"Richard"posted the following on 2006-03-01:
>
> Is anyone succesfully syncing their mobile with Evolution under either
> Gnome or KDE using bluetooth?
>
> I get an initial pairing but after that all connections fail.
>
> I have followed other (googled) advice on changing the pin helper in
> hcid.conf and now at least get a password prompt on the desktop during
> pairing.
>
> If its working, please tell me what type of phone you have and what
> bluetooth dongle you are using.
>
> No problems with hcitools : all report working dongle and a scan shows
> the phone. Initial pairing works. Nothing works after that.
>
> The gnome bluetooth manager is virtually usless : why it replaced the
> gnome-bluetooth-admin I dont know since it doesnt seem to do anything
> worthwhile at all.
>
> me : acer bluetooth dongle (usb) and SE K700i.
>
>
>
OK. I just went out & bought a Belkin USB 10m bluetooth dongle. Now
the K700i syncs perfectly. So much for "bluetooth standard".


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