Bluetooth enable in fc11?

[Bill Davidsen]

drago01 wrote:
> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:
>> drago01 wrote:
>>> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com> wrote:
>>>> I have loaded all the "bluez*" stuff, dmesg shows no errors in the
>>>> bluetooth
>>>> lines, is there some tool google didn't show to duplicate the Windows
>>>> behavior of showing BT devices nearby and offering to connect to them. I
>>>> really would like to use a BT headset, and maybe use BT for a printer,
>>>> but
>>>> there just doesn't seem to be any such app, so I assume I have to install
>>>> yet more packages.
>>>>
>>>> Under Windows the system see headsets, cell phones, a printer, and an
>>>> "other
>>>> device" which is unidentified. I would think this would be common enough
>>>> to
>>>> work out of the box, but it doesn't even work under fc10.
>>>
>>> Just right click on the BT icon in the panel.
>>> Everything needed is installed by default and works just fine.
>>>
>> What BT icon would that be? There certainly is none in any default I've ever
>> used. Or is this one of those KDE-only things? And the Bluetooth item on the
>> applications menu if offering to open files, not look for devices.
> 
> When a BT device is plugged in / detected you should see an icon in
> the notification-area.

I agree, only it doesn't work that way. I was looking for a tool like Windows 
has, which enumerates the BT devices in the area, clearly support hasn't 
prograssed that far. Like iwlist for wifi, to get the info which is available 
instead of what NetworkMangler thinks you are allowed to see.

> The rightclick menu offers different things you can do with bluetooth,
> it also provides a wizard for setting up new devices.
> 
I would settle for totally manual method if it worked, actually prefer it so I 
could see where it doesn't work.

I take it from the lack of other info that it is intended to work automatically 
or not at all, to avoid confusing users with information. Thanks anyway.

-- 
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
   "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked."  - from Slashdot