Broadcom / Widcomm Bluetooth Stack on Treo 750 - Palm Treo 750 ROM Development

I've recently purchased a BT-359 bluetooth GPS receiver. It looks sweet -- and it'll look even sweeter once its little blue light is blinking quickly indicating that its paired with my Treo 750.
I strongly believe the issue lies with the MS bluetooth stack, and I very much want to upgrade to the Broadcom / Widcomm stack. There are very active boards in all the other phone forums talking about porting a version of this vastly superior stack to their hardware platforms -- I'd like to make this the call for someone to do the same for the Treo 750. Better yet, I'd like to add this thread as a call to Broadcom to charge each of us $20 for something that should have been included in our phones in the first place - I'll hapily pay it.
If anyone has any ideas for getting the Braodcom / Widcomm stack working on a Treo 750 then please post it here. My entire day of internet searching has me confident that there are many Treo 750 users who will appreciate it.
I'll post my sob story below - happy hacking.

As I mentioned above (in the opening post of ths thread) I've got a vested interest in finding a way to get the Broadcom / Widcomm stack onto my Treo 750.
Alright, I've now submitted a support ticket to GlobalSat (they only do "selective" telephone support). I've also tried several other work arounds that have necessitated several hard resets of my device. I'll list a few of the solutions I've tried below, so that other frustrated users can hopefully save themselves a few steps (and headaches). Before I start this, i've got to give a plug for Sprite Backup which has made the process of trail and error bearable. I've got several work apps installed (most painfaully mNotes) which are a chore to re-configure. I'm glad that Sprite was around to restore my handheld after each of these solution attempts. Things I tried:
1. From Aximsite, I installed the Broadcom Bluetooth StackX51V05.cab -- I tried this file first because it had worked for several Dell Axim users trying to pair the same BT-359. It was also attractive to me because it provided me a path out of the MS bluetooth stack and into the Broadcom / Widcomm bluetooth stack, while also offering an uninstall option. The program installed easily, I made a couple registry tweaks suggested at Axim site, and I performed a soft reset. When the phone re-booted, i received a error informing me that I didn't have enough driver memory to load the Bluetooth Radio. I downloaded a task manager and turned off everything I could, all to no avail. Finally, I had a hunch that perhaps the Axim bluetooth was operating on a different hardware COM port, so I tried setting the registry settings for the new Broadcom driver to 0 through 9 (rebooting after each setting change) to see if that would work. In the end, nothing worked. I did get access to the broadcom interface and I can definitively say that there are far more options available in that driver than in the MS driver. I can also say that, from what I read, consensus is that the braodcom driver is far superior to the MS driver.
2. Next, from this site (XDA developers), I tried the BBS_HERMES_03.zip, and the Helmi_Hima_BroadComm_1.7.6.0500.ZIP both of which have been developped by Hemli_c who is aparently the god of this stuff. Both yielded control panels that looked similar to the Axim site solution, however neither of them worked - they both gave the same memory error. I played around with many more registry settings here trying to get them to work, again, without any luck. These were the most detailed instructions I found - I'm happy to give tips to anyone trying to better my results. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285696
3. Next, I became very interested about the WM6 "cooked roms" which are available on XDA. Now this is where I really wish the Treo folks were more geeky (or I had the time to figure it out myself). The other hardware platforms all have SEVERAL WM6 implimentations cooked up, each touting the best mix of CAB add-ons (including the broadcom bluetooth driver). I downloaded Helmi_c's, but it wouldn't work on my Treo (I did learn that to get into bootloader mode on the 750, you need to hold the side button while you press the reset button inside the SD card door). This was a bit of a nerve racking procedure, as I was convinced Sprite couldn't bail me out of that mess -- i was half thankful when the ROM refused to load (although I am excited to get WM6 loaded on my phone).
4. Finally, I sent another support request to GlobalSat in hopes that I'd get a response. I'm very excited to get this toy working, and this messing around is finally starting to get past the fun stage, to the genuinely annoying stage. I'm actually starting to think that I might not be able to get it to work (at first I just thought it'd be a challenge that would be kind of fun).
If anyone has any questions, or suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them.
I'll post again as I find out more.

I don't know that I can help any technically, but you have my moral support. The MS bluetooth stack is horrible and a constant source of headaches for me. Thanks for all of the effort and thanks for posting all of your information. Even if, in the end, you don't manage to slay the beast you have at least earned yourself a happy face sticker from me ;-)

I use the widcomm stack on my axim X51v and it is indeed superior to the ms stack.
It would be great to use it on my treo.
It is so much better and with a lot more options.
My skills about these things are close to zero, but you do have my moral support too.

