Hi Guys,

I am a really new user of LINUX. I am using Linux distribution Fedora but I don't know exactly how things works here but I have a project from school which I need to finish so I need your help.

My requirement is that I want to make a small system which can detect Bluetooth in the range (from Mobiles) and then also play with it like sending sms and other things. Although I have found couple of utilities but those are only for specific range of mobiles but I need a generic one so please guide me if anyone of u knows about this possibly through email as well.

Waiting for reply.

Kind Regards,
Abubakar Malik

You can scan for, and get info on, BlueTooth devices using hcitool.

For example, to see what is in range you would simply do:

You can then parse that output to find device IDs. Once you have IDs, then you can probe a little farther with a command like:

sdptool can be used to find services on the BT device as well, try this:

Taking the concept farther, to the point where you start interacting with the phone, you should probably look into things like ObexFTP. Personally I don't know much about that end of the spectrum however, perhaps somebody with more experience could chime in at this point.

Hello everybody.

At the present I'm facing the same problem - I need an easy-to-use software to browse my S55 in Debian using Bluetooth. What you recommend are mostly command-line based tools. I would prefer to have something like "OBEX-capable" file browser with drag-and-drop features.

I will be really very thankful for any hint in that direction,
Andrey

I generally don't deal with the GUI, and certainly never a DE like GNOME/KDE, so I am a bit out of my element there. But I know that Kubuntu detects my BlueTooth capable phone, and I am able to browse it's directories and files from within the KDE file manager.

I have no idea how it does it, but I would suspect looking into ObexFS would be a good start.

Hello.

Thanks for your response. Actually, I'm interested in more general tool to access my cell phone. It is BT-capable, but I also have a data cable. And I can connect it to the PC/Linux, it is seen by the system and even registered as modem. But I don't know any way to reach its memory (and not only its "phone-related" features like SMS oder modem).

Perhaps, your hint with ObexFS is a right way to go. I will check it in some time.

Regards,
Andrey

Hi All,

I am still looking for a generic software, package or whatever which I can use to detect and play with Bluetooth (from all kinds of Mobiles) in the range. If anyone of you has a clue please let me know.

I am using Fedora operating system

Waiting for reply.

Regards,
Abubakar