On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 02:55:18PM +0100, Phil Endecott wrote: > Package: bluez-utils > Version: 3.30-3 > Severity: wishlist > > > I'm typing this using a Bluetooth keyboard which it has taken me a long time > to get > working. Here are a couple of suggestions for README.Debian that could have > saved > me a bit of time: > > hidd --connect <bdaddr> > ... > For keyboards, type the PIN on the Bluetooth keyboard and hit > enter, and then type it in on a cable-attached keyboard to pair. > > I was typing it at the hidd program, which was ignoring me. Maybe this is > obvious > if you're running gnome (etc) that pops up a dialog, but I wasn't. So I > suggest > replacing that last part of that sentence with: > > ...and then supply it to the passkey agent (using a cable-attached > keyboard).
Thanks, I'll rephrase that. > > Regarding the passkey-agent program: is there a reason for not including a > binary? > It's only 8532 bytes. Example usage would also be helpful: > > $ ./passkey-agent --default 1234 mainly because it is only an example program not intended to be used. Indeed that needs some thought as well. > > BTW, the "unsupported" /var/lib/bluetooth/.../pincodes feature didn't work > for me. > Maybe I was doing something wrong (strace tells me that the file was being > read by > hcid). If this has now broken for some reason you might want to remove that > section. I'll have a look at that, thanks for the notice. filippo -- Filippo Giunchedi - http://esaurito.net PGP key: 0x6B79D401 random quote follows: How do you feel about women's rights? I like either side of them. -- Groucho Marx -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
