Re: [gentoo-user] after last update hciconfig disappeared

[Foster McLane]

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 01:21:55PM -0400, John Covici wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 12:46:18 -0400,
> Foster McLane wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 12:28:11PM -0400, John Covici wrote:
> > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:44:59 -0400,
> > > Mick wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [1  <text/plain; us-ascii (quoted-printable)>]
> > > > On Monday 27 Mar 2017 13:45:08 Raffaele Belardi wrote:
> > > > > John Covici wrote:
> > > > > > Hi.  After the last update of net-wireless/bluez hciconfig has
> > > > > > disappeared.  Even downgrading did not bring it back, although it was
> > > > > > there in the previous release.  How do I do hciconfig, scan and
> > > > > > friends now, or is there a way to get them back.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As a workaround I put an old one back just copying the binary, so I
> > > > > > could proceed, but there has got to be a better way.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > > > >
> > > > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/bluetooth#Deprecated_method_using_hcico
> > > > > nfig
> > > > >
> > > > > The ebuild lets you specify an extra-tools USE flag, maybe that one gets
> > > > > them back.
> > > > >
> > > > > raffaele
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm on net-wireless/bluez-5.43-r1 with these USE flags:
> > > >
> > > >      Installed versions:  5.43-r1(09:55:34 02/05/17)(cups obex readline udev -
> > > > debug -deprecated -doc -experimental -extra-tools -selinux -systemd -test -
> > > > test-programs -user-session ABI_MIPS="-n32 -n64 -o32" ABI_PPC="-32 -64"
> > > > ABI_S390="-32 -64" ABI_X86="64 -32 -x32" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7")
> > > >
> > > > I still have hciconfig, hcitools, et al.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I did as well, till I upgraded to 5.44 and then even downgrading did
> > > not bring back the tools.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > > How do
> > > you spend it?
> > >
> > >          John Covici
> > >          covici@××××××××××.com
> > >
> >
> > If you are just using the tools in your terminal, 'bluetoothctl' has replaced
> > those programs. If you are writing scripts with those commands, I do not
> > know of any worthy replacements besides using the DBus interface
> > manually.
>
> I need to make sure that hci0 is up before I start a program that
> wants to use it and when I start the bluetooth service, hci0 is down.
> How to put it up not using a terminal?  Or how to get back those hci
> commands?
>
> --
> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> How do
> you spend it?
>
>          John Covici
>          covici@××××××××××.com
>

You can set 'AutoEnable=true' in your '/etc/bluetooth/main.conf' file.
It should be commented at the bottom.

Foster