On 4/16/05, VB vboyt@yahoo.com wrote:
I am running Gnome. I was thinking of installing gnome-bluetooth but don't know if this will allow me to use hcitool or if I would have to do all my bluetooth related actions through gnome-bluetooth??
Hi VB,
I'm relatively new still to linux and fedora, but this is what I've been able to do with my desktop and a bluetooth USB dongle, using gnome-bluetooth:
1) usually I have to hotplug in the dongle (not a big surprise, sometimes need to do that in xp too).
2) I have to set my bluetooth devices (cellphone and PDA) to be "visible"... still haven't figured out proper pairing yet. :-)
3) in "System Tools - Bluetooth Manager" you should be able to now see your device(s).
4) then click on "System Tools - Bluetooth File Sharing" (a little bluetooth icon should then appear on your gnome panel).
5) now I can send any files from my computer to either device (by right-clicking on a file).
I still haven't had time to figure out any more functions but this got me started and did what I initially needed to do. I hope maybe that helps.
-Steve.