Of course it should be possible to change. IF a default should be chosen, it should be $HOSTNAME.
The bug still lives in 14.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to bluez in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/837196 Title: Cannot change bluetooth name Status in GNOME Bluetooth: Invalid Status in “bluez” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “gnome-bluetooth” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: There is no option to change friendly name in the bluetooth settings. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-bluetooth 3.1.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-9.14-generic 3.0.3 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-9-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.279 Date: Tue Aug 30 07:01:31 2011 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110828) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-bluetooth UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-bluetooth/+bug/837196/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp