Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
On Tue, 2022-12-13 at 09:43 +1100, Stephen Morris wrote: > I have a pair of "water dancing" bluetooth speakers that I am > trying to get working under F37, I had these working in fedora quite > some time ago and I've forgotten how I got them working. I've gone into > the bluetooth interface in

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-13 Thread Tim via users
On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 17:53 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol > ever invented? > > Sometimes you have to put the device you are trying to connect to into > some special mode before it will show up, and the way you do that >

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Stephen Morris
On 13/12/22 13:46, Stephen Morris wrote: On 13/12/22 09:53, Tom Horsley wrote: On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:43:43 +1100 Stephen Morris wrote: why? Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol ever invented? Sometimes you have to put the device you are trying to

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Samuel Sieb
On 12/12/22 18:46, Stephen Morris wrote: On 13/12/22 09:53, Tom Horsley wrote: On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:43:43 +1100 Stephen Morris wrote: why? Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol ever invented? Sometimes you have to put the device you are trying to

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Thomas Dineen
Gentle People:    For much of my career in Electrical Engineering I was involved in IEEE Standards Development, attending IEEE Standards meetings for many years! Ironically I was present at the IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting when Bluetooth was born via a Call For Interest! I always found the name

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 7:14 PM Tim via users wrote: > > On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 17:53 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > > Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol > > ever invented? > > Bluetooth: noun, worse than WiFi Good one.

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Stephen Morris
On 13/12/22 09:53, Tom Horsley wrote: On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:43:43 +1100 Stephen Morris wrote: why? Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol ever invented? Sometimes you have to put the device you are trying to connect to into some special mode before it

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Tim via users
On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 17:53 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol > ever invented? Bluetooth: noun, worse than WiFi -- uname -rsvp Linux 3.10.0-1160.80.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 8 15:48:59 UTC 2022 x86_64 Boilerplate: All

Re: How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Tom Horsley
On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:43:43 +1100 Stephen Morris wrote: > why? Because bluetooth is the most persnickety unreliable temperamental protocol ever invented? Sometimes you have to put the device you are trying to connect to into some special mode before it will show up, and the way you do that

How do I identify a bluetooth device in bluetooth add device?

2022-12-12 Thread Stephen Morris
Hi,     I have a pair of "water dancing" bluetooth speakers that I am trying to get working under F37, I had these working in fedora quite some time ago and I've forgotten how I got them working. I've gone into the bluetooth interface in KDE's system settings and clicked on add device, which