Bad news is that it doesn't work properly on CSR based adapters (like the BT350)...

Also there's new Toshiba release.

Version: 4.20.01(T) if anyone wants to give it a shot.
I figured it out how to use 4.20.01(T) with my Dell Bluetooth 350.

1. Download the 4.20.01(T) bluetooth stack from http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/...s&download=3ww
2. Run the installer. Tell it to ignore the Windows driver warnings. After a while, it will tell you to press Fn+F2 to turn on the Bluetooth card. Even if your wireless functions are on, it will keep prompting you. So go ahead and cancel out of the installation.
3. Reboot
4. Go to your device manager (right click on My Computer->Properties, select the Hardware tab, press Device Manager). (Or Start menu->Run->devmgmt.msc)
5. In the Universal Serial Bus Controllers list there should be one that is marked by a yellow warning triangle. Double click it. It'll say that the device driver isn't installed. Keep this window open for a bit, you'll need it later.
5.9 Backup C:\WINDOWS\inf\tosrfusb.inf in case you mess it up in the next step. Not that it'll do you much good now anyway.
6. Edit C:\WINDOWS\inf\tosrfusb.inf in Notepad or equiv. Where it says Rfusb_DellDevice (%TosrfUsb.DeviceDesc87%=Rfusb_DellDevice, USB\VID_413C&PID_8120) replace that with "%TosrfUsb.DeviceDesc87%=TosrfUsb_Device, USB\VID_413C&PID_8103". (no quotes) Find all instances of "8120" and replace them with "8103".
7. Save the file.
8. You might need to trash tosrfusb.pnf. Maybe.
9. Go back to that device window you opened earlier. Click the Install Driver button. Let it search automatically. It'll find two matches. Pick the second one ("Dell Bluetooth USB adapter").
10. There might be some other associated "fake" devices that the Toshiba stack will ask you install after installing the driver. Let it install them. Hopefully things work. If you don't have a blue antenna icon in your systray, you might need to reboot.

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Posted on  09-14-2006, 09:51 PM 
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I figured it out how to use 4.20.01(T) with my Dell Bluetooth 350.

1. Download the 4.20.01(T) bluetooth stack from http://aps.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/...s&download=3ww
2. Run the installer. Tell it to ignore the Windows driver warnings. After a while, it will tell you to press Fn+F2 to turn on the Bluetooth card. Even if your wireless functions are on, it will keep prompting you. So go ahead and cancel out of the installation.
3. Reboot
4. Go to your device manager (right click on My Computer->Properties, select the Hardware tab, press Device Manager). (Or Start menu->Run->devmgmt.msc)
5. In the Universal Serial Bus Controllers list there should be one that is marked by a yellow warning triangle. Double click it. It'll say that the device driver isn't installed. Keep this window open for a bit, you'll need it later.
5.9 Backup C:\WINDOWS\inf\tosrfusb.inf in case you mess it up in the next step. Not that it'll do you much good now anyway.
6. Edit C:\WINDOWS\inf\tosrfusb.inf in Notepad or equiv. Where it says Rfusb_DellDevice (%TosrfUsb.DeviceDesc87%=Rfusb_DellDevice, USB\VID_413C&PID_8120) replace that with "%TosrfUsb.DeviceDesc87%=TosrfUsb_Device, USB\VID_413C&PID_8103". (no quotes) Find all instances of "8120" and replace them with "8103".
7. Save the file.
8. You might need to trash tosrfusb.pnf. Maybe.
9. Go back to that device window you opened earlier. Click the Install Driver button. Let it search automatically. It'll find two matches. Pick the second one ("Dell Bluetooth USB adapter").
10. There might be some other associated "fake" devices that the Toshiba stack will ask you install after installing the driver. Let it install them. Hopefully things work. If you don't have a blue antenna icon in your systray, you might need to reboot.

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Posted on  09-15-2006, 04:39 PM 
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Bluetooth, on the whole, has been an enormus pain in my butt. It's not a protocol in the purest sense of the word. It reminds me of when 802.11b was brand new. Some vendors worked with others, some did not, some 'kinda' worked, etc...

I have followed the directions and installed 3 diffrent bluetooth stacks, and all have worked equaly, which is to say, not well at all.

Now in all fairness, i'm not connecting a mouse, but a phone/Palm PC device.

I gave up and went back to the USB cable. :/

Absolutely,couldn't agree more,BT has been an enormous waste of my life.
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Posted on  09-26-2006, 10:45 PM 
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Just to clarify, the 355 Dell download uses Widcomm software, but it still uses the Broadcom driver. That's what this thread is about, right? Using an actual Widcomm driver, and not just Widcomm software?
I'm confused. I thought the TM350 used a CSR chip and a Toshiba stack, while the new TM350 uses a Broadcom chip and a Widcomm stack. Since the 355 module dumps the 350's problematic Toshiba stack in favor of Widcomm, the TM355 seems to be a big step forward as far as this thread is concerned (assuming the 355 is available from Dell spare parts). Or am I missing something?





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