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lloeki

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Registered: 2007-02-20

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computer initiated bluetooth pairing [solved]

well, I've got this bt mouse, and I want to pair it with my lappy which has bluetooth integrated. the problem arises with the mouse because, obviously, I can't initiate pairing from it, but that would be true for any other such device: keyboard, headset, etc... I circled round in man pages of bluez utils, without luck...

first, facts:
- pairing works if initiated from the device (tested with my w850i phone)
- 'hcitool scan' gives me the mouse
- 'sdptool browse' gives me the mouse services, which include HID

now, question:
how do I initiate pairing from the computer, given that I'm using a pure gnome system? (IIRC under kde I'd browse the device with konq, which would pop up computer initiated pairing request, but no more kde now).

Last edited by lloeki (2007-05-25 15:33:03)

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lloeki

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From: France

Registered: 2007-02-20

Posts: 456

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Re: computer initiated bluetooth pairing [solved]

okay, found it!

0. make sure hidd is started
1. put mouse in discoverable mode
2. 'hcitool scan' to retrieve bt device address
3. hidd --connect fo:ob:ar:ba:zb:am

easy as pie in the end, but really, it was not obvious I should use the daemon to pair...

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