Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:40:00 GMT From: Raphael Kubo da Costa <rakuco@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/172672: [ubt] Bluetooth device recognised but not working Message-ID: <201212260040.qBQ0e0mq018667@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/172672; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Raphael Kubo da Costa <rakuco@FreeBSD.org> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: David <turbolad995@hotmail.co.uk> Subject: Re: kern/172672: [ubt] Bluetooth device recognised but not working Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:35:06 +0200 David <turbolad995@hotmail.co.uk> writes: > Yes I'm trying to send files via Bluetooth on that netbook. > > It appears to be that PC-BSD has not yet put the right "GUI" tools in > place to make it easy for newbies like me. :) > > On 25/12/2012 21:50, Raphael Kubo da Costa wrote: >> Could you expand on the "not working properly" part? Are you trying to >> use an input device via Bluetooth? >> >> The Handbook [1] and these pages [2][3] have helped me get my Bluetooth >> keyboard working on 9-STABLE. >> >> [1] http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-bluetooth.html >> [2] http://geekinfo.net/article.php?story=20080427222204364 >> [3] http://astralblue.livejournal.com/357664.html Please keep bug-followup@ CC'ed otherwise your response won't get noted on the PR. I don't use PC-BSD myself, but it looks like the 9.1 release includes some sort of Bluetooth Manager [1]. In any case, you could also try following the steps in the Handbook to see if there's really a problem on FreeBSD or not. [1] http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/Bluetooth_Manager
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