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user2610014
user2610014

Reputation: 13

Raspberry Pi IBeacon no such device

I´m trying to set up my Raspberry as an IBeacon. When I run:

sudo hcitool scan

it outputs 

Device is not available: No such device

If I run lsusb I get an output like this

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9512 Standard Microsystems Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0a12:100b Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd

where Device005 is my bt dongle

While searching the web for solutions, I noticed that everybody else's output was like this:

Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, **Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)**

Also,

/etc/init.d/bluetooth status

outputs 

[ ok ] bluetooth is running.

I don't know what to do here. Been trying to figure this out for weeks.

Any help is appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 853

Answers (1)

davidgyoung
davidgyoung

Reputation: 64961

Your Bluetooth dongle is probably not compatible with the Linux Bluez stack, or you don't have the proper driver installed. If you want to solve this the easy way, get a replacement dongle. This one is known to work and costs less than $14: http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Bluetooth-Micro-Adapter-GBU521/dp/B007GFX0PY

If you want to solve this the hard way, you need to start researching drivers for the dongle you have. A first step along this path would be to post the manufacturer and model number of the device you are using.

Upvotes: 1

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