Can you make the computer visible to the phone then take over the computer with the phone?On Sun, 4 Dec 2011, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> On 12/04/11 15:21, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > Good so far, now make your cell phone discoverable. That's in bluetooth > > settings somewhere then try that again. If that fails, see if you can > > make your computer discoverable and try taking the computer over with > > the cell phone. Some of these pieces of equipment really don't work. > > > > On Sun, 4 Dec 2011, Marc Shapiro wrote: > > > > > I have never used bluetooth before and never had a bluetooth enabled > > > phone, so > > > please bear with me. > > > > > > I have just upgraded from Lenny to Squeeze. > > > I have a bluetooth USB dongle on my box. > > > I have an LG420 through Tracphone. > > > I have installed Bluez. > > > > > > I have turned bluetooth on at the phone and tried to search for other > > > bluetooth devices (my desktop box). It does not fins any devices. > > > > > > Following some documentation that I found elsewhere, I tried: > > > > > > # hcitool dev > > > Devices: > > > hci0 00:15:83:4B:C7:1C > > > > > > # hcitool scan > > > Scanning ... > > > 74:A7:22:01:5D:ED LG 420G > > > > > > # hcitool inq > > > Inquiring ... > > > 74:A7:22:01:5D:ED clock offset: 0x2326 class: 0x520204 > > > > > > # l2ping 74:A7:22:01:5D:ED > > > Can't connect: Permission denied > > > > > > > > > So, the desktop seems to find the phone, but can not make a connection to > > > it. > > > Is there something that I still need to do on the phone so that I can > > > connect > > > to it from the desktop? What about connection the other way? > > > > > > All that I need to do at this time is to be able to transfer files between > > > the > > > desktop and the phone, primarily photos and .mp3 files. > > > > > > I don't know what to do next. > > > > > > All help appreciated. > > > > > > Marc > > The phone is visible and the computer does find it. I just can't make any > connection to the phone once I have found it. The connection is the missing > part. > > Marc > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.01.1112050512500.86...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg