Possible Alternative to DBT-120

I found the following bluetooth USB adapter, which uses a CSR BlueCore 2 chipset, and is readily available, at least in the United States:
http://www.meritline.com/wireless-usb-bluetooth-adapter-class-two.html
The manufacturer is Billionton:
http://www.billionton.com.tw
Meritline is a reputable online dealer, so there shouldn't be any worries about ordering from them.
Thoughts?

Yes, my adapter works, but the OS makes it work not as desired - I was only pointing out that I did get a new Kensington v2.0 EDR adaptor.
I need to point out that in my other post I mention that my headset tries to connect - but it never lasts longer than a second.
The weird thing is that my Mac will tell me that my bluetooth dongle doesn't support headsets if I go through the Bluetooth Setup Assistant, but I manage to pair it through "Browse Bluetooth Device"!!!
The headset then shows up in my BT preference pane as a favorite - listing all it can do, with the exception of "Connected: No". When I push the headset button, it will hover on "Yes", then disconnects.
What is embarrassing, is that I get the headset to pair under Win2k running in VirtualPC. Slow as molasses and pretty much unusable, but it connects. Go figure.
And before you go on a long tirade about "Apple only supports Built in BT or DBT-120 B2 and higher", it is VERY frustrating that BT manufacturers and Apple can't meet somewhere in the middle and make all the advertised features of a BT dongle work.
I was under the impression that BT has standards.

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Gawd! Please could somebody help me : I've just installed 10.7 & have been using a wireless mighty mouse with a D-Link DBT-120 (REV B4) adapter. For some time now the mouse could not wake my mac from sleep & after reading a few forums I decided to update the D-Link firmware to the most recent I could find on the Apple site (Firmware Updater Vs. 1.2.0) in order to 'ungrey' the check box in the Bluetooth prefs that allows this. Now the Bluetooth prefs have disappeared entirely & when I plug the adapter in my wired mouse freezes. I read an earlier post here that suggested zapping the PRAM but this hasn't worked either. Could I possibly have installed an earlier version of the firmware I already had (couldn't check this in the Profiler as it isn't recognised)?? And is there a way out of this mess?? Any help would be gratefully received...

I also have a DBT-120, rev B4. Connected to a G4 Power Mac MDD 1.25 GHz DP, running OS 10.4.11 with all current updates except iTunes and quicktime. I just started using an original Apple wireless mouse (model A1015), which a friend gave me last week. The mouse works fine, but it will not wake the computer from sleep. I have tried on an iMac G4, with the same result. The "allow bluetooth devices to wake this computer " is greyed out on both machines.
Any solution would be much appreciated.

Flash a DBT-122 with a DBT-120 Rom?

Is it possible to flash a Rom file from the DBT-120 in the newer DBT-122 to get a better Mac compatibility?

That maybe because the D-Link DBT-122 has never been supported or recommended by Apple for use with Macs.
Only the *D-Link DBT-120* is officially supported and recommended by Apple.
See here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25598

Bluetooth with D-Link USB-Stick DBT-120/122

Hello,
Apple and users recommend for Bluetooth connections the D-Link USB-Stick DB T-120. I ordered this stick and got the DBT-122. On the D-Link website the DBT-120 is no longer available but the DBT-122. Are there experiences with this new version? Are they compatible?
Thank you
Rolf
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Hi, roma, Will, and Alexander —
The Apple Store has D-Link DBT-120 adapters in stock. I'd give you a direct link, but for some reason it may "time out." Follow links to Mac Accessories »» Airport & Wireless »» "D-Link DBT-120 USB Bluetooth Adapter." If not in the U.S., there's a pull-down menu at the bottom of the page to other locales.
In my experience, the Apple sales staff won't specify the version (or in D-Link lingo, the "Revision") — although if you push, you'll be transferred to a tech. who assures you that all products are tested to be sure they work. Duh...
But I think I can give you an idea on that: there's a ~new brick-and-mortar Apple Store in my town; so I went and checked last week. Their stock are all D-Link DBT-120 Rev. B3 adapters.
Does this help?
Regards,
Dean