First of all, an update on USGlobalSat... they aren't winning any points so far. In response to my query about their GPS receiver not pairing with my Treo 750 I got the following response:
Thank you for contacting USGlobalsat's online care. In reply, we recommend a 72 hour battery removal allowing the device to reset. In many cases, this action corrects many performance abnormalities. If problems continue, then proceed by contacting the original reseller requesting a product replacement.​
Now onto some more positive news. I had some temporary success with one of Helmi's Bluetooth stacks for the Universal. The specific file I loaded was either UNIBR176.0500.zip or UNSIGN_UNI1.7.6.0500.zip.. I'm not sure which (I'll post again with the exact process).
The process and files worked perfectly for about 18 glorious hours. My GPS paired, my stereo headset paired, and everything seemed to be working perfectly. The next morning, everything was still working perfectly. When I went to leave work (and use my GPS to find a restaurant), I couldn't power on the bluetooth radio. Whenever I clicked on the bluetooth button, I once again got the "insufficient driver memory to start bluetooth radio" error. I hadn't added or modified anything since the night before (I was afraid to mess anything up).
I have just returned from dinner and am in the process of restoring a Sprite backup (which I love) and will try to recreate my success. I'll report back tonight, and again in 24hrs -- hopefully this time the solution is longer lasting.

I have been trying to get this to work on my trinity--any tips would be welcome.

Frustratingly, I'm back to getting the memory error below. Even if I hard reset, and JUST load up the bluetooth driver (none of my other apps) it no longer works. It must have been a complete fluke that it worked for those 18hrs. I'm going to try again tonight - recording my steps exactly - in hopes that it either works, or that someone can pinpoint my error.
I am fairly sure that the fact that this installation was designed for another device isn't helping me get this working - hopefully I'll stumble across the solution.

I got the hermes version installed ok but it would never pair or detect a bluetooth device. you can get around the memory error by cleaning out your today plugins and getting SK tools. Use the SK tools to stop cprog.exe, then compact heaps and free memory.

ok, I've made some progress and will try and summarize here (sorry for the slow reply). These things are listed in this order for a reason, if I don't do them in order, then the driver won't load:
Hard Reset Palm
Install mNotes (to device)
Install Google Maps (to storage card)
Install Sprite Backup (greatest program ever) (to storage card)
Install Braodcom Bluetooth Stack (see procedure and file location above) (to device)
If I install Google after I install the bluetooth stack, I get the out of memory error (and I couldn't correct it using SDK tools). Also, this setup is kind of finicky about soft resets, occasionally the bluetooth driver won't load, but this is resolved by simply resetting the device.
Things that don't work (that did work under old stack):
Bluetooth Activesync
Voice calls through my sony stereo bluetooth headset
Things that now work that didn't work before
My bluetooth GPS receiver now works
Stereo quality from MP3s is vastly improved (noticeably)
Hopefully someone will come up with a Broadcom stack designed specifically for the Treo 750 - I'd pay for it.
If ayone else has any tips, please post here.
Thanks,
Gavin

I've yet to get the stack to work at all. I have hard reset, installed the stack, used sktools, but no luck. Did you do any other tweaking?

Bump...hoping to hear back on this. I've tried repeatedly and get the same results. I also noticed that it knocks out my microphone on the phone so I cant even make calls when I install the widcomm stack. I swear I am going to chuck this 750 and get an 8525.

Same result as gmctavish
Stack worked great until suddenly radio could not load. I tried installing in safe mode but I get the same results. Maybe if you use a 3rd party task manager and stop the BT service and then install this it will work? I'm going to try.
Very intermittent but when it works it works good.

