(K)ubuntu @ Asus Eee PC 1001HA - request for advise.

[Bas Roufs]

Hello Tom and others

Try:
>
> sudo hcitool dev
>
> It will give you the device name (hci0, hci1, hci2...) followed by the
> MAC address.
bas at Viaconsensus2:~$ sudo hcitool dev
[sudo] password for bas:
Devices:
        hci0    00:09:DD:50:8E:63
bas at Viaconsensus2:~$

> Type:
>
> sudo hciconfig up hci0      ; use the device name for hci0 if different

bas at Viaconsensus2:~$ sudo hciconfig up hci0
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:09:DD:50:8E:63 ACL MTU: 310:10 SCO MTU: 64:8
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:1049 acl:0 sco:0 events:36 errors:0
        TX bytes:1347 acl:0 sco:0 commands:34 errors:0

bas at Viaconsensus2:~$


> sudo hciconfig -a iac get hci0
bas at Viaconsensus2:~$ sudo hciconfig -a iac get hci0
hci0:   Type: USB
        BD Address: 00:09:DD:50:8E:63 ACL MTU: 310:10 SCO MTU: 64:8
        UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN
        RX bytes:1049 acl:0 sco:0 events:36 errors:0
        TX bytes:1347 acl:0 sco:0 commands:34 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xff 0x59 0x83
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'Viaconsensus2-0'
        Class: 0x4a010c
        Service Classes: Networking, Capturing, Telephony
        Device Class: Computer, Laptop
        HCI Ver: 2.1 (0x4) HCI Rev: 0x12e7 LMP Ver: 2.1 (0x4) LMP Subver: 0x12e7
        Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)

>
> If you have the MAC address of the device you are connecting to try:
>
> sudo hcitool name "MAC Address"      ; replace "MAC Address" with MAC
> Address of device.
Taking into account the instructions above, the next konsole command would be:
sudo hcitool hci0 00:09:DD:50:8E:63
This is what happens:
bas at Viaconsensus2:~$ sudo hcitool hci0 00:09:DD:50:8E:63
bas at Viaconsensus2:~$
So, no failure report nor any other specific message comes out.

> Let's see how far you get.
Now, my mobile phone does recognise the dongle/ laptop combination as
"Viaconsensus2-0", which sounds correct, taking into account the name
I gave to this laptop when installing Kubuntu Karmic: "Viaconsensus2".
At this machine, the dongle/ laptop combination is being recognised
via "Adaptors" in KBluetooth as follows:
Viaconsensus2-0, MAC Adress 00:09:DD:50:8E:63

When using the "KBluetooth device wizard", both my present day mobile
phone and 2 previous ones are being mentioned. But when selecting my
present day phone (Samsung SGH J700i), I get the following message:
"Sorry, your device does not  support input service."
When trying to connect from my phone to the laptop, I get a similar
result. As I said, my phone does recognise "Viaconsensus2-0". But it
does not manage to connect with it.

So, we are making progress. But there is still some missing link, for
which I would appreciate your help.

Thanks, respectfully yours,

Bas.