[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Bluetooth

[Farran Lee]

there is this... but on my laptop it will run, but won't find any
bluetooth devices. The command is "kbtobexclient", but it is a kde
program. It's called Bluetooth OBEX Client - it worked fine on our main
pc though. Try it, see what it does for you.

Also, try gnome-obex-server. When you run it, there is a little icon in
the system tray (sorry - window$ term). In Nautilus, right click on the
file you want to send and select 'Send to'. In there, you can select use
of the Bluetooth client and then pick the device to send it to.

I have noticed that Ubuntu doesn't seem to support background scanning
for services. I haven't really looked into it much, but I noticed that
it will only find wireless networks when you tell it to. To make my
laptop see my phone through bluetooth, I have to send something from my
phone to my laptop first (I use the integrated nautilus bluetooth
client).

Hope the first half helped!
fazza :)
ps I'm only 14, so I could be wrong on the programs! ;)

On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 09:02 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:

> I've been fiddling with bluetooth in Ubuntu, and have been a wee bit
> surprised that I don't seem to be able to find a good gui, that
> integrates all of the functions I want to use.
> 
> For instance, when transferring a file from PC to mobile phone for
> instance, it seems you have to use the command:
> 
> gnome-obex-send filenamehere
> 
> Or create yourself a desktop shortcut with gnome-obex-send as the
> command, and drag and drop.
> 
> Is there a gui that ties bluetooth filesharing together in an easy to
> use app? If not, perhaps it's something to try and figure out as part
> of my embryonic programming skills ;-)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Chris
> 
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