Re: [Bluez-users] Timeout for connections

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Mikael,

> I ended up creating a little helper program that I run suid root that
> sets the Page Timeout on startup of my application. I also use this
> program to set the local name and try to force the inquiry mode to get
> RSSI. I have a feeling that you won't like hearing about this at all
> and you will probably take the opportunity to tell me I should use
> D-BUS. Something which I'm thinking about more and more. The problem
> with D-BUS is just that there is no Obex service available, and I
> don't want half my application using D-BUS and the other half not. So
> then I'm thinking more and more about writing a D-BUS Obex service.
> But before I do that it would be nice to get some feedback on the
> thoughts I have for that API. Where would be a good place to get that
> feedback? This mailing list is certanly one place, but what more is
> there?

first of all, you should call "man hcid.conf" and check the options for
setting the name and pageto. The inquiry mode is selected automatically
with bluez-utils-3.x and it picks the best one of course. In case of
Bluetooth 2.1 hardware this would mean of course extended inquiry. For
the bluez-utils-2.x we had the inqmode option to do it manually.

Even using D-Bus only for half of the tasks is still worth using D-Bus
for whatever possible. You can actually script most of the stuff very
easily with dbus-send or a small python program.

And yes, I have plans for a simple OBEX service that allows you to
handle incoming files, but also send files. However I have no idea when
I will get around to write that service. Feel free to start with it.

Regards

Marcel



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