From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Installing bluetooth devices From: Marcel Holtmann To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net In-Reply-To: <1127311478.4331687601b7b@student.up.ac.za> References: <1127311478.4331687601b7b@student.up.ac.za> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1127401561.12287.0.camel@blade> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Reply-To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: BlueZ users List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:06:01 +0200 Hi Reinier, > I have some trouble running a bluetooth app. I tried to contact the developers > of the app for help, but they couldn't/wouldn't help me. Apparently I need to > install my bluetooth devices (I'm using a usb dongle to connect to my mobile > phone) to be able to run the app. "rfcomm -a" from the console returns an empty > list (in fact it returns nothing at all). I suppose this means that I have no > bluetooth devices installed, but I am able to execute "hcitool scan" which > returns the correct mac address of my phone. I'm not sure what to make of this.I > got error messages like > > open /dev/bluetooth/rfcomm0, No such file or directory > bt_rfcomm_config failed > unable to create rfcomm connection > > I've heard that I have to configure my dongle some how using "rfcomm". I've > tried some bluetooth appz which came with my distro ( Suse9.3 ) and I'm able to > communicate with certain types of phones. I'm rather new to bluez, so a detailed > answer would be much appreciated! why don't you tell us what application you are using? However using "rfcomm bind ..." could be the solution for your problem. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users