[missing-sync-winmobile-talk] Problems getting ActiveSync service?

[George Smallfield]

Tried this and in terminal the command
> sudo rm -f /private/var/root/Library/Preferences/blued.plist
gives me an error, rm: illegal option -- / usage ...


On Apr 21, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Brian M. Criscuolo wrote:

> Hey there all,
>
> I've been doing some further testing to see what might be going on for 
> you who still are unable to get ActiveSync to show up as a service 
> when you pair a device. I'd like to share what I've found in hopes 
> that it helps some of you.
>
> First of all, I'm testing on an MDA Pro.
>
> Next, my Bluetooth name is < 21 character - "PowerBook_G4" is my 
> creative name.
>
> I have been able to pair, get ActiveSync as a service, and so on for 
> quite some time.
>
> In my Bluetooth preferences on my Mac, I have "Bluetooth-PDA-Sync" as 
> a service under the sharing tab. It is turned on, with Modem as the 
> type and the two checkboxes (show in network preferences and require 
> pairing for security) turned off. I can pair and sync with these 
> settings.
>
> Next, I delete the pairing from both the device and the Mac. Then I 
> turn off Bluetooth connections with our application and open the 
> Bluetooth preferences.
>
> In the above-mentioned Bluetooth preferences, I turned off 
> Bluetooth-PDA-Sync. Then I launched MSWM and turned Bluetooth 
> connections back on. I tried to establish a pairing (from the device) 
> and did NOT get ActiveSync.
>
> The following was in our log:
> 4/21/06 15:37:40  Monitor:  bt: Error opening serial port 
> /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync - Resource busy(16).
> 4/21/06 15:37:41  Monitor:  bt: BSD path: /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync
> over and over again.
>
> I then deleted the pairing from both the device and the desktop.
>
> Then I disabled Bluetooth connections in our application and executed 
> the following commands from Terminal:
>
> sudo killall blued
> sudo rm -f /private/var/root/Library/Preferences/blued.plist
>
> Then I turned Bluetooth connections back on in our application and 
> immediately restarted.
>
> I did it this way because for some reason I CANNOT turn the 
> Bluetooth-PDA-Sync service back on. I do now know why, but that's the 
> way it goes.
>
> Once I was restarted, I attempted to pair and ActiveSync came up 
> without a problem.
>
> So that's the results of my afternoon investigation. I am repeatedly 
> able to get ActiveSync to NOT show up, and I'm also able to remedy 
> that situation.
>
> If you're having this issue, please read through the above and check 
> your Bluetooth preferences. Let me know what you find.
>
> b
>
> ********************
> Brian M. Criscuolo
> Senior Software Engineer
> Mark/Space, Inc.
> bcriscuolo at markspace.com
> <http://www.markspace.com>
>
>
>
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