From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: Marcel Holtmann To: BlueZ users In-Reply-To: <45D6DA8B.4060405@sneakemail.com> References: <45D6DA8B.4060405@sneakemail.com> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:42:30 +0100 Message-Id: <1171708950.27519.7.camel@violet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Request FAQ entries: (need for) passkey-agent + replug dongle for it to work... Reply-To: BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Hi Peter, > Thanks for great software. It rocks when its configured right. Which > took some time - at least for me. > > First, I spent a long time wondering why `hcitool scan` was empty / > didn't show any output other than "Scanning ..." > > I had plugged in my brand new Bluetooth USB dongle and seen that it > loaded the USB and bluetooth drivers! Great! Then I installed and > bluez-utils and gnokii. `hcitool scan` kept showing empty output until I > unplugged and reconnected the dongle!!! How was I to know *that*? I > remember struggling with this before and also tearing my hair out when I > discovered it back then... :D I found several questions about this (with > some suggestions about pin_helper!! ) but no good answers/solutions. > > Next, I spent *forever* trying to get pin_helper to work on my new > installation! And it didn't because I'm using 3.X versions. There are > *so* many posts out there talking about pin_helper, that I didn't even > question that they all might be invalid. > > Somewhere along the line I discovered Marcel Holtmann mentioning > something about passkey-agent. 3 minutes later all was working fine. > > I've now spent almost 5 hours getting a new bluetooth dongle and my > phone to communicate, even though I already had a laptop working with > bluez setup right next to it. > > May I please suggest that these two be added as FAQs? > (At the very least, I'll now be able to find these two valuable tips in > the mailing list archives next time! :D) actually you might wanna write an article for the wiki by yourself. Check out wiki.bluez.org and feel free to extend the information. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users