[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu <-> XP file xfers via bluetooth
luxxius
luxxius at googlemail.com
Sat Jun 2 12:19:28 BST 2007
Solved this myself - I hadn't realised that gnome-ubuntu did not install
the bluez-utils, and these are needed to run Bluetooth Manager. File
transfer now operational!
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Diana
luxxius wrote:
> I've been trying all day to get my Ubuntu box (Feisty) and my work WinXP
> laptop to transfer files to each other via bluetooth (using
> gnome-bluetooth on the Ubuntu box). They can see each other, but when I
> try to pair from XP I get 'The pairing was rejected by the remote device'.
>
> I've edited hcid.conf: security is set to 'auto' and the correct
> passkey entered.
>
> I'm initiating the pairing from the XP laptop because I don't know how
> to do this from the Ubuntu box.
>
> Any ideas would be very welcome before I tear out all my hair!
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