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leeyee

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From: Kingston, Canada

Registered: 2009-01-07

Posts: 150

How to browse mobile phone via bluetooth when using bluez-gnome?

Hi guys,

I can send files from laptop to mobile phone, or vice versa, and can also use mobile phone as a bluetooth modem through /dev/rfcomm0. However, by right click on bluetooth manager tray icon and choose 'Browse Device', I only get a blank nautilus window. How can I browse my mobile phone?

I have had following packages installed:

gnome-vfs-obexftp 0.4-4[from AUR]
obex-data-server 0.3-3
openobex 1.3-2
bluez-gnome 0.25-1
bluez-libs 3.32-1
bluez-utils 3.32-1
gnome-bluetooth 0.11.0-2

Thanks for your helps!

Last edited by leeyee (2009-01-24 14:59:31)

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blasse

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From: Poland

Registered: 2008-04-24

Posts: 303

Re: How to browse mobile phone via bluetooth when using bluez-gnome?

Browsing with bluetooth is broken when using Bluez3 and GVFS. Bluez4 from testing is also still mostly broken, so there is no way for now to this

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leeyee

Member

From: Kingston, Canada

Registered: 2009-01-07

Posts: 150

Re: How to browse mobile phone via bluetooth when using bluez-gnome?

Browsing with bluetooth is broken when using Bluez3 and GVFS. Bluez4 from testing is also still mostly broken, so there is no way for now to this

Aright, at least it's for sure now.

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Archlinux x86_64 on Thinkpad T400
Intel X4500MHD / ATI HD3470 Graphics, 2G RAM, 160G HD

archlinuxsagi

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Registered: 2008-09-12

Posts: 259

Re: How to browse mobile phone via bluetooth when using bluez-gnome?

actually use can use obexftp to hookup to your mobile device using bluetooth.
I just use obexftp from extra.

biloky

Member

Registered: 2008-03-02

Posts: 61

Re: How to browse mobile phone via bluetooth when using bluez-gnome?

I have had following packages installed:

gnome-vfs-obexftp 0.4-4[from AUR]
obex-data-server 0.3-3
openobex 1.3-2
bluez-gnome 0.25-1
bluez-libs 3.32-1
bluez-utils 3.32-1
gnome-bluetooth 0.11.0-2

Hmm... that's odd... I have the same packages installed except for gnome-vfs-obexftp (I don't have this) and "Browse Device" is working here.  I can browse the phone contents and copy files from the phone, but not to the phone (via Nautilus).

wooptoo

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Registered: 2007-04-23

Posts: 78

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Re: How to browse mobile phone via bluetooth when using bluez-gnome?

Use these fuse/defuse scripts: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php? … 95#p498095

(to mods: yea, i spammed this to a few bluetooth related topics because there seems to be no other decent method to browse bluetooth devices)