hid2hci(1)

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version 5.87 · 5 versions
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💙 hid2hci(1) — the little mode-switcher that could

okay bestie, so this one lives in the Linux System Administration section of the manual (section 1, if you're keeping score 🎀), and it's genuinely one of those tiny utilities that does exactly one thing and does it slayfully.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

hid2hci [OPTIONS]

that's it. that's the whole thing. no positional args, no drama. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so hid2hci(1) is the utility you reach for when you need to take a Bluetooth device that supports switching and flip it into HCI mode — and then flip it right back. that's genuinely the whole job. it's giving "one trick, but it's a good trick" energy. 🦋

basically: supported Bluetooth devices can live in different modes, and this little icon gets them where they need to go and back again. no cap.

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --mode=[mode] — this one sets which mode the device gets switched into. the possible values for mode are hid and hci. pick one, she's not gonna guess for you. ✨
  • --method=[method] — which vendor method to use for switching the device. the possible values for method are csr, csr2, logitech-hdi, and dell. yes, four whole methods. little miss has options. 💅
  • --devpath — specifies the device path in /sys. keep that path exactly as it is, bestie — it's literal. 🌸
  • --help — gives a list of possible options. the classic. the icon. when in doubt, ask for help. 🫶

🔥 RESOURCES 🔥

http://www.bluez.org

go off, BlueZ website. 👑

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found a bug? found something acting up? don't suffer in silence, tell the grown-ups at:

linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org

⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org> — main character energy, honestly. 🎀

free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public Licenses (LGPL). so like, go ahead and use it — the license said so. 💖

ngl this page is short but she's complete. every flag, every value, every path — all accounted for. no notes. 🧚

and that's the whole vibe check, bestie — this page came to you courtesy of BlueZ, dated May 15, 2009 (yes, she's an elder icon and she still ate 💜✨).

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