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    MX5500 bluetooth dongle compatability???

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Hezikiya, May 8, 2013.

  1. Hezikiya

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    Sorry if this is a tired question or if I just simply posted it in the wrong place.

    I understand that some distros do not have driver support for a lot of things that really annoy me since I am trying to learn more about linux these days and wanted to take this netbook with me on a cruise in a few days. Basically I have a nice pair of creative wireless bluetooth headphones and its appearing a lot like Bodhi does not offer support drivers to get it running. I suppose what I am looking for is one or more of the following:

    1. Is there a linux distro known to always have the best driver support vs the others?

    2. Is it even possible under any circumstance to get it working in linux? Im not set on a specific distro yet so this would be a good time to find the right one for me.

    3. Is there another way to hook these headphones up to the PC if my BT dongle isnt cutting the mustard?

    Any and all advice is appreciated.

    It is an MX5500 Revolution keyboard/mouse combo with a BT dongle that connects them and also serves as a hub for other devices. This is how I had the headphones setup and it was great with windows.

    Any ideas? Can get info to me faster by the email below but I will check this daily as well. Im eager to solve this issue :)

    Thank you so much,
    [email protected]