Return-Path: From: Michael McConnell To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] how to scan for other bluetooth device In-Reply-To: <42BACBEB.5080805@e28.com.hk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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, 23 Jun 2005 19:00:30 +0100 (BST) On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Jacky Cheung wrote: > my mobile device is on.. and had tried hcitool scan., but no device found With most mobile phones, you can have Bluetooth enabled with it set "hidden", that is, it won't respond to scans. Depending on the phone, you may have an option to toggle it visible or hidden (like the Nokia 6310i), or a "Find Me" option (like most Motorolas) that makes the phone respond to scans for the next 60 seconds, after which it will revert to being hidden. > Joel - JFX wrote: > > >the bluetooth option like "visible" on your mobile are ON?? > > > >you can scan using "hcitool scan" > > > >2005/6/23, Jacky Cheung : > > > > > >>Hi all, > >> > >>I am new to linux Bluetooth. I've got a question in paging other > >>bluetooth device, says Bluetooth support phone. > >> > >>My PC is running in Redhat9.0, and I got a USB Bluetooth device. When I > >>plugin the Bluetooth device, I've got the following message from > >>/var/log/message > >> > >>Jun 23 18:03:48 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1d.2-1, > >>assigned address 5 > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost hcid[2611]: HCI dev 0 registered > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost hcid[2579]: HCI dev 0 registered > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost hcid[2611]: HCI dev 0 up > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost hcid[2579]: HCI dev 0 up > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost hcid[2579]: Starting security manager 0 > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost hcid[2611]: Starting security manager 0 > >>Jun 23 18:03:49 localhost /sbin/hotplug: no runnable > >>/etc/hotplug/bluetooth.agent is installed > >>Jun 23 18:03:52 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup hci_usb for USB > >>product a12/1/1120 > >> > >>Actually, I can see the Bluetooth device from hciconfig, and the phone > >>can scan the USB BT. However, I fail to scan the phone device in PC. Is > >>that I have missed some settings? > >> > >>Thanks > >> > >>Regards, > >>Jacky Cheung > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------- > >>SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > >>from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > >>informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > >>speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Bluez-users mailing list > >>Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > >SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > >from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > >informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > >speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click > >_______________________________________________ > >Bluez-users mailing list > >Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Bluez-users mailing list > Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users > -- Michael "Soruk" McConnell Eridani Star System MailStripper - "The easy spam filter." http://mailstripper.eridani.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users