Return-Path: Message-ID: <43005ADB.9040400@ubuntu.com> From: Charles Majola MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] pairing problem - please help References: <39673606050813203174545cc1@mail.gmail.com> <42FEDEBA.8060007@xmission.com> <396736060508141923370a6662@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <396736060508141923370a6662@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:05:31 +0200 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 wrote: > > >>Robert, >> >> >> >>>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 >> >> >> >> > > > 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 www.sourcecode.za.net www.ubuntulinux.org ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users