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submitted 1 day ago by corvus@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I'm having trouble to find a bluetooth dongle at least 3.0 that needs no propietary firmware. It's easy to find dongles advertised as linux compatible or users that claim that an specific brand works fine in linux, but the problem is that many of them are using propietary firmware without their users being aware because their distributions have already installed propietary drivers or firmwares, or ask users to install them and they just do it. I use debian main repository (without non-free software) in which I failed to make work a couple of linux compatible advertised dongles because debian ask me to install a propietary firmware. So if anyone knows for certain that some brand that needs no such a software in linux I'll apreciate your help.

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[-] Pssk@lemmy.ml 4 points 22 hours ago
[-] corvus@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago

Awesome, thanks!

this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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