[Bug 336560] [NEW] BLUEz can not connect to SparkFun WRL-08461

[mad.hephaestus@gmail.com]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: bluez-utils

I have found that the bluetooth connection wizard in 8.10 will attempt
to send a random pin to a device that is not configured to enter a pin.
This behavior is found across the line of bluetooth development tools
from SparkFun and I'm sure others. I looked in the wizard code and found
that is certain bluetooth MAC preambles are detected such as Mac mice
that it blocks the random PIN generator and makes the pin 0000. By
adding my devices preamble to this source file and compiling it and
installing it from source, i was able to connect right away. This is
obviously not optimal. I am proposing either a config file to pull in
default pin codes, bluetooth MAC preambles to default the PIN to 0000,
or a button option to set your own PIN in the wizard. I would be willing
to work on this but first id like some feedback on which direction this
is being taken, or if this has been identified and worked on for Jaunty.
Some feedback from the experts would be helpful for a newbie to working
on a community project as large as Ubuntu.

 apt-cache policy bluez-utils
bluez-utils:
  Installed: 4.12-0ubuntu5
  Candidate: 4.12-0ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 4.12-0ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: bluez-utils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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BLUEz can not connect to SparkFun WRL-08461
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336560
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