Rodolfo Medina wrote: >>>>>> I just bought a bluetooth adapter and plugged it in the PC, which can see >>>>>> it: >>>>>> >>>>>> $ lsusb >>>>>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >>>>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >>>>>> Bus 002 Device 006: ID 1131:1001 Integrated System Solution Corp. >>>>>> Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0421:0410 Nokia Mobile Phones 6630 Imaging >>>>>> Smartphone >>>>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 >>>>>> >>>>>> But my Nokia 6630 doesn't see the PC's bluetooth device: it searches for >>>>>> bluetooth devices and says: noone found. What am I missing?
Dal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>> maybe your computer is invisible, check >>>> /var/lib/bluetooth/<mac_of_your_bt_adapter>/config >>>> >>>> and there should be on the first line something like >>>> mode connectable (or something like that, it means it's not discoverable, >>>> just connectable) > > [...] > > try to run > > dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest=org.bluez > /org/bluez/hci0 org.bluez.Adapter.SetDiscoverableTimeout uint32:0 > > as second command, run > > dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest=org.bluez > /org/bluez/hci0 org.bluez.Adapter.SetMode string:discoverable > > first and that command before sets discoverable time to 0 -> never timeouts, > so never goes out of discoverable mode. > > [...] > > Just put it to /etc/init.d/rc.local > > dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest=org.bluez > /org/bluez/hci0 org.bluez.Adapter.SetMode string:discoverable > dbus-send --system --type=method_call --print-reply --dest=org.bluez > /org/bluez/hci0 org.bluez.Adapter.SetDiscoverableTimeout uint32:0 > > [...] > > and now try to run that 2 commands in that order. [...] > Now if it is again in connect mode, so you can't see it, check [...] > /var/lib/bluetooth/mac_addres/config if there is mode > discoverable or connect It seems to be solved now: I followed your indications and now it seems to be all right: the phone `sees'the PC and it can send and receive data from and to it. Your help was precious, thanks indeed! :) Cheers Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]