Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-02-01 Thread Damian
All that is required is emerge bluez, reload dbus, start bluetooth, emerge blueman-1.21, config asound.conf as above, and restart alsasound. Has anyone gotten bluetooth pairing without a GUI tool such as blueman?  That's the impossible part. Thanks Grant for sharing your experience (I'll try

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-28 Thread Stroller
On 27 Jan 2010, at 12:28, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:33:57 +, Stroller wrote: You mentioned that the headset's PIN can't be changed. Couldn't anybody pair with it if they enter ? They can't because you have to hold the button down to initiate the pairing process.

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-28 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:05:50 +, Stroller wrote: If one could pair with any arbitrary headset, without the requirement to hold the button down, one could surely (?) pair with that headset and use it as a bugging device when it wasn't in use by the owner. You're way too devious for me!

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-28 Thread Stroller
On 28 Jan 2010, at 10:15, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:05:50 +, Stroller wrote: If one could pair with any arbitrary headset, without the requirement to hold the button down, one could surely (?) pair with that headset and use it as a bugging device when it wasn't in use

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-28 Thread Grant
You mentioned that the headset's PIN can't be changed.  Couldn't anybody pair with it if they enter ? They can't because you have to hold the button down to initiate the pairing process. Even if they could, what's the point? It would only mean that you would be able to make and receive

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-27 Thread Stroller
On 26 Jan 2010, at 01:00, Grant wrote: ... You mentioned that the headset's PIN can't be changed. Couldn't anybody pair with it if they enter ? They can't because you have to hold the button down to initiate the pairing process. Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:33:57 +, Stroller wrote: You mentioned that the headset's PIN can't be changed. Couldn't anybody pair with it if they enter ? They can't because you have to hold the button down to initiate the pairing process. Even if they could, what's the point? It

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-27 Thread Grant
You mentioned that the headset's PIN can't be changed.  Couldn't anybody pair with it if they enter ? They can't because you have to hold the button down to initiate the pairing process. Even if they could, what's the point? It would only mean that you would be able to make and

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-26 Thread Grant
I have a TRENDnet TBW-105UB USB bluetooth adapter and Motorola H560 bluetooth headset, and I'm trying to use them with twinkle VOIP software.  I've spent at least 8 hours today following up with every single lead and I can't figure out how this is supposed to work.  I think I don't have the 2

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-25 Thread Grant
I have a TRENDnet TBW-105UB USB bluetooth adapter and Motorola H560 bluetooth headset, and I'm trying to use them with twinkle VOIP software.  I've spent at least 8 hours today following up with every single lead and I can't figure out how this is supposed to work.  I think I don't have the 2

[gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-24 Thread Grant
I have a TRENDnet TBW-105UB USB bluetooth adapter and Motorola H560 bluetooth headset, and I'm trying to use them with twinkle VOIP software. I've spent at least 8 hours today following up with every single lead and I can't figure out how this is supposed to work. I think I don't have the 2

Re: [gentoo-user] Bluetooth is impossible

2010-01-24 Thread Stroller
On 25 Jan 2010, at 01:33, Grant wrote: I have a TRENDnet TBW-105UB USB bluetooth adapter and Motorola H560 bluetooth headset, and I'm trying to use them with twinkle VOIP software. I've spent at least 8 hours today following up with every single lead and I can't figure out how this is