Apple wireless keyboard on XP with D-Link DBT-120

It was effortless to pair my aluminum Apple wireless keyboard with Windows XP SP2 using the D-Link DBT-120 (Ver. C1) Bluetooth USB dongle. It paired just like any Bluetooth keyboard and works well when it's connected.
The XP box the keyboard is paired with never sleeps, but when I come in in the morning the keyboard doesn't work. I always have to delete it from the Bluetooth Manager and re-pair it. It seems that the long overnight period of inactivity causes the connection to fail, even though my machine doesn't sleep or get rebooted.
This same keyboard stayed paired with the same PC for weeks when I was using a Logitech Bluetooth dongle (WIDCOMM stack), so I'm guessing this is a D-Link issue or perhaps a quirk of the Toshiba Bluetooth stack. I even put fresh batteries in the keyboard to make sure it wasn't just starting to run low on power.
Does anyone have any idea why a long period of inactivity (with no sleep or reboots) might cause Bluetooth connection problems between Apple's keyboard and XP/DBT-120?

I tried to do what you described in this post but it does NOT work. I have a D-Link DBT-122 and Win XP running on a PC and the wireless keyboard.
I type the code in the grey field with an USB keyboard and then I do the same with the wireless one and press "Enter" but it does NOT work.
Did you miss a step in your description?

Using a D-Link DBT-120 with a Bluetooth-enabled Mac Mini

I have one of the original Mac Minis with internal bluetooth. Because of the placement of the unit and the mouse that I just purchased, the internal bluetooth is not sensing the mouse unless I place it very near to the Mac Mini and on the same plane. To get around this, I was hoping to use a D-Link DBT-120 attached to an extension USB cord which can be placed near to the mouse. I have checked in the System Profiler and it shows the DBT-120 but I don't know how to proceed further to pair my mouse to it. If I turn on bluetooth, I'm back to using the internal bluetooth and then can't even access Bluetooth Preferences.
Any help anyone could provide in setting this up to use the DBT-120 rather than the internal bluetooth is appreciated.

As far as I know, (from reading similar earlier posts) you can't tell the Mac which Bluetooth hardware to use. It will always try to use the internal module. So unless you can physically remove it I don't think you'll be able to use the D-Link.

D-Link Bluetooth Adapter DBT-120

I just purchased a D-Link DBT-120 adapter. I have been trying to get the adapter to work. When I plug it into my USB port on the side of my computer it does not turn on. I have the latest updates on my computer, but it is not recognizing the bluetooth at all. The two lights don't even come on when it is plugged into my computer. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Emac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

That worked with some workaround. I could not install
the firmware updater on my PB. I did, however, on my
iMac (btw, same panther), firmware updated the dongle
and then the dongle is recognized on the powerbook.
Thanks.
Wow, it's too bad the people at Apple don't seem to actually read this forum, because they need to hear about the updater not being installable on on that PB. I wonder why that was?
I'm about to post about my dongle not being usable after a system reboot The little B just has a squiggly line through it...

D-Link Bluetooth USB Adapter DBT-120

Is this adapter still the "most" compatible USB adapter for the Mac Pro? I have it and it works great but the option for waking up the computer with devices attached to this adapter is unavailable. Do you have to have the pre-installed Apple Bluetooth module for this functionality?

On the D-Link question, yes probably so. BT is finally getting so common, you don't see many choices with 3rd party suppliers.
On the WAKE option, you'll need the real Apple hardware. I just went through the same thing myself on my Dual G5. The bluetooth mouse wouldn't wake the computer from sleep mode using the DBT-120. Once I installed the Apple Bluetooth module, the BT preference panel gave me the wake/sleep option and everything works fine now.
The G5 model's BT and AirPort modules were DIY, the Pro model should be also? Others here may know for sure. If so, I'm betting it's also a lot easier!
Hope this helps.

D-Link DBT-120 Ver C1 problems

This one has me stumped. I just purchased a D-Link DBT-120 Ver C1 Bluetooth Adapter (the newest) yesterday at the Apple Store, to use with my cell phone and also a wireless headset. The cellphone (Moto V360) works great, but I am unable to get the headset (Jabra BT160) to work.
The problem appears to be that Apple's v1.2 and v1.2.1 bluetooth firmware updater appears not to recognize the Ver C1 DBT-120 adapter yet. When I try to blast the firmware, it finds the adapter and gives me this message:
"The Bluetooth module in this computer is not supported by this firmware updater."
So I assume that Apple needs to release a new firmware updater that recognizes C1, aloing with B2/3/4?
Has anyone had success getting their Ver C1 adapter to work with a bluetooth headset?
Thanks,
Sky
Powermac G5 Dual 2.3 (2005) Mac OS X (10.4.7) D-Link DBT-120 Ver C1 Bluetooth Adapter

