[Bug 551950] Re: gnome-bluetooth cannot use pin = 1234

[KeithG]

Baptiste,

Yes, I did try this and was able to find it. If I selected fixed pin
1234, it accepts that then immediately shows me the 6 digit pin and
tells me that it failed to connect. I have found the gnome-bluetooth
package to be inconsistent with pairing and repairing. That is except
with OBEX file transfer. That works very robustly and consistently with
a nokia phone I have used.

I have had much better luck with bluez-gnome in getting to pair and set
up reliably my PANU network and to re-pair when the device returns to
the vicinity of the computer. I have a hunch that some things were
broken with the addition of btusb and not all cases have been repaired.

Another thing that seems to be missing in both Bluez-gnome and gnome-
bluetooth is the ability to set up a serial port. In Blueman, I was able
to pair then immediately it set up /dev/rfcomm0 for me. I do not see any
way of doing this in gnome-bluetooth. If I am missing it or if there is
an update, I am willing to try.

The other thing is that I have not been able to pair with the second
serial port on the bluetooth device with any package. Blueman allows the
first one to be set up, but does not see the second one (probably as it
does not advertise itself as SPP). I have been using this under XP for
some time and it works fine. I would love to be able to use it under
Linux.

Is there a web page describing some of the more esoteric aspects of
gnome-bluetooth setup? I mean, if there is a way to query the device to
get the info then edit some file to allow consistent operation, I am
fine with that. any edits of the /etc/bluetooth files does not seem to
do anything useful. I have not been able to find anything consistent on
this. "sdpbrowse" does not seem to work, "hciconfig scan" does not see
the serial port, either. In fact, it cannot even report back that it
sees the BT radio on the device! I am happy and fine with using command
line stuff to make this work, but that seems to be either lacking or has
changed and I have not been able to find the documentation allowing me
to make this connection.

If this really sounds like I have messed something up with all this
trial, is there a simple way I can totally remove and reinstall the
gnome-bluetooth package to ensure that I have all the files and setup
correct?

Thanks!

Keith

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gnome-bluetooth cannot use pin = 1234
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