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| Most of the HOWTOs linked from the [http://wiki.bluez.org/#HOWTOs Bluez.org Wiki] apply pretty well to recent openSUSE releases, so unless we have more extensive documentation here, it might be a good idea to read those. | Most of the HOWTOs linked from the [http://wiki.bluez.org/#HOWTOs Bluez.org Wiki] apply pretty well to recent openSUSE releases, so unless we have more extensive documentation here, it might be a good idea to read those. | ||
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| + | Bluetooth audio is not yet working as smoothly as we would like. However, a HOWTO to get things going is available [[Bluetooth/Headphones-HOWTO|here]]. | ||
| === Activating / deactivating bluetooth === | === Activating / deactivating bluetooth === | ||
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Bluetooth and related Topics
Note: this page is still work in progress, stay tuned!
openSUSE 11.1
The following information is a fix to bug 461369 [1]. "hcitool cc <bt addr>" reports "Can't connect: Input/output error", and "bluetoothd -nd" reports that it can't connect to d-bus. This is a problem with the bluetooth kernel driver not working properly. The solution is to "modprobe btusb reset=1" as root. Then add the following line to your /etc/modprobe.conf.local file (again, as root):
options btusb reset=1
This should allow bluetooth to function after subsequent reboots.
If you are having issues with kde's bluetooth frontends try installing gnome-bluetooth and bluez-gnome, and running bluetooth-applet.
HOWTOs
Most of the HOWTOs linked from the Bluez.org Wiki apply pretty well to recent openSUSE releases, so unless we have more extensive documentation here, it might be a good idea to read those.
Bluetooth Audio
Bluetooth audio is not yet working as smoothly as we would like. However, a HOWTO to get things going is available here.
Activating / deactivating bluetooth
To save energy on a laptop and to be protected against bluetooth hacks, the bluetooth module should be enabled only when needed. Use the Fn-key combination (e.g. Fn + F5, depending on your laptop model) to switch it on/off.
Input Devices
- Note that in 11.1, the KDE input wizard is not working correctly. Please use the bluetooth-applet (package bluez-gnome) for now.
- How to connect your input devices using kinputwizard.
- More good information is on the Bluez Wiki Input Devices HOWTO Page.
RFCOMM Devices (aka "Dialup")
- How to setup rfcomm devices.
Gnome
There is a bug in in 10.3 where the hidd command has been disabled , and you are not able pair bluetooth devices. See bugzilla [[2]] This was not a problem in 10.2. To work around this, do not enable bluetooth from YaST. Re-install Gnome bluetooth packages as well as KDE Kinputwizard. run gnome tools from the control panel, and use kinputwizard to pair your device. Once paired you can use gnome bluetooth applet as per normal.
For 10.3, you can grab an updated bluez-gnome package from GNOME:Community. This will allow you to pair and connect input devices. Install gnome-vfs-obexftp in order to browse obex serving devices.
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