How to my my USB Bluetooth Port

Eric ejazzkatt at gmail.com
Tue Mar 16 04:40:51 UTC 2010


Tom Bell wrote:
> Eric wrote:
>> Tom Bell wrote:
>>   
>>> Eric wrote:
>>>     
>>>> I am trying to configure my cell phone via bluetooth. The phone is a
>>>> Motorola W490. I have a USB Bluetooth device. In trying to configure
>>>> Wammu, it asked where my Bluetooth device is located. Does anyone know
>>>> where it's located or how I can find out where it's located?
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>       
>>> Make sure that you have "hcitool" installed.
>>> Type,
>>>
>>> hcitool dev
>>>
>>> and it should show you the bluetooth device.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>     
>> Thank you. I'll give it a try in the morning.
>>
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>   
> I made one small error, all hcitool and hciconfig commands MUST
> be done with sudo or su permission.  Like thus:
> sudo hciconfig -a hci0
> sudo hcitool con
> 
> 
> Tom
> 
Thanks Tom.

I got it to work and I found what I needed.

Eric Jackson




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