[missing-sync-winmobile-talk] bluetooth

[Ken Freeman]

We only document and support Bluetooth synchronization with the integrated
Bluetooth Manager software in Windows Mobile (chapter 4 in the User Guide).
As mentioned in the User Guide, if your device uses some other Bluetooth
hardware and software it may not work the same.

Ken


On 10/8/05 2:15 AM, "Daniel Beiderwieden" <daniel.beiderwieden at gmx.de>
wrote:

>> --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
>> Von: Pierre <pierre.bed at osteos.ch>
>> An: The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile Discussion
>> List <missing-sync-winmobile-talk at lists.markspace.com>
>> Betreff: Re: [missing-sync-winmobile-talk] bluetooth
>> Datum: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 10:34:51 +0200
>> 
>> On 10/6/05 6:33 AM, "Daniel Beiderwieden" <daniel.beiderwieden at gmx.de>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> i took the time to try to get my mda compact synced via
>>> bluetooth...it doesnt work
>>> 
>>> i watched the how-to and ended up with not having an bluetooth
>>> manager....
>>> 
>> 
>> Not sure what you mean by not having a Bluetooth Manager? The Bluetooth
>> Manager on my device often will not open. I have to do a soft reset
>> of the
>> device to get the Bluetooth Manager. I don't think this has anything
>> to do
>> with the Missing Sync, but it makes connecting or pairing a pain.
>> 
> 
> not having a bluetooth-manager means i dont have a software called
> bluetooth-manager!
> here you can see the differences having a B-M or not:
> http://www.sotmysoft.de/MDAII_XPSP2_Bluetooth.htm
> and with B-M
> http://www.sotmysoft.de/iPAQ3970_Widcomm_Bluetooth_.htm
> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> then i just tried to pair the device and pairing works...but thats
>>> all. no sync, nothing.
>>> 
>> 
>> Did you initiate the pairing from the Mac or the device. For some
> 
> i did the pairing from the mda compact
> 
>> reason it
>> is best to initiate the pairing from the phone using the Connection
>> Wizard
>> in the Bluetooth Manager. There is a specific "ActiveSync via Bleutooth"
>> wizard. Smartphone's don't have the same type of wizard but you can
> 
> mda compacts also dont have this wizard...
> 
>> initiate
>> the pairing from Start > Settings > Bluetooth. Some Smartphones also
>> have a
>> "Setup BT ActiveSync" option in the ActiveSync menu.
>> 
>> The tips for clearing up any remaining Bluetooth connection problems
>> are:
>> 
>> - Disable any firewalls, or open ports 5678 and 5679.
> 
> firewall is not active on the mac
> 
>> 
>> - If the device has both WiFi and Bluetooth, disable WiFi when trying to
>> Bleutooth sync.
> 
> device=mda? mda has no wifi
> 
>> 
>> - In the Bluetooth preferences on the Mac, select the sharing tab, then
>> select "Bluetooth-PDA-Sync" and try switching the type from "Modem to
>> RS-232."
> 
> there is bluetooth-pda-sync to select in the options...there is just a
> "dienst zu seriellem anschluss hinzufügen", which will cause a SerialPort-1.
> i did have this serialport active by the way...
> 
> when i choose my device at the devices-tab (geräte) i have the opportunity
> to edit ports (anschlüsse bearbeiten)... i activated the com4 as rs-232
> 
>> 
>> - Make sure you have Bluetooth enabled in the Missing Sync preferences
>> 
>> - If your Mac is not currently connected to the Internet, try
>> connecting to
>> the Internet and then connect via Bluetooth.
>> 
>> Ken
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> can i please get a step by step to get this thing to work...what do i
>>> have to change on the ibook/mda???
>>> _______________________________________________
> 
> is there any chance to get this to work? have you ever tried any device
> without bluetooth-manager before announcing to support bluetooth-sync?
> i never got my qtek 8010 to sync via bt and now have problems with the mda
> too....thats not really a good support for this function...
> 
> well, maybe the device is the problem. can anyone please check if a htc
> magician or himalaya is able to work with bt?