Hi there, Yes, from what I can gather. We had a preety big debate few months ago about Bluetooth Braille display. Cheers, Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Hallsworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:29 AM To: Joseph Lee Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal Sorry, I'm confused now. So are you saying that the Kensington dongle works fine with the BN, and not, say, Belkin? Sorry for the confusion; I only just re-read your message only to find that I may have answered it wrong. However, I'd still like to know, please, whether Linksys dongles works with the BN in terms of bluetooth connectivity . Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Chris Hallsworth'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:20 PM Subject: RE: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > Hi there, > I've done this on my desktop with XP. I've used Kensington dongle. > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris > Hallsworth > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 10:17 AM > To: Joseph Lee; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting finding when > attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > > So how did you get around this Joseph? Also, what dongle were you using > along with the drivers? Thanks in advance. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:23 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting finding when > attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal > > >> Hi there, >> I use Witcom driver that comes with XP SP2. I've even used it with my >> Vista computer, but it does not work (it allows my ghrlNote to access my >> laptop, but not the other way around). >> Cheers, >> Joseph >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Joseph Lee" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ist.humanware.com >>>Date sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:17:15 +0100 >>>Subject: Re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting >> finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal >> >>>Joseph, I did all this, with no luck. I made >> sure that the mPower used the >>>ActiveSync service, and that my dongle was >> "turned on" (in my case it's >>>plugged in). Can I just say that my mPower >> doesn't always see the list of >>>services for my PC. The way around this, for >> me at least, was to temporarily >>>tell ActiveSync to allow serial cable or >> infrared connections, which you can >>>set from within the connection settings >> dialogue box. Once it's found the >>>list of services, I then turn it off, and my >> mPower remembers this until I >>>perform a 4-5-6 reset. You say your >> Kensington dongle works without trouble. >>>Does this use the Windows XP SP2 drivers? If >> so, then I may have to conclude >>>that Belkin's the culprit and consider buying >> a new dongle, because I bet >>>even Belkin's own software won't allow this. >> Thanks in advance. >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Joseph Lee" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Chris Hallsworth" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>><[email protected] >>>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:12 AM >>>Subject: re: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting >> finding when >>>attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal >> >> >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> Few questions about this: >>>> * When you selected your computer from "List >> of Bluetooth devices" page, >>>> then at the prompt "List of Services" page, >> did you select ActiveSync? It >>>> is a good idea to select, it, as it ensures >> that your computer would be >>>> "fooled" to believe that you are going to >> use ActiveSync service. >>>> * You'll need to make sure that your >> Bluetooth device is turned on (go to >>>> System Tray, go to Bluetooth, and make sure >> it says "Stop"; this means >>>> that your adapter is on). >>>> Yeah, someday I'll upload Bluetooth display >> podcast on either Blind Cool >>>> Tech or Blind Geek Zone (probably tomorrow). >>>> I've found that my own Kensington Bluetooth >> dongle works fine. >>>> Cheers, >>>> Joseph >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "BrailleNote List" >>>> <[email protected] >>>>>Date sent: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:01:52 +0100 >>>>>Subject: Fw: [Braillenote] Interesting >>>> finding when attemptingtouseBrailleTerminal >> >>>>>Sorry guys, forgot to include this address in >>>> my reply, sorry about that. >>>>>Nicole, sorry for the duplicate message, it >>>> was meant to go to the list. >>>>>Below is my reply. >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "Nicole B. Torcolini" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:00 AM >>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Interesting >>>> finding when attempting >>>>>touseBrailleTerminal >> >> >>>>>> The thing is though, I have discovered that >>>> the serial port needs to be >>>>>> "forced" open in order for Braille terminal >>>> to even connect, never mind >>>>>> work. Why? If I try to connect to the >>>> Braille Terminal, via bluetooth this >>>>>> is, without the com port being open in the >>>> first place, I get the >>>>>> following message on my mPower: "The serial >>>> port is not available." >>>>>> followed by: "The operation completed >>>> successfully". The same is true for >>>>>> the remote synthesizer, except I get a >>>> different message: "The specified >>>>>> network resource or device is no longer >>>> available". Well I'm sorry, but >>>>>> how can this be when no programmes I have >>>> running are accessing the serial >>>>>> port? And how come that if I open the serial >>>> port, say, via Hyperterminal, >>>>>> both Braille Terminal and Remote Synthesizer >>>> will connect properly? I'm >>>>>> beginning to wonder if there are >>>> compatibility issues with my Belkin >>>>>> adaptor and the Windows XP SP2 drivers, >>>> causing the serial port to be >>>>>> denied access, even though nothing's >>>> accessing it. Hmm, strange. I should >>>>>> also point out that if I use the serial port >>>> option (I'm on about the >>>>>> "real" serial port option), both Braille >>>> Terminal and Remote Synthesizer >>>>>> will connect properly. Thanks in advance >>>> once again for the help. >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> To: "Braillenote List" >>>> <[email protected] >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:43 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Interesting >>>> finding when attempting >>>>>> touseBrailleTerminal >> >> >>>>>>> On the same note, whenever you use the same >>>> port on the computer and bn >>>>>>> for different things (active sync, visual >>>> display, Braille terminal), >>>>>>> always make sure the other programs are >>>> turned off before using one of >>>>>>> them. My active sync gets mad when I try to >>>> use visual display, but it's >>>>>>> fine when I tell it to go away and stop >>>> trying to connect. >> >>>>>>> HTH, >>>>>>> Nicole >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Joseph Lee" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> To: "Chris Hallsworth" >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >>>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:36 AM >>>>>>> Subject: re: [Braillenote] Interesting >>>> finding when attempting to >>>>>>> useBrailleTerminal >> >> >>>>>>>> Hi Chris, >>>>>>>> Because Visual Display interferes with >>>> Braille Terminal. You'll have to >>>>>>>> turn Visual Display off before you can use >>>> Braille Terminal. Speaking >>>>>>>> of this, you'll have to restart JAWS while >>>> BrailleNote is in Braille >>>>>>>> Terminal in order for it to truly work. >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> Joseph >> >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>From: "Chris Hallsworth" >>>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>>>To: "BrailleNote List" >>>>>>>> <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>Date sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:34:59 +0100 >>>>>>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] Interesting finding >>>>>>>> when attempting to use BrailleTerminal >> >>>>>>>>>Hi all, >>>>>>>>>I have looked further into my problem of not >>>>>>>> being able to use Braille >>>>>>>>>Terminal via bluetooth on my laptop. I ran >>>>>>>> Hyperterminal, and I could >>>>>>>>>successfully connect to the com port. When I >>>>>>>> launch Braille terminal, I >>>>>>>>>still get a blank display at the mPower's >>>>>>>> end, however when I press keys on >>>>>>>>>my mPower BT 32 garbage appears on the screen >>>>>>>> of my laptop. However, when I >>>>>>>>>enable visual display via Bluetooth, which is >>>>>>>> a cool feature I have to say, >>>>>>>>>the information is displayed correctly on my >>>>>>>> laptop. Now can anyone help in >>>>>>>>>why this would be the case? I'm slightly >>>>>>>> worried that my mPower BT 32's at >>>>>>>>>fault here. Thanks in advance for the help. >>>>>>>> P.S. I'm using a Belkin >>>>>>>>>bluetooth adaptor which uses Windows XP SP2 >>>>>>>> drivers as its bluetooth >>>>>>>>>software. >>>>>>>>>Chris Hallsworth >>>>>>>>>Why not join my Blind Hobbyist group! 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