Is there a pc suite for linux?

[Sean McMahon]

Is there some site which shows which usb bluetooth adapters work with linux?  I
have a 2.6.11 kernel.
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From: "Adam Myrow" <amyrow at midsouth.rr.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Is there a pc suite for linux?


> Here is a link to a tutorial on getting a Nokia 3650 to work with Linux
> over Bluetooth.  I suspect that most of the steps would be similar with
> other series 60 phones.  I managed to get it working enough to send files
> from the phone, but for some reason, I couldn't get it working the other
> way.  I don't know about infrared compatibility, but I bought a USB
> bluetooth adapter, and, at least in Windows, it works well.  As I said, I
> had it partially working under Linux, but I then upgraded Slackware from
> 10.0 to 10.1, and deleted it all.  Maybe, I'll give it another shot in the
> near future and see if perhaps, I did something wrong, but I think it
> should be possible.  Bluetooth is nice, because, once set up, you can put
> the phone wherever you like, and it can be pointing in any direction and
> still work.  Of course, I strongly suggest that when you are done, you
> disable the Bluetooth support on the phone, since there are a few viruses
> which have been known to spread via that protocol.  I wouldn't be
> surprised to see a Norton Antivirus for cell phones in the near future
> since Symantec seems to be willing to make a little money off anything.
>
> As I recall in my previous experiments, the biggest problem I had was with
> UDEV in the 2.6 kernel failing to create devices until I had echoed
> something to them.  I don't know if this is still an issue, but this
> thread has made me want to give it another shot.  Anyway, the URL of the
> tutorial I used for my previous attempts is below.
> http://www.saunalahti.fi/~laakkon1/linux/3650_blue.php
> Hope it is at least a little helpful.
>
>
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