I had success adding some functionality by using http://www.jetwaremobile.com/
I used it to allow phonebook and call log transfer to another application...Streetdeck (streetdeck.com).
I now can use my car pc to dial/receive calls.

sorry this response took a while. I did not do any tweaking beyond what I described above. Sorry I can't be of more assistance.
I've been working with the Broadcom stack installed for almost two months now - I have several ups and downs I can report.
The Good
The driver itself loads after 90% of hard resets (when it doesn't load, another hard reset gets it to load -- this is strange)
My Bluetooth GPS receiver works (the original reason for me trying to use the stack
My stereo headset works for listening to music and TV shows
I've got a bunch of software installed and I'm not getting out of memory errors (mNotes, google maps, tom tom, bee line, TCPMP, Sprite Backup, PDAnet)
Association/Discovery is UBER painless, I turn on the headset or the GPS receiver and they pair with the phone without any fuss.
No dropped connections
The Bad
Listening to the bluetooth headset with the bluetooth GPS receiver connected and feeding data to either tom tom or google maps is unbearable - 50% of the music is dropped
Activesync over bluetooth doesn't work
I haven't been able to get the phone paired with my computer to use the phone as a bluetooth modem (using junefabrics PDAnet)
My stereo bluetooth headset works fine for audio (some skipping and not great sound, but it works)... however it no longer works for making calls - as soon as I try and make a call it is dumbed to the handheld.

Related

Unofficial Bluetooth Stack "Upgrade" For iMate PDA

Check out this link from PocketPCThoughts.com for a new Bluetooth patch from Broadcom for the PDA2K...
Fellow MVP Helio Diamant, of Pocket PC Freak, has gotten a fantastic little nugget for iMate PDA2k owners:
Quote:
A friend of mine has just come back from CES and brought with him a little CAB file that was being given by the guys from Broadcom there. They told him we can publish and offer for download, so I am putting it here to you guys too.
When installed, this CAB adds the following profiles to the Broadcom BT stack in the PDA2K:
1. High-Quality Audio
2. Keyboard
This means that those of you holding stereo headsets can now connect them to PDA2k and here music, navigation instructions, etc from the device. As well, Bluetooth Keyboards are supposed to work well.
Early reports suggest it works with a number of devices, including both HTC Blue Angel and HTC Harrier units; it might work with other Broadcom-based (i.e., Widcomm) Bluetooth units, but there's no guarantee. If you're interested in playing "with it, you can download the CAB here. Note: This update is unofficial and unsupported; install it at your own risk, and do a backup first! As far as I know, it's a RAM update, but I haven't tried it. Good luck if you do. "
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/parekh/misc/PDA2K_BroadcomCorp_BTUpdate.cab
i already installed on my i-mate and had to do hard reset since it hanged in boot mode.
thanks to sprite backup i am back
noviur said:
i already installed on my i-mate and had to do hard reset since it hanged in boot mode.
thanks to sprite backup i am back
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Noviur,
On which device did you try ? i-Mate PDA2k?
cheers,
bins
install seems not to work
Just tried the cab install (both from my SD card and Program Files location - after resets), but nothing seems to have changed on my i-Mate PDA2k with Rom 1.22.162 WWE.
1. No BT Services were added (still only File Transfer, InformationExchange, Serial Port, Personal Network Server, Dial-up BNetworking Server, Hands-Free),
2. No update seems to have happened, all module versions remained at 1.0.0.3500 (except obviously the BTPluginManagerCE.exe [1.0.0.1]),
3. Despite the dialog box telling it is "writing information for Remove Programs" it can not be found back in the Remove Programs.
Any clues?
cheers,
bins
P.S. Just in case, and like Noviur, reverted with Sprite Backup
The version information in the package suggests 1.6.0.0600
did you install the 1.6.0.0600 upgrade before u installed this?
i installed it.. the new 2 profiles show up but the audio one doesnt work ..
i have pda2k
any help???
I installed the new patch on an SX-66. It doesn't upgrade the Bluetooth stack or provide new services. But it does add 2 new profiles. One for a Stereo audio headset (this won't work with a Hands free device since the profile doesn't include support for a MIC.) and one for a keyboard.
I also switched my Bluetooth stack to the 1.6 version posted here. This seems to be a stack based on Widcom as opposed to Microsoft. Although my device worked and seemed to pair faster my Handsfree device didn't come on when dialing the phone. So I switched back.
Remco, thx, installed the Broadcom 1.6.0.600 cab-file first and afterwards installed the PDA2k cab-file.
Update seems to have worked and indeed have the two new client profiles.
Will check in the store tomorrow if the HQ audio works indeed and if no other nuisances arise.
Will keep you in the loop.
cheers,
bins
Installed it on my Qtek9090 with rom 1.22.00/1.06.00/1337.38/1.22.556
I was able to bond my Logitech DiNovo keyboard to the PDA and use it !
It works very well, very cool to be able to type on a full size keyboard on your PDA.
I don't own a BT audio headset, so i wasn't able to test that.
All other devices like my GPS mouse, Bluetrek G2 headset etc. seem to work ok as they did before.
nop, it was I-Mate PPC. I new it is for PDA2K, but wanted to try it
Previously I installed Widcom BT 1.6.
No luck for me ... for now at least
Did it answer calls through the b/t headset? Mine wouldn't connect to the headset for outgoing or incoming calls. Also if it does work,which PDA2K cab did you use?
Thanks
bins said:
Remco, thx, installed the Broadcom 1.6.0.600 cab-file first and afterwards installed the PDA2k cab-file.
Update seems to have worked and indeed have the two new client profiles.
Will check in the store tomorrow if the HQ audio works indeed and if no other nuisances arise.
Will keep you in the loop.
cheers,
bins
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anybody tried it on an magician device?
The file is no longer there!
Could someone please upload them agian or e-mail it to me
[email protected]
Thanks
Does this upgrade support the Audio Gateway preference (which enable u to stream mp3s to a BT headset)??
can somebody please email it to mack AT netcom.no ?
(the download URL does not work)
hi,
I have look high & low for it.
can i have the bt upgrade too? my email [email protected]
and that there is of the option of the BT dial up modem??
for when they will troubleshoot this.
greetings
Here's the file
I tried it on my HTC Himalaya. It wouldn't play any sound, not even callers voice. I had to hard reset the unit.
Good luck
Johan
Hi,
I just got my HP bluetooth headphones... and I absolutely love them!!!. The range is ok... not great, but enough to be considered fully usable. It crackles if there is some physical resistance between the MDAIII and the headphones, but other than that, they are awesome...
Anyone that is considering to get them, I highly recommend it. But be sure to have a 3500 bluetooth stack (with the extensions posted here of course) and Radio 1.06.02 (I am not sure whether 00 would do equally, but I recommend 02).
Treo
Me too. Can someone email me a copy of this file?
[email protected]
Thanks!

