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loyukfai
 Post subject: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:35 am 
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Usually prefer Windows' drivers, but just found out it doesn't have a built-in driver for Bluetooth headsets.

Could use a 2006 CSR stack available on the Net, or maybe switch to Lenovo's stack...?

What's your take...?

Cheers.
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loyukfai
 Post subject: Re: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:36 pm 
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BTW, there are 2 services provided by the headet - "Headset" and "Handsfree Telephony". Enabling the former works for Skype. Any idea what's the use of the latter profile...?

Thanks in advance!
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crashnburn
 Post subject: Re: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:20 pm 
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Yes. Especially for Windows 7 on X61T/ T61.. which one should we use?

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loyukfai
 Post subject: Re: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
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You mean to use the Lenovo's stack...?
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crashnburn
 Post subject: Re: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:53 am 
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Yes. Especially for Windows 7 on X61T/ T61.. which one should we use?

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T61 8892-02U: 14.1"SXGA+/2.2C2D/4G/XP|Adv Mini Dock|30" Gateway XHD3000 WQXGA via Dual-link DVI
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W510 4319-2PU: 15.6"FHD/i7-720QM/4G/Win7Pro64 (for dad)
T43 1875-DLU: 14.1"XGA/1.7PM-740/1G/XP (Old)

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loyukfai
 Post subject: Re: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
PostPosted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:26 am 
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I'm sticking with the built-in stack and use the 2006 CSR drivers, for now. Have tried the Lenovo stack before, but there were some issues, which I forgot... :wink:

After all these years, I expected that Windows would have better built-in support for Bluetooth...

Sigh.
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loyukfai
 Post subject: Re: Windows' Built-in or Lenovo's Bluetooth Stack
PostPosted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:36 pm 
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OK I switched to Lenovo's stack at last cause the built-in stack doesn't send files to my Android devices reliably...

Other observations...
  • More built-in drivers included, including one for Bluetooth headset which I had to download from somewhere before.
  • The Bluetooth icon becomes more ugly.
  • As more drivers and Bluetooth profiles are supported, it brings up an extra icon for the Android device under Windows Explorer as well.
  • It adds a "Bluetooth Devices" folder in the Program Menu.

Cheers.

Edit: Scratched that, the Lenovo stack doesn't send files to the Android device reliably either.

Even worse, the headset becomes unusable in Skype.

Uninstalled and move back to Windows' default.
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