Non apple hardware is the main point Apple will have to solve soon, if it wants to be #1.
Unfortunately, Windoze are light-years ahead of Mac OS supporting all kind of hardware.
Apple's support of hardware is pale, compared to Windoze.
Another thing we customers have to kick some a**es is how some companies deal with mac users. Belkin, for example, sells a Bluetooth dongle F8T012 that is a shame. They put on the box the text:
"works on Windows and Mac OS X" and an little observation
Mac OS X drivers are provided by Apple.
What kind of company is Belkin? They want to get mac customer's money but not even want to have any trouble developing the driver?
I definitevely will never buy Belkin again. This is the second time I see something like that.
I have a band new belkin Bluetooth 2+edr dongle + a brand new plantronics voyager 510 and they simply don't work on mac because belking is too busy to develop a decent driver for their product.
The only job they will give me is to go back the dealer for a refund.

D-Link DBT-120 Wake From Sleep

I just purchased a D-Link DBT-120 Bluetooth Adapter for my wife's G4 iBook running 10.5.3, to use with the Apple wireless keyboard and mouse. Both the keyboard and mouse work fine but I can't get the Wake From Sleep option to work.
Apple says to use H/W Rev. B2 or later of the DBT-120 to get the Wake From Sleep function. Mine is version C1. I have run the Bluetooth Firmware update 1.2 as suggested but I still can't get the Wake From Sleep to work (the option is grayed out in system preferences). I called D-Link tech support but they were useless.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
David

David check if the PowerBook can have a Bluetooth card installed as dongles just do not work, particularly pairibng problems and the wake from sleep you mentioned.
If the PowerBook will take the internal card, try FastMac. They are on special at $29.95, wake from sleep, pair perfectly and even boot from bootble CD's wuch as AHT and DiskWarrior./

Bluetooth Headsets and D-Link DBT-120

Hi everyone,
I am running a PowerMac Dual 2.0 GHz G5 with OS 10.4.11. I have been having the hardest time finding a solution to pair my Plantronics headset with my Mac. I have tried several Bluetooth USB dongles, most recently the D-link DBT-120 and everytime I go to pair the headset, I get the error: "Failed to set up the headset. Headsets are not supported on your Bluetooth hardware." I have the most up to date bluetooth firmware and software on my Mac:
Software: 1.9.5f4
Firmware: 3.1915
I read in the support article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120276
"Headset support requires a Bluetooth enabled headset and either an internal Apple Bluetooth module or a D-Link DBT-120 rev. B or later."
so I understand why the 2 other cheap USB bluetooth dongles didn't work with headsets, but even after buying a new D-link dbt-120, I STILL get the error...any thoughts??? Thanks in advance!

Your link loops back to this thread.
So, what you are saying is, the Apple doc recommends this DBT-120:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/D%2DLink/DBT120/
But you have this one:
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=34
is there a solution without upgrading to 10.5?
OS X 10.4.3 and later are supported, but note the disclaimer:
This device supports Bluetooth® Version 2.0. However D-Link cannot guarantee full compatibility with all devices due to modifications and/or other variations of the devices’ implementation of the Bluetooth 2.0/1.2/1.1 standard.

Bluetooth dongle D-Link DBT-120 isn't recognized

Hello
I have a problem with a D-Link DBT-120 bluetooth-dongle.
Linux seems to recognize it, but it does not appear as bluetooth device. The device works on another linuxsystem.
lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)
/var/log/messages.log beim einstecken des Sticks:
Jul 5 11:23:00 pcflo usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6
Jul 5 11:23:00 pcflo usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
/etc/conf.d/bluetooth:
# Run the hcid daemon (default: true)
DAEMON_ENABLE="true"
# Run the bluetooth HID daemon (default: false)
HIDD_ENABLE="true"
hcitool dev:
Devices:
hciconfig
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00 ACL MTU: 0:0 SCO MTU: 0:0
DOWN
RX bytes:0 acl:0 sco:0 events:0 errors:0
TX bytes:0 acl:0 sco:0 commands:0 errors:0
Then: hciconfig hci0 up
->
hci0: Type: USB
BD Address: 00:0F:3D:48:F2:0B ACL MTU: 192:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
UP RUNNING
RX bytes:348 acl:0 sco:0 events:11 errors:0
TX bytes:35 acl:0 sco:0 commands:10 errors:0
hcitool dev
Devices:
hci0 00:0F:3D:48:F2:0B
But it still is not recognized by bluetooth-applet. What should it do, to change this?
On my other linuxsystem I don't need to enter anything. Just put the dongle in and bluetooth works fine.
I would be glad, if someone could help me.

