Bluetooth Support !

BHULLARZ · #1 17th July 2007, 01:13 PM

Does Fedora 5 Support Bluetooth Dongles. I have attached a bluetooth dongle to my pc. Previously i was using windows xp with service pack2, There was no need of installing third party drivers or any other software.I have got a cd with the dongle which is having BlueSoleil software but that is for windows,not for linux. Any solution to this problem ?

jtang613 · #2 17th July 2007, 01:19 PM

Yes, provided you have installed the proper Bluetooth support packages.

Code:

yum install bluez-utils bluez-gnome gnome-bluetooth
/sbin/chkconfig --level 35 bluetooth on
/sbin/service bluetooth start

You can also refer to my post here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=159572 for more tips on how to use Bluetooth in Fedora.

hth,
Jason

arifiqbal7 · #3 22nd July 2007, 10:56 PM

pretty new to fedora,just got a f7 on my system and got stuck with my bluetooth.i have a bluesoleil bluetooth dongle with which i used to connect my motorola l6 to win xp sp2 os. i m not able to connect my phone to f7 even though bluez is already instaled on f7. bluez doesnt works in either file transfer or for my airtel gprs connection. i need help

jtang613 · #4 23rd July 2007, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arifiqbal7

pretty new to fedora,just got a f7 on my system and got stuck with my bluetooth.i have a bluesoleil bluetooth dongle with which i used to connect my motorola l6 to win xp sp2 os. i m not able to connect my phone to f7 even though bluez is already instaled on f7. bluez doesnt works in either file transfer or for my airtel gprs connection. i need help

Have you tried any of the fixes suggested here: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...d.php?t=159572
First, try resetting your dongle:

Code:

su
/usr/sbin/hciconfig hci0 reset

Jason

arifiqbal7 · #5 24th July 2007, 11:26 PM

i tried them and saw the phone. thx
but pairing is a problem. how will i pair the phone with the f7 bluetooth. i am not able to find the appelet for bluetooth so as to pair it.

BHULLARZ · #6 17th July 2007, 01:46 PM

@jtang613
Thanx a lot bro. It worked perfectly.Seriously speaking I had never thought that Linux can do so much.
But still how to use the bluetooth to send or receive the data(files) to/from another device like my mobile phone which is bluetooth enabled.

jtang613 · #7 17th July 2007, 02:19 PM

Under the 'System Tools' menu, there is a 'Bluetooth File Sharing' applet that enables OBEX transfers. Receiving is pretty straight forward. Sending files is done from Nautilus by using the right-click -> Send-To command.

Also, some service providers lock out certain Bluetooth features (especially file transfers) on their cell phones. A good program for cell phone customization is Bitpim http://www.bitpim.org/ . It allows full filesystem access on many cell phones.

Jason

BHULLARZ · #8 17th July 2007, 03:24 PM

bro ! i tried to send a file through right clicking the file then selected send to but there was only option of EMAIL ... Now what to do?

jtang613 · #9 19th July 2007, 12:40 AM

Upgrade to Fedora 7.

BHULLARZ · #10 19th July 2007, 04:44 AM

Fedora 7 ! cAN'T i USE ANY THIRD PARTY APPLICATION TO SEND THE FILES TO MY GSM PHONE ?

jtang613 · #11 19th July 2007, 10:53 AM

There could be other applications that are capable of doing this - try Bitpim. You might also be able to install the Bluetooth 'Send To' function in Fedora 5. But you'll need to figure that out yourself.

However, I highly recommend installing Fedora 7. Fedora 5 is no longer supported.

BHULLARZ · #12 19th July 2007, 11:47 PM

Name
obex_push - Push and Receive Files over the Bluetooth OBEX Push Channel
Synopsis
obex_push [<channel>] [<bdaddr> <filename>]
Description
obex_push can send and receive files over the Bluetooth OBEX Push Channel.

To configure your bluetooth device, you should do the following:

Add modules into /etc/modules.conf:

alias net-pf-31 bluez
alias bt-proto-0 l2cap
alias bt-proto-2 sco
alias bt-proto-3 rfcomm

Link your bluetooth device with your computer.

You can see the SDP services with:

$ sdptool browse <bdaddr>
Options
If no options are given, any files sent over bluetooth will be received over channel 10 and stored in /tmp.

If <bdaddr> and <filename> are given, the file will be send to the device specified with <bdaddr>.

<channel> - The bluetooth channel to use. Lookup the OBEX Push channel with sdptool browse <bdaddr>.
<bdaddr> - The bluetooth address <bdaddr> of the device to send to.
<filename> - The file to send.

I have got this article on the internet. Can somebody simplify it for me. ? thanx

BHULLARZ · #13 20th July 2007, 12:58 AM

http://mhonarc.axis.se/bluetooth-dev/msg02986.html

I got this documentation too. See if it can help me in any way.....

Pete333 · #14 20th July 2007, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BHULLARZ

http://mhonarc.axis.se/bluetooth-dev/msg02986.html

I got this documentation too. See if it can help me in any way.....

check if "nautilus-sendto-bluetooth" is installed. ..if not, you can install it using yum.

BHULLARZ · #15 20th July 2007, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete333

check if "nautilus-sendto-bluetooth" is installed. ..if not, you can install it using yum.

Can you tell me the command which I should use ?