how to browse files on a bluetooth device?

vees · 05-15-2007, 03:33 PM

Hi,

I have succeeded pairing my desktop (GNOME on gNewSense1.1, a Ubuntu-derivative) with two bluetooth devices (a Nokia 6133 cellphone and a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet). How could I now browse their filesystems with Konqueror or Nautilus and copy/paste files?

Thanks,

VS

osor · 05-15-2007, 03:50 PM

Set up obexftp or something similar. See here for an example.

vees · 05-18-2007, 08:50 AM

thanks for the tip. I installed the bluetooth obex client, my computer and external bluetooth device are paired just fine, but obex just does not "see" anything. any suggestions as to how to troubleshoot this?
thanks!

osor · 05-18-2007, 07:24 PM

So I assume that hcitool and the like return nothing? Is the bluetooth driver loaded?

vees · 05-21-2007, 07:50 AM

Hi osor,

Here is the output of lsmod:

Code:

Module                  Size  Used by
ipt_limit               2432  6
iptable_mangle          2944  0
ipt_LOG                 6912  8
ipt_MASQUERADE          3456  0
ip_nat                 19628  1 ipt_MASQUERADE
ipt_TOS                 2560  0
ipt_REJECT              5632  1
ip_conntrack_irc        6768  0
ip_conntrack_ftp        7792  0
ipt_state               2048  6
ip_conntrack           51500  5 ipt_MASQUERADE,ip_nat,ip_conntrack_irc,ip_conntrack_ftp,ipt_state
nfnetlink               6552  2 ip_nat,ip_conntrack
iptable_filter          3072  1
ip_tables              22400  8 ipt_limit,iptable_mangle,ipt_LOG,ipt_MASQUERADE,ipt_TOS,ipt_REJECT,ipt_state,iptable_filter
ppp_deflate             6272  0
zlib_deflate           24344  1 ppp_deflate
bsd_comp                6272  0
ppp_async              11904  1
crc_ccitt               2304  1 ppp_async
ppp_generic            30100  7 ppp_deflate,bsd_comp,ppp_async
slhc                    7424  1 ppp_generic
jfs                   195780  0
xfs                   589656  0
exportfs                6272  1 xfs
ext2                   68488  0
ext3                  135944  0
jbd                    58772  1 ext3
hfs                    50052  0
hfsplus                79108  0
ntfs                  103536  0
vfat                   13440  0
fat                    53020  1 vfat
nls_utf8                2176  0
isofs                  37688  0
udf                    88580  0
ipv6                  265856  8
rfcomm                 40216  0
l2cap                  26244  5 rfcomm
ppdev                   9220  0
speedstep_lib           4484  0
cpufreq_powersave       1920  0
cpufreq_stats           5636  0
cpufreq_userspace       4696  0
cpufreq_ondemand        6428  0
cpufreq_conservative     7332  0
freq_table              4740  1 cpufreq_stats
tc1100_wmi              6916  0
video                  16260  0
acpi_sbs               19980  0
battery                 9988  1 acpi_sbs
i2c_acpi_ec             5120  1 acpi_sbs
container               4608  0
button                  6672  0
pcc_acpi               12416  0
sony_acpi               5644  0
ac                      5252  1 acpi_sbs
dev_acpi               11140  0
hotkey                 11556  0
dm_mod                 58936  1
md_mod                 72532  0
af_packet              22920  2
lp                     11844  0
rsrc_nonstatic         13440  0
pcmcia_core            42640  1 rsrc_nonstatic
snd_cmipci             34336  2
gameport               15496  1 snd_cmipci
snd_pcm_oss            53664  0
snd_mixer_oss          18688  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                89864  3 snd_cmipci,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         10632  1 snd_pcm
snd_opl3_lib           10624  1 snd_cmipci
snd_timer              25220  2 snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib
snd_hwdep               9376  1 snd_opl3_lib
snd_mpu401_uart         7808  1 snd_cmipci
snd_rawmidi            25504  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device          8716  2 snd_opl3_lib,snd_rawmidi
snd                    55268  13 snd_cmipci,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_timer,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
acx                   101132  0
soundcore              10208  1 snd
bt878                  10552  0
bttv                  164304  1 bt878
video_buf              22148  1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit            9608  1 bttv
v4l2_common             6016  1 bttv
btcx_risc               5128  1 bttv
tveeprom               15248  1 bttv
i2c_core               21904  4 i2c_acpi_ec,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
8139too                26880  0
8139cp                 22528  0
videodev                9856  1 bttv
mii                     5888  2 8139too,8139cp
ide_floppy             19328  0
tsdev                   8000  0
hci_usb                16660  2
bluetooth              50020  7 rfcomm,l2cap,hci_usb
floppy                 62148  0
parport_pc             35780  1
parport                36296  3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
psmouse                36100  0
serio_raw               7300  0
pcspkr                  2180  0
rtc                    13492  0
shpchp                 45632  0
pci_hotplug            29236  1 shpchp
intel_agp              22940  1
agpgart                34888  1 intel_agp
sg                     37920  0
sr_mod                 16932  0
evdev                   9856  1
usb_storage            74304  0
scsi_mod              139496  3 sg,sr_mod,usb_storage
reiserfs              268016  2
ide_generic             1536  0
uhci_hcd               33808  0
usbcore               130820  5 acx,hci_usb,usb_storage,uhci_hcd
ide_cd                 33028  0
cdrom                  38560  2 sr_mod,ide_cd
ide_disk               17664  4
piix                   11012  1
generic                 5124  0
thermal                13576  0
processor              23360  1 thermal
fan                     4868  0
capability              5000  0
commoncap               7296  1 capability
vga16fb                13704  1
vgastate               10368  1 vga16fb
fbcon                  42784  72
tileblit                2816  1 fbcon
font                    8320  1 fbcon
bitblit                 6272  1 fbcon
softcursor              2304  1 bitblit

Which I think shows that everything is running as it should, no?

When I start the bluetooth OBEX client it "sees" the phone and identifies it as "devicename object push" and I am able to send it a file and I can have it send a file to my desktop, which is definitely progress, but I am unable to browse the contents of the computer with the device or the device with the computer. Is there anything I can do to make that work?

Thanks a lot,

VS