Some problems

Can i get link to MMS fix and Bluetooth fix? thank you
Here they are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/
still not clear
I understand u want me to read the links, i have been to those links and they do not say anything specific about how to make the bluetooth stable. Also i installed MS voice command and it give me a message to reinstall it, any ideas on this? it talks after reboot "voice command is ready", then the error pop up. Anyone experienced this yet?
BLUETOOTH HEADACHE
Hi, i aplogize if this is just another repeat, but i need help with my bluetooth, it keeps disconnecting, it unchecks itself, ad it is just unreliable. I have WM5 installed with the button fixes installed. Please if someone can direct me to the solution for a patch that makes my bluetooth reliable and stable, no more disconnecting, and also how can i route audio to the bluetooth headset, when it is on, so i can use voice command from the headset. Thank you for your help, i am a newbie, the links posted above don't take me to the solution, can i get the cab file for the stable bluetooth fix? or is there something you guys to keep it running? i have tried the checkbox and clikc on start>today, was not working
He is suggesting that you read the wiki
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blueangel_WM5_Home
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_WM5_FAQ
Except from one of the wiki's
Why is it that Bluetooth disconnects after 10 minutes of turning off my device?
There is currently not a solution to use Voice Command or listen mp3 files through your Bluetooth Headset (Did not work under wm2003se either)
These are known problems. No solutions yet.
Bluetooth Headache
Well from my readings, Mamaichi and others have been extracting bluetooth stacks and having some problems, it is just that their solutions so far are spread across so many topics and boards that i am confused. i use HBH-300, could that be the problem? If bluetooth stacks can be extraced fromoter devices, can it be extracted from the razr phone and customized to fit MDAIII, cause my bluetooth on my razr phone is SOLID, no glitches what so ever. And any news on audio diversion to bluetooth?
What ???
I installed Voice Command 1.5 and it worked great with WM5. Had no problmes with VC.
downgrade
i have had WM5 for over 3weeks but it not worth it for me. I am back to 2003SE. WM5 is very unstable for me, i have all the patches and stuff, but it is slow, calls don't come in, so i will be using 2003 again. Good job to Buzz and Mamaichi and those who made WM5 possible. Is there a way to have picture caller ID with 2003SE? I had it when i first bought the system, so is there another one i can download? Thanks

