Mac Mini Bluetooth SUpport

[whereisglenn]

For all us Mac Mini users can you please sway IVT to add support for the Mac Mini's internal bluetooth. It should be a trival process as it currently works [CONFIRMED by myself and others] using the following additions to two files.

Add the following lines to:
IVT Install Dir\Bluesoleil\driver\usb\btcusb.inf
=================================
After line:
[ControlFlags]
Add line:
ExcludeFromSelect = USB\Vid_05ac&Pid_8205

After line:
[IVT]
Add line:
%Apple.DeviceDesc%=BTusb_DDI, USB\Vid_05ac&Pid_8205

Under line:
[Strings]
After line:
SourceDisk="BlueSoleil Installation Disk"
Add line:
Apple.DeviceDesc="Apple Bluetooth Device"


Add the following lines to:
IVT Install Dir\Bluesoleil\bttl.ini
=================================
Under line:
[DEFAULT]
Change line:
NUM=*** (where *** equals a 3 digit number)
To:
NUM=***+1 (eg. 309 + 1 would become 310)

Scroll to the end of the file and find the last entry for heading [HW***] where *** equaled the same original number above eg. 309

After the last entry copy these lines where *** equals the last new number in the sequece eg. 310

[HW***]
ID=USB\Vid_05ac&Pid_8205
Type=USB Bluetooth Dongle
DLL=Driver\USB\btcusb.dll
DLLD=Driver\USB\btcusbd.dll
Inffile=Driver\USB\btcusb.inf
Manufacture=Apple


Update your bluetooth driver:
Navigate to the Apple Bluetooth device in Device Manager and select "Update Driver ..." and select to install from a specific location.
IVT Install Dir\Bluesoleil\driver\usb\btcusb.inf

You may or may not have to restart your mac to pair your phone.

[Jan]

Have you considered posting this to IVT directly?

[fatejd]

Does anybody know if this change will work with the new Mac Mini? Been looking at upgrading to it for a couple months now.

[adri3an]

Blue Soleil doesn't work with the new mac mini (2009) anyone had any luck with them ?

[assault]

all you should need to do is get the right vid & pid of the new bluetooth used in the mini and substitute it in the process above.

not sure where you can get that info......might be in the device information....cant remember on osx I havent used it in months.

[drakino]

This is from my 2009 Mini:

Bluetooth USB Host Controller:

Product ID: 0x8216
Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
Version: 1.80

[carkitme]

my mac mini bought early 2010 has the following vid pid numbers and using the above mods works with centrafuse on windows 7

vid_05ac&pid_8216