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I recently bought a USB 2.0 Bluetooth Adapter. It claims to have support from Linux kernels of versions 3.4 and higher. I have a BeagleBone Black with Debian GNU/Linux 7 image and kernel 3.8. I am developing on BeagleBone Black by hosting it through USB with ssh.

I have tried both hot plugging and plugging in before boot and failed.

Then, I tried this tutorial. However, I cannot find the connman directory on my BeagleBone Black device. I looked up and assumed I needed to install the connman package, but my BeagleBone Black has no internet access.

I have also tried lsusb -v, as suggested by an answer of a similar question to this, with no luck. The weird thing is, while lsusb itself prints

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

lsusb -v only prints

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

then hangs. Information regarding bus 002, which I believe the device is connected to, is not printed. I have to restart the ssh connection to get back to work.

How should I approach to get the dongle to work on my BeagleBone Black? If the connman package is sufficient, how do I install it on my BeagleBone Black without internet access. Why does lsusb -v hang?

Any help is appreciated!

UPDATE:

The actual problem turned out to be that my BeagleBone Black is flawed/damaged. I plugged the Bluetooth Adapter into a plain new BeagleBone Black before powering it, and the Bluetooth Adapter is recognized! Not only does lsusb prints out the adapter info, but also lsusb -v does not hang at all. The overall performance of the new board (boot time, compilation time, execution time) is also several times better. I suspect that it was due to the various improper power-off.

In case anyone is just as careless, the BeagleBone Black SHALL be powered off by:

  • Holding down the power button for about 8 seconds then releasing it.
  • Using halt or shutdown -h now command in the Userspace.
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I have possible 4 solutions for you:

1) download the connman package and save it to a usb flashdrive. Connect the flashdrive to the beaglebone and install the package using the following command: dpkg -i {.deb package}.

2) download the connman package on your desktop computer and ssh into your beaglebone. once you ssh in you could copy the file trough ssh using scp. Note the syntax $ scp your_username@remotehost.edu:foobar.txt /some/local/directory. Then install the connman package using dpkg -i {.deb package}.

3) share your desktop computers internet connection with the beaglebone and ssh into the beaglebone. Download the package directly using apt-get or wget whatever tool you prefer.

4) connect your beaglebone to your router using rj-45 cable. Maybe this is not your preferred solution but it's easy and after port forwarding you will have access to your beaglebone from anywhere.

Hope this helps and note that I never used a bluetooth adapter with a BBB. I'm just giving generic instructions on your general problem.