Toshiba BT Patch to remove SCMS-T for A2DP

Attached is a little program that will prevent the Toshiba BT stack (in laptops) from only connecting to headphones that support SCMS-T. I.e. all A2DP sink devices should now work.
Whytey
The thread on http://www.MTekk.com.au where the topic began for reference.
http://www.mtekk.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7862
Whytey
SCMS-T - Am I missing something?
Downloaded and ran the patch yet nothing. How fo I know it's worked?
Same problem - no change to BT headphone prob
Just an FYI, I'm also running into the same problem. Tried running SwitchTosSCMSCheck on top of Toshiba's bluetooth stack versions 3.20 and 4 without effect. (Rather than getting the SCMS error message, I get a more generic error message when trying to pair.) I noticed that the registry entries cited in the original thread weren't found during a search of my registry with either version installed ... wondering if Toshiba has tweaked to defeat this fix in the newer version.
Did some surfing on a related thread regarding BT on a Sony TR1 (which uses the same Toshiba stack but has the option to ignore SCMS). This isn't a hack because the software comes with that option enabled. (In fact, the SONY folks were hacking it to make it work with non-Toshiba products.) However, it installs very simply on my Toshiba M200
Link: http://www.drinnan.com/sw/A5_Bluetooth.zip
... replaces the BT 'antenna' with a more traditional BT symbol, but opens up into the Toshiba BT interface. Once installed, go into Options and make sure the SCMS checkbox is deselected.
This is a good fix but a short-term one. The software is evaluation only, and expires after 30 days. (There didn't seem to be an easy workaround for this.)
Re: SCMS-T - Am I missing something?
mattbatt said:
Downloaded and ran the patch yet nothing. How fo I know it's worked?
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You need to run it while you're making a new connection, just before you would usually get the error message you run the exe and click next in the usual new connection wizard.
Thanks, Thats much better now
Thanks for this fix. I bought a Moto HT820 headset to use with my PDA/phone, which initially did not support it as the carrier chose to remove A2DP from it, but I added it back and it is great. Also I wanted to use it with my Toshiba bluetooth stack that I had to install in my Sony laptop because Sony did not support bluetooth headset of any kind and Toshiba hit the copywrite barrier, but this utility fixed that nicely, thanks. My other laptop does not support the HT820 at all either, just blows it the same lo-fi like it is a HS820, so off to mess with the stack for it. My point being that it is nice that there are people out there that can make up the slack when the big companies dangle these nice options in front of us and then snatch them back and say we can not have them. Thanks again for the save.
Hi..
thanks djwhyte.I made the downloading of the file and works well.I have Pc Toshiba M100 end BT Siemens HHB-750.
Thanks A Lot ! Patch Works Perfectly
You're the best.
Sincerly
Thanks!
Worked for me too. Thanks a heap.
And screw you to Toshiba for making the problem in the first place.
The tech's at toshiba gave me the link for the patch (SCMS-T) but for some reason XDA will not let me download it. Please help
ssmith7488 said:
The tech's at toshiba gave me the link for the patch (SCMS-T) :
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HAHAHA! It's good to know that toshiba's tech support is on top of things!
When I try to run the .exe it does not work
I try to run the software but it does not do anything I have stack v4.00.36. Any help?
toshiba (europe) released v5 of the bt stack, it has option to disable scms-t built in...
which is great, but my headphones still lose connection (i rode the short bus to school)
Windows XP+S9+A2DP
Thankyou very much for this fix, it works great.
m400 BT stack v5+vista+S9
no joy
program wont even show in the
process/services when i look at the task manager...
vista problem? (another!!!?)
BT stack 5.10.12 upgrade the answer?
trying it now, if i dont come back- dont use it :
upgrade is legit
get it at
http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/pages/download.php
simple- no need to do anything other then installing
Thanks whytey, I placed the switch on the desk top & it works well with my blue ant
speakers.
Double thanks ok.
for everyone who is confused by this scms-t..
you need to run the switchtosscms right before pairing your devices..
for me, i rand the .exe everytime it went for the next step.. even when its connecting..
toshiba protege m400..
hope this helps.. because it was confusing for me..
the sony A5 thing is junk...

