Re: Connecting cell phones via bluetooth

On Sat, 2009-10-03 at 14:13 +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> > I have two cell phones that I'm trying to connect via bluetooth on
> > Mandriva 2009.1. One is a Motorola EM330, the other is a Nokia 2600. I'm
> > using an IOGear Bluetooth 2.1 USB Micro Adapter. I have installed what I
> > believe are all the necessary files. If I run 'Bluetooth' from the Gnome
> > applications menu both phones show up, one as a Nokia 2600c-2b and the
> > other as a Motorola Phone. However after that nothing seems to happen.
> > On the Motorola under Device Details it shows
> >
> > Name localhost-0
> > Type Computer
> > Access Automatic
> >
> > The Nokia shows
> >
> > Paired devices - localhost-0
> >
> > Using Nautilus I can send from the computer to each phone however can't
> > send from the phones to the computer. Using the Motorola and trying to
> > send an image I select 'send to bluetooth' then a screen with 'object
> > exchange' comes up and 'look for device'. Selecting 'look for device'
> > shows 'no devices found'
> >
> > I see no icon on the desktop for either phone. The Motorola connects
> > with a mini-USB with no problems but the Nokia has no such feature thus
> > the reason I'm wanting to get the bluetooth setup going. I can connect
> > both phones together via bluetooth which may be the way I'll have to go
> > if I can't get this working.
> >
> > I've googled, asked on the Gnome Users List and on the Mandriva Expert
> > list, gotten no repiles on either.
> >
> > Any advice/help would be appreciated
> >
> > Chris
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> > KeyID 0xE372A7DA98E6705C
> >
> >
> Hi Chris
> 
> you are right in your findings.  I bought a Nexus mini usb adaptor blue
> micropro.  I'm using it on Linux mint7, I can browse file on device from
> my bluetooth icon on my task bar.  I can browse all folders on my nokia
> 2630 phone with no problems and I can pull files, images etc off the
> phone.
There is our differences, I have no icon on the task bar for bluetooth. Under Tools
Gnome > bluetooth it sees both the Motorola and the Nokia. When setting
up bluetooth preferences it shows up as localhost-0 on the phone and
under bluetooth preferences. I just deleted and re setup the motorola
however I still can't get the phone to see the computer. When trying to
send a picture from the phone to the computer I select "look for device"
on the phone, it already sees the Nokia however after a search it
states, no device found. I must be missing something somewhere. I'd
think that since I can send from the computer to either phone that I
should be able to go the other direction also. 

> Just like you when I attempt to send a picture to my computer from my
> Nokia 2630 I get search for devices then an error no devices found.

Maybe I mis-understood your statement above, it sounds like you said you can 
send from the phone to the computer but above it reads like you can't.

> I've always needed to send files from my computer to the phone but never
> the other way round because I can just browse my folders on my phone using
> obex ftp i think it's called.
> 
> I generally create my own ring tones, and bluetooth it across to my phone.
> 
> I'll keep trying and if I have a break through I'll let you know.
> 
> Regards
> Kevin

I guess for now I'll have to hard link the Motorola send whatever my
wife wants on her phone to it then connect the two via bluetooth and
transfer over to hers. That sure is the hard way to do things though.

Thanks
Chris


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