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== Hacking ==
== Hacking ==
* An XO laptop can be used to [[/Discovery|scan for and discover]] nearby Bluetooth devices,
* A [[/Nintendo Wii Remote Plus|Nintendo Wii Remote Plus can be paired with an XO-4]], giving access to keys, accelerometer, gyroscope, rumble motor, speaker, and the IR dot position camera.
* A [[/Nintendo Wii Remote Plus|Nintendo Wii Remote Plus can be paired with an XO-4]], giving access to keys, accelerometer, gyroscope, rumble motor, speaker, and the IR dot position camera.
* A USB bluetooth adapter may be [[Adding_Bluetooth|installed inside an XO-1]], using a hardware customisation procedure that has not been tested by OLPC.
* A USB bluetooth adapter may be [[Adding_Bluetooth|installed inside an XO-1]], using a hardware customisation procedure that has not been tested by OLPC.

Revision as of 07:43, 3 July 2014

Bluetooth is a wireless local network used by keyboards, mice, speakers, headsets, mobile phones, and other devices.

Hardware

Bluetooth is available on the XO-4 built-in.

Bluetooth is available on the XO-1, XO-1.5, XO-1.75 using a USB bluetooth adapter. The adapter will prevent closure of the latches. Not all adapters are supported.

Software

On 13.2.0:

  • our GNOME desktop does not have the usual Bluetooth panel icon for scan and pairing, but this can be added;
 yum install -y gnome-bluetooth
  • Sugar does not have Bluetooth scan and pairing support.

Firmware

The firmware of the XO-4 includes a Bluetooth pairing test which is used during manufacturing.

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