Re: [Bluez-users] pairing problem - please help

[Charles Majola <charles@ubuntu.com>]

Robert Brewer wrote:

>I'm not sure I ever had an /etc/bluetooth/link_key file.  
>I've got an email into Logitech support to find out more
>about it pairing abilities and any reset capability... but
>my guess is the best I can do is remove the battery.  I'm
>not certain that will clear its memory though.
>
>If I tried to find the PIN and hostname used on the Windows
>side would that help?
>
>Thanks for the tips.
>
>-Rob
>
>On 8/14/05, Brad Midgley <bmidgley@xmission.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Robert,
>>
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>>>A few weeks ago I successfully paired my headset with my broadcom dongle
>>>under bluez.  I was able to l2ping the headset, and btsco was able to make
>>>the headset ring.  I couldn't get audio data through, but now I know that
>>>is because bluez doesn't support SCO for broadcom.
>>>
>>>Now I can't get the headset paired.  The past week I've been pairing the headset
>>>with the same dongle under WinXP.  Any thoughts on what is going wrong?
>>>      
>>>
>>Several people have had similar issues. Sometimes, removing
>>/etc/bluetooth/link_key works since it resets the pairing. Sometimes it
>>doesn't help at all.
>>
>>Is it true that the failed attempts are all on dualboot machines that
>>have used windows to pair to the headset? Maybe the headset remembers
>>the bdaddr but gets confused by the fact that the stored credentials
>>under linux don't match the last pairing in windows. That's about the
>>only idea I've had on it and I don't see much discussion here about
>>what's going on...
>>
>>Some headsets remember multiple pairings. Does yours have a reset,
>>something more drastic than just putting it in pairing mode? My iTech
>>set has a reset but I've come to believe they put that in there because
>>the headset completely locks up and becomes unresponsive on occasion :(
>>
>>Brad
>>
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TOP POSTING ? *sigh*

Actually I think his probem is that fact that /etc/bluetooth/pin reads
"1234" and it actually should read "PIN:1234". I noticed that from the
sources after my fone stopped pairng with my laptop. Removing the
link_key file and fixing the above should work.

--
chmj

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