Return-Path: From: Marcel Holtmann To: BlueZ users In-Reply-To: <4587BB0E.2070909@glidos.net> References: <4587BB0E.2070909@glidos.net> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:20:29 +0100 Message-Id: <1166523629.29972.18.camel@violet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] hcid.conf seemingly ignored Reply-To: BlueZ users List-Id: BlueZ users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Hi Paul, > I had my server (running SuSE 10.1) set up as a gateway for my PDA > following the advice in: > http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=bluetoothnetworking > > I've just swapped over to SuSE 10.2 which has bluesz 3.7-14 and > the set up no longer works. > > hciconfig says: > > hci0: Type: USB > BD Address: 00:09:DD:50:47:BB ACL MTU: 384:8 SCO MTU: 64:8 > UP RUNNING PSCAN > RX bytes:401 acl:0 sco:0 events:18 errors:0 > TX bytes:317 acl:0 sco:0 commands:17 errors:0 > > with ISCAN missing, although my hcid.conf file has "iscan enable". > > I can use "hciconfig hci0 iscan" to fix that, but this all makes > me think I'm doing something wrong. If I change hcid.conf to have > "pscan disable" that has no effect: still PSCAN is listed in > the report from hciconfig. Its as though hcid.conf is being ignored. to make this work you need to set discovto to 0, because otherwise hcid will automatically switch you device into non-discoverable mode to protect you. You can of course install bluez-gnome and use bluetooth-properties to do this configuration with a shiny UI. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users