bluetooth: 'hcitool scan' problem with debian
hi all
last week i bought a sony ericsson w810i. final goal is to be able to transmit pictures from the phone to my thinkpad t43p via bluetooth. but for the moment i'm stuck at hcitool scan, because it doesn't return anything. (even hcidump returns nothing) i tried with my roommates mobile: the phones could see each other, but none of them could see my thinkpad & my thinkpad didn't find them. i don't get any error, that's why i couldn't find anything on google. so i would really appreciate any hint. i'm on debian sarge with backport kernel 2.6.16. but i don't think that it really matters, because the latest knoppix (2.6.17) showed exactly the same problem. (maybe some bios settings? - i couldn't figure out something relevant) some outputs: root@lethe:/home/dan# /etc/init.d/bluez-utils start Starting bluez-utils: hcid sdpd rfcomm. root@lethe:/home/dan# lsmod | grep hci [only relevant stuff copied] hci_usb 14484 2 bluetooth 44484 7 rfcomm,l2cap,hci_usb ehci_hcd 28968 0 uhci_hcd 29744 0 usbcore 119364 5 hci_usb,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd,usbhid root@lethe:/home/dan# hciconfig -a: hci0: Type: USB BD Address: 00:0E:9B:DA:AF:3A ACL MTU: 377:10 SCO MTU: 16:0 UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN RX bytes:459 acl:0 sco:0 events:34 errors:0 TX bytes:381 acl:0 sco:0 commands:25 errors:0 Features: 0xff 0xfe 0x0d 0x38 0x08 0x08 0x00 0x00 Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3 Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT Name: 'lethe-0' Class: 0x3e0100 Service Classes: Networking, Rendering, Capturing Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized HCI Ver: 1.2 (0x2) HCI Rev: 0x9 LMP Ver: 1.2 (0x2) LMP Subver: 0x6963 Manufacturer: Broadcom Corporation (15) |
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1. Put your phone into discoverable mode 2. Edit the /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf file. Change the pin_helper line to be: pin_helper <full path to>/kbluepin Save the file and exit the editor. Also, it would be helpful to run kbluepin from either the command prompt or the KDE menus, and enter a pairing code. Then, go to your cell, and initiate the pairing from there. It should then see your workstation, and prompt you for the code. From there, you should be ready to go from Knoqueror or any OBEX client, to transfer stuff from/to your cell phone. |
thanks for your answer.
the phone already is in discoverable mode (as i said, it's being seen by my roommates phone). and even if it wasn't: shouldn't it be able to see the computer when searching for devices? my pin-helper is "/usr/bin/bluez-pin", not kbluepin. i don't use kde and i don't have any kde-programs or libraries installed. is that a problem in this case? Quote:
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Check to make sure the file /etc/bluetooth/pin exists. It should just have to contain your PIN number. I use kbluepin, and the format for the file is PIN:1234 for the /etc/bluetooth/pin. I think the bluez-pin just needs the number, but I'm not sure. Fairly quick to try it both ways. After you put the pin number in the file, stop and start bluetooth services on your system, and try to initiate a pairing from your phone. |
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KDE has some pretty nice tools when it comes to working with Bluetooth, including OBEX transfer stuff and PIN/pairing managers, but I know you don't have KDE loaded. I haven't encountered any problems with Bluetooth/Linux under either of my laptops or my desktop. I know you've probably checked it out already, but are you sure that your bluetooth hardware on your system is compatible with Bluez/Linux? |
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about discoverability: in my first post, i posted the output of 'hciconfig -a', there you can see the line "UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN" which states clearly that the computer is allowing page- and inquiryscans and therefore is in discoverable mode. i really, really appreciate that you want to help me, but please read what i write... Quote:
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DAmn i have same problem ! I have bluetooth billonton with chipset bcm2035 witch i think it's supported -i seen module called bcm203x and i loaded it.
I'm using nokia 6230i but from what i heard there wasn't a problem with that phone... |
i hav the same problem,my phone cant detect the system,also my system cant detect my phone.
in windows i can get both. whats the real problem,iam using fedora7 |
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