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Software, firmware, and hardware designs for Ubertooth
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libUSB Error: Timeout: (-7) #296

Closed ykram closed 6 years ago

ykram commented 6 years ago

Steps to reproduce

  1. ubertooth-util -v

Expected behaviour

Expect to see firmware on device

Actual behaviour

Receive an error message:

libUSB Error: Timeout: (-7) Firmware revision: error: -7

Version information

Kali 4.13.0-amd64

Ubertooth tools version (ubertooth-rx -V): libubertooth 0.2

libbtbb version: libbtbb 0.3

Ubertooth firmware version (ubertooth-util -v): N/A

If you are reporting a problem that involves third party software (Wireshark/Kismet/etc), please report the version here.

Output

Using lsusb after initially inserting the device shows:

iManufacturer 1 Great Scott Gadgets iProduct 2 Ubertooth One iSerial 3 <omitted> ... Device Status: 0x0000 (Bus Powered)

However, after I try to initiate a ubertooth-util -v, I receive an error saying that libUSB timed out (-7).

lsusb -vd 1d50:6002 then shows that

iManufacturer, iProduct and iSerial are all showing as (Error) but the Device Status is still 0x0000.

mikeryan commented 6 years ago

Are you running Kali inside a VM? How many LEDs are lit, and what color are they?

ykram commented 6 years ago

This is Kali being ran via live USB, not in a VM. I have 3 LEDs lit, 2 green and 1 red.

dominicgs commented 6 years ago

Do any of the other functions work? e.g. ubertooth_util -l? It should report the status of the LEDs.

ykram commented 6 years ago

Unfortunately, they do not. I get:

libUSB Error: Timeout: (-7) USR LED Status: -7

dominicgs commented 6 years ago

How about any of the other tools? e.g.'ubertooth-rx`?

Are you able to run ubertooth-dfu to update the firmware to the latest version?

ykram commented 6 years ago

ubertooth-rx and the other tools also return libUSB error -7.

ubertooth-dfu -d bluetooth_rxtx.dfu -r gives me the following:

libUSB Error: Operation timed out: (-7) Switching to DFU mode... Unable to find Ubertooth

ykram commented 6 years ago

I tried installing the tools on a separate linux laptop running Ubuntu 16.04.3 and while I still get the -7 error from libUSB, ubertool-util -v gives me somewhat more information:

libUSB Error: Operation timed out: (-7) Firmware version: error: -7 (API:1.02)

dominicgs commented 6 years ago

I think we'll need to force your Ubertooth in to bootloader mode. If you have a paper clip you can connect two pins on the expansion header: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/19587312/1354079866/1500x500

You'll need to run the ubertooth-dfu -d bluetooth_rxtx.dfu -r command while the lights are still flashing.

ykram commented 6 years ago

That looks like it did the trick! ubertooth-util shows the proper version and capturing in WireShark world as expected. Thank you!