Asus USB-BT211 / Atheros AR3011 firmware loading?

[Joshua Judson Rosen]

Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> writes:
>
>   Since I'm here, anyone have any recommendations for an itty-bitty
> USB/Bluetooth adapter that works well?
>
>   (I'm looking for itty-bitty because I likely will also want to use
> it with my Eee netbook, and having a giant dongle sticking out the
> side of the unit will double the footprint.  :)  (The Asus USB-BT211
> is barely bigger than the USB connector.))

"Penguin USB Bluetooth Micro Adapter for GNU / Linux"

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-usb-bluetooth-micro-adapter

$34, which may or may not be worth less than the time you'll spend
figuring out why the current one doesn't work.

Advertised features include:

     * Support for most popular and libre (free) distributions
     * Not dependent on NDISWrapper, binary blobs, or proprietary
       drivers-firmware
       
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