For those interested I have just created an open group to gather information on open issues on this motherboard
https://launchpad.net/~at3n7a-i
thanks for the hint! haven't been checking the thread for a while. i just took the patch again and applied it to my kernel sources (2.6.32). afterwards i compiled the module into the kernel. i did that before, but didn't find any useable firmware. but your hint did it! just copied the extracted firmware and everything was immediately up && running after the next reboot.
the driver is now included in the 2.6.33 kernel sources.
see: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kerne...f991ed;hb=HEAD
sorry, can't help you at this point. i'm a 99% gentoo user.
i just checked the ubuntu repos in my vm. seems like there's no 2.6.33 kernel available. but i'm pretty sure there are ways to install it nevertheless. i'd check the forums.
anyone who can upload the firmware? or host on rapidshare or something? I Cant browse the MSI package, only run in wine.
Or how to do it in Ubuntu? I have 7-zip installed....
It worked.
Thanks a milion.
I am trying to use prevoj's method to install the BT firmware, but I get
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc
HOSTCC scripts/basic/hash
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
scripts/kconfig/conf.c: In function ‘conf_askvalue’:
scripts/kconfig/conf.c:105: warning: ignoring return value of ‘fgets’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
scripts/kconfig/conf.c: In function ‘conf_choice’:
scripts/kconfig/conf.c:307: warning: ignoring return value of ‘fgets’, declared with attribute warn_unused_result
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf
scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
gcc -m elf_i386 ath3k.c -o ath3k
cc1: error: unrecognized command line option "-m"
make: *** [ath3k] Error 1
when I run the make command. Could there be something else I need to compile this file?
Hey dudes,
I've had the same problem with bluetooth in ubuntu 9.10. After some headaches, I've finally decided to try Windows7, to give it a try. But it was a bad decision. Windows is windows, and that's why I left it some years ago. Full of crap, unstable (explorer crashed 3 times in an hour), slow, and hard to find things and tools when you're familiarized with gnome and terminal.
So I decided to get back to ubuntu and try to find another solution for the bluetooth. The funny thing is, when I installed Windows7 I installed the AT3N7A-I bluetooth drivers from Asus website. And that was enough for Ubuntu to make Bluetooth work when I reinstalled it. Ubuntu just detected the bluetooth hardware and configured it just like any other device, so it was available when installation finished.
I guess when you install windows drivers it uplaods the firmware to the bluetooth hardware and it remains there. So then you can make a linux fresh install and it will work flawlessly.
I tried to pair a bluetooth device and Ubuntu detected it perfectly.
So I wanted to share my experience. If you have problems extracting the frmware and using the guide on this thread, just another method:
1-Install windows (I guess any version should do the work.
2-Install the bluetooth driver from the disc or downloaded fron the Asus website.
3-Bye bye windows, make a fresh Ubuntu install, you can delete completely the windows partition.
4-Ubuntu will detect and install the bluetooth dongle with no problems.
I don't know if this was obvious to you or not, but it surprised me, so here it is.
Anyways I have to solve my Audio problem yet. Any ideas? I'm using the analog 3,5mm jack cable and it works ok, but it makes a "crack" "plop" noise when I play a movie, boot ubuntu, play a music file... it's just on the beggining, then it plays fine. Anyways I'll try to install latest alsa package when I get home, but dunno if any of you had the same problem and solved it updating alsa?
cya.
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