[Bug 284994] Re: bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices

[tz]

For known device problems:

If you delete the device from the list, it should ask for a pin the next
time, but you might need to exit the wizard and/or preferences and
restart the process.  This has worked for me.

Also some devices don't require passcodes so will pair without them, or
worse, the bluetooth subsystem "remembers" the WRONG details (I had a
similar problem on my Nokia tablet - a headset wouldn't connect though
was paired and deleted and re-paired several times)

You would need to find and manually delete any entries from
/var/lib/bluetooth/(adapteraddress)/* referring to the device, or stop
bluetooth, wipe all the entries in the directory and re-pair (pun
intended) everything, and restart the bluetooth system.

I can't easily duplicate the problem but if it happens, I'll try to find
the entry that needs to be deleted.  Somewhere in the bluez stack, if a
device is deleted, it needs to be purged (all references removed) or at
least a purge option should be given.  Or perhaps purge all unpaired
devices or something similar, but there may be a simpler fix.

-- 
bluetooth-wizard unable to pair to fixed pin devices
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284994
You received this bug notification because you are a member of
Bluetooth, which is subscribed to bluez-gnome in ubuntu.