Chris did you use any particular guide to set it up?
I've tried varios goodled options including: http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/742/howto-bluetooth/ & http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=368069&page=1 & http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=712968&highlight=gps+bluetooth and also could you post your /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf file? mine looks like this (and works well on Interpid) # # RFCOMM configuration file. # #rfcomm0 { # # Automatically bind the device at startup # bind no; # # # Bluetooth address of the device # device 11:22:33:44:55:66; # # # RFCOMM channel for the connection # channel 1; # # # Description of the connection # comment "Example Bluetooth device"; #} rfcomm4 { bind yes; device 11:22:33:44:55:66; channel 1; #comment "Holux M-241"; } cheers........dave 2009/7/27 chris <[email protected]> > Hi, > I have it working in Intrepid 9.04 no problems, and have used it to > exchange files with 8.04, and my laptop which is intrepid. > All the hardware is HP if that helps > regards Chris Thimas > On Mon, 2009-07-27 at 11:50 +1200, Dave G wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I bought one of the bluetooth dongles that Stephen referred to and > > after a bit more experimenting I can confirm that it appears to > > behave > > the same ( and has the same chipset as the dearer Jaycar model) > > > > The bad news is that despite quite a bit of experimentation I can not > > get it to > > transfer any data despite Jaunty recognising (and pairing?) to it > > > > It works fine in Intrepid and Crunchbang 8.10 however > > > > Has anyone else had more luck? > > > > cheers....dave > > > > 2009/6/20 Dave G <[email protected]> > > Hi Stephen > > > > I have the same what appears to be the same dongle that I > > bought from JayCar (part: "Tiny Bluetooth Adaptor CAT. NO. > > XC4892") > > which incidently was a lot dearer than your TradeMe deal > > > > My "lspci" is: Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0a12:0001 Cambridge > > Silicon Radio, Ltd Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) > > > > I use it to download a Holux M-241 GPS datalogger on my EeePC > > 900 netbook and on Crunchbang and Ubuntu Intrepid it works > > perfectly. (I use gpsbabel) > > > > It pairs perfectly etc. as you describe on Jaunty but refuses > > to work and will not download any data > > > > It appears to be a bug in the later versions of bluetooth and > > there are bugs logged against that > > I'm not that tech but some of the googling referred with > > problems in the updated bluetooth stack in Jaunty > > > > I have spent ages googling and checking forums and as yet have > > not found a fix as yet > > but it is recognised etc. and pairs etc. as you have described > > > > In the meantime I am not updating to Jaunty on my netbook the > > netbook because of this problem and > > would suggest you try Interpid and see how you go > > > > cheers............dave > > > > > > 2009/6/18 chris <[email protected]> > > > > > > hi Stephen, > > i notice that bug was for the alpha6 ver of jaunty. > > i am to assume form your post that it is still present > > in jaunty then? > > > > Cheers chris > > On Thu, 2009-06-18 at 13:06 +1200, Stephen Irons > > wrote: > > > > > > > chris wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Perhaps I was not quite clear: I can browse files > > on the phone from the > > > >> PC, and, as you say, it looks just like another > > directory. > > > >> > > > >> The thing that does not work is to use the phone > > to initiate the > > > >> transfer of a file to the PC. By default, Ubuntu > > does not install a > > > >> Bluetooth receiving daemon. This comes as part of > > the package > > > >> 'gnome-user-share', which also installs > > capabilities that I do not want. > > > >> > > > >> Stephen Irons > > > >> > > > >> > > > > I have Bluetooth on my laptop, and under Ubuntu > > 9.04 have no issues. > > > > Could it be a version problem? > > > > > > > > Cheers Chris T > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also use 9.04. I based my observation on four > > things: > > > > > > * I could not send a file from the phone to the > > PC > > > * My phone reports the PC's bluetooth services > > as 'network'. > > > Bluetooth devices that I can send files to > > include the service > > > name 'transfer'. I have tried deleting the PC > > device from the > > > phone and making it rediscover. > > > * Bug report > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/349330 > > describes > > > my problem, and says that the solution is to > > install > > > 'gnome-user-share' > > > * I do not have 'gnome-user-share installed' > > > > > > I have installed 'gnome-user-share'. A new > > configuration menu item > > > appears: System > Preferences > Personal File > > Sharing. After enabling > > > 'Receive Files over Bluetooth', it works as > > expected. My phone now > > > reports the PC's bluetooth services as 'network; > > capture; transfer'. I > > > think 'capture' means that the phone thinks that the > > PC can act as a > > > camera or scanner, but my bluetooth knowledge is a > > bit rusty. > > > > > > I then uninstalled 'gnome-user-share', purely > > because it offends my > > > sensibilities to have to install a web server for my > > computer to receive > > > files over Bluetooth. > > > > > > Perhaps you already have 'gnome-user-share' > > installed? Or perhaps KDE > > > does something different? > > > > > > Also there used to be a package called something > > like > > > 'gnome-obex-server' that provided a Bluetooth file > > receiving daemon, but > > > it has disappear. I think that it was not part of > > Bluez, so it has been > > > removed in a general Bluetooth brushing. > > > > > > Stephen Irons > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > This email, including any attachments, is only for > > the intended > > > addressee. 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