It works excellent with Fedora 9 (same pc).
bash-3.2# /etc/rc.d/hcid start
bash: /etc/rc.d/hcid: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
bash-3.2# /etc/rc.d/hidd start
bash: /etc/rc.d/hidd: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
bash-3.2# locate hcid
/etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
/usr/sbin/hcid
/usr/share/man/man5/hcid.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/hcid.8.gz
/usr/src/linux-2.6.25-ARCH/include/config/bt/hcidtl1.h
/var/lib/pacman/sync/community/bluez-hcidump-1.41-1
/var/lib/pacman/sync/community/bluez-hcidump-1.41-1/depends
/var/lib/pacman/sync/community/bluez-hcidump-1.41-1/desc
Is there missing a package?

D-Link-DBT-120 isn't the only one apple compatible usb Adapter!

D-Link-DBT-120 isn't the only one apple compatible usb Adapter!
Today i've tried to connect "Nilox-NEO" USB bluetooth adapter to my iMac G4 with Tiger 1.4.4 and... it works fine with my HS815 motorola headset
iMac G4 17" Mac OS X (10.4.4)

It works excellent with Fedora 9 (same pc).
bash-3.2# /etc/rc.d/hcid start
bash: /etc/rc.d/hcid: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
bash-3.2# /etc/rc.d/hidd start
bash: /etc/rc.d/hidd: Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
bash-3.2# locate hcid
/etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
/usr/sbin/hcid
/usr/share/man/man5/hcid.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/hcid.8.gz
/usr/src/linux-2.6.25-ARCH/include/config/bt/hcidtl1.h
/var/lib/pacman/sync/community/bluez-hcidump-1.41-1
/var/lib/pacman/sync/community/bluez-hcidump-1.41-1/depends
/var/lib/pacman/sync/community/bluez-hcidump-1.41-1/desc
Is there missing a package?

D-Link DBT-120 USB adapter needs new firmware update from Apple

I purchased a new DBT-120 USB/Bluetooth adapter for use with my iBook (Clamshell). unfortunately, it's not allowing connections to headsets as I intended.
I have a DBT-120 B1 at home which works fine with my headset but that adapter worked only after updating the firmware with Apple's updater.
unfortunately, the firmware updater will not recognise my new DBT-120 which is a C1.
Apple, please update the firmware updater for the new C1... soon!
has anyone else written a firmware updater for the DBT-120 adapters so that headsets can be used with OS X?
regards,
Gregory

I have the same problem w/ my DBT-120 v. C1
I tried installing bluetooth firmware 1.2 and Bluetooth Firmware Updater gives me the error:
"This Bluetooth device is not supported
This computer does not have an Apple Bluetooth module installed. It cannot be updated by this application."
I also tried installing version 1.2.1 but during installation that gave me the error: "This update is not needed on this computer."
I have an iMac Intel Core 1 Duo 17" that will hopefully support the headset when it finishes charging, but I would like to be able to use it on the go too.
iBook G4 14 1.2GHz, 512MB Mac OS X (10.4.8)

D-Link DBT-120 USB bluetooth adapter.

Hi all, does anyone know please if the led(s) on this should light up when it is inserted into a USB socket? I've tried several sockets on 2 macs, re-starts etc. but get "no bluetooth h/w" message. I wonder if the led should come on as soon as it's plugged in, and the fact that it doesn't means it's defective? TIA - Terry.

I have the same problem...
I plug in the external DBT-120 and it just seems as though the built-in bluetooth takes over... ie - the light don't come on.
(ps, they should come on to indicate that the device is working, because mine has worked in the past, taking over the built-in BT but at seemingly random intervals, the dongle cuts out and I get the "bluetooth unavailable" symbol in the menubar)

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