On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:06:53 +0200, Jan Claeys <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everybody, > > Matthew wants to know how and for what people use bluetooth and the > bluetooth menu in the panel on Ubuntu. If you answer to the list I will > forward your answers... hi > 1. What kinds of Bluetooth device do you use with Ubuntu? Built-in bluetooth device in MSI laptop. Nokia E61 Apple alu BT keyboard Logitech BT mouse. Wacom BT tablet > > 2. Do you use the Bluetooth menu in the panel? If so, what for, and > how often? I use the BT icon in the systray the most, to activate devices etc. To get the Nokia working as an EDGE modem I had to configure all by hand in several scripts. I tried using some connection wizard from apt-get that was supposed to easily connect most GPRS phones over BT but that didn't work. I never managed to get the Nokia to sync contacts or anything else with many phone apps (gnokki, wammu, kmobiletools etc) I would also use my BT stereo headset, but couldn't get that working in real stereo. Apple keyoard and mouse work well enough, but most BT devices require googling the forums to find out how to get them connected / remap keys etc. > 3. Do you use Bluetooth devices with any OS other than Ubuntu? If so, > do you find it more or less convenient, and why? Also on Windows XP at work. Is not all that great, each dongle comes with its own buggy firmware and memory hogging programs that show BT animations but don't actueally work all that well. On Windows I cannot get the keyboard, wacom and mouse working at the same time - under Ubunut I can. Advantage of Windows is that devices reconnect automatically once you get them working, in Ubuntu I often have to pair them again to be able to find them. Hope that helps. RBE -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:[email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
