This question is intended for anyone who has an opinion.  I am pushing it in the direction of gr00vy0ne, however (considering his Guru status, not to mention his flexibility).  What are the chances of loading up a different Bluetooth software (Linksys vs. BluespaceNE) in order to get more devices recognized?  I don’t want to give up any current usability or cause any conflicts.  Thank you in advance for your opinions.

I’ll jump in, just hope the resident guru does not slap me for my indiscretion

If you are talking about loading two different BT stacks in the same machine my guess is that it may be a little problematic as some element of the software are loaded as system services.

Now, if your question is if you can replace one BT stack with a different version or implementation to acquire additional functionality (more profiles), the answer is an absolute yes.

Keep in mind though that most stacks are based in Widcomm’s implementation and each is “branded” by the dongle manufacturer using the device BD address (like the MAC address on a network card).  This means that if you have a linksys dongle chances are that the belkin version of the stack will not load, even when the software is made by the same firm (widcomm).

If you want to try the most compatible and complete stack I ever came across (the one that I currently use), go to http://www.ivtcorporation.com/products/bluesuit/indexsubproduct.htm and download the evaluation version of BlueSoleil.  It’s fully functional but only allow you for 5MB transfer.

Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to ask.

Regards,
Marcelo

I have had great success completely uninstalling BlueSpace and loading Widcomm (IBM badged in fact) using the instructions here… http://www.jonscaife.com/bt/index.html

Apparently BlueSpace is fine if you have a Clio but anything else non Sony you are stuck…. now I happily sync my iPaq over Activesync which didn’t work at all using BS.

[quote author=“buckleyp”]I have had great success completely uninstalling BlueSpace and loading Widcomm (IBM badged in fact) using the instructions here… http://www.jonscaife.com/bt/index.html

Apparently BlueSpace is fine if you have a Clio but anything else non Sony you are stuck…. now I happily sync my iPaq over Activesync which didn’t work at all using BS.

buckleyp,

can you teach me the procedure on how to successfully install the widcomm driver stack.  jon’s website already removed the procedure.  i tried to install it and modifying the vid/pid but after installation, i get this message: YOUR BLUETOOTH SOFTWARE LICENSE DOES NOT INCLUDE USE WITH THIS BLUETOOTH DEVICE and then after that: BLUETOOTH LICENSE NOT FOUND!