WM6, bluetooth car kit and incoming port problem

Hi guys,
I am at the end of my tether... I just bought a JVC head unit with on board bluetooth, so I can use it as a car kit. But I can't get my Treo 750 to pair with it! It just locks up after I enter the passkey... and the car kit just says "error" after a certain amount of time. I'm running a vanilla (extended ROM removed) version of the 3 Australia ROM.
So, I rolled back to Windows Mobile 5... same problem... UNTIL I went into the Bluetooth settings and setup an incoming COM port. Then it paired up perfectly and all was well.
So I've reinstalled WM6, but it doesn't have the option to create an incoming COM port. That's really annoying. I've googled a heap, and searched these forums a fair bit too, but haven't been able to find any sort of workaround. Is there a registry hack, third party program, or some other way I can tell it to allow an incoming connection from the car kit?
Thanks in advance!
Has anyone had any ideas on this? I have a real issue now, as I rolled back to a WM5 ROM which I found on these forums but I'm having awful problems with it - it drops calls all the time and sometimes they just go silent..... the call stays connected but I can't hear the person on the other end.
I really need to get either the original Telstra WM5 ROM, or a way of getting WM6 to work with my car kit! Any ideas... anyone??
Okay... now I really feel like I'm talking to myself but anyway.... thought I'd give an update.
After heaps of trial and error, I managed to install the Universal version of the Broadcomm bluetooth stack onto my device. And it pairs - hooray!
However... when I make a call, no sound comes through the speakers
No other version of the Broadcomm stack will run on my Treo, I just get the memory error that lots of other people have mentioned.
Chalk another person down who's royally annoyed with Palm for putting such a dodgy implementation of Bluetooth into these devices. It's my one and only bugbear to date.
I have exactly the same problem when pairing my WM6 Treo 750 to a Parrot MK6100 carkit. After entering the passcode on the Treo, the device just hangs. The carkit says it has connected succesfully, but nothing happens. After restarting it does not recognize the carkit at all.
Did you find a solution yet? I am also looking for a different Bluetooth stack that is guaranteed to work with the Treo.
Good to see I'm not the only one. No, I haven't found a solution yet unfortunately
The closest I've come is that hacked Broadcomm Bluetooth stack. My only hope is that some nice developer will help us develop something that works!
Hi Ben,
I solved my problem yesterday. I tried two suggestions.
1) Leave the passcode field blank (do not enter '0000') and press next
2) Install http://www.jetwaremobile.nl (fully functional 30-day trial)
After that pairing succeeded in a couple of seconds and all is working well. Let me know how it works out.
Thanks very much MattMax!
I had tried the Jetware software previously, and it didn't help. But I hadn't tried leaving the passkey field blank. Did that this morning... it popped up with a connection dialog asking if I wanted to allow the connection... went back to the passkey screen, I entered 0000 and away the sucker went. How simple was that!!
I just upgraded to the latest ROW2.23 WM6 ROM the other day, so I'm not sure if that made any difference either. But it's now paired and (seems to be) working well, just need to make and receive a few calls to make sure.
Thanks very much for your suggestion!
Good to hear that it worked out!
I had exactly the same experience, leaving the field blank, after that entering '0000' and it worked. I had just installed Jetware Mobile, but apparently that is not necessary for the solution.

Widcomm on Kaiser (searched and found, just a few q's)

So I have a shiny new Kenwood KDC-BT838U and for a $220 dollar toy it is pissing me off very much. It does not automatically connect or disconnect from my phone when powering on or off. Simple fix for that is an app to manually establish connection. a2dp will be running fine, then a call comes in. After the call sound will not work and I get all kinds of connection issues until I just power down the head unit then turn it back on (sometimes a few times).
I tested my kaiser with other bluetooth HU's and it worked fine. Then kenwood was not in the store but I love all its other features and it looks great. I contacted Kenwood support and they said that it is a problem with my phone's bluetooth protocol. I decided to give Kenwood the benefit of the doubt. I want to try the widcomm stack.
Found it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1072773&postcount=72
I have read that it works with the kaiser. True? After installing the cab, do I need to delete the MS bluetooth reg key or do anything special?
Any Kaiser widcomm users out there? Can you comment on any issues you have? Thanks!
I went ahead and installed the cab linked above. At first I was getting the out of memory error on boot. I changed the baud rate ([HKLM\Software\Widcomm\BTConfig\SerialTransport]) to 115200 and it appears to be working now. Will report more findings later. If anyone else is using it please share your experiences here. Pretty much all the threads I found by searching were people with the same question and they pretty much all went unanswered.
Wellit only thinks it is working. Kasier would not find any bluetooth devices near by and my computer cannot find my kaiser. I guess I will give up now but if anyone else got it working please let me know.
Oh BTW, don't install the CAB unless you don't mind a hard reset. I was prepared for that of course, but just a heads up.

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