How to set bluetooth dongle "visible".
authorOleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:20:54 +0300
changeset 127 54418eba8bc7
parent 114 099903bdc13c
child 128 227c1986d643
How to set bluetooth dongle "visible".
bluetooth.rst
--- a/bluetooth.rst	Sat Jun 06 14:02:13 2009 +0300
+++ b/bluetooth.rst	Sat Jun 06 19:20:54 2009 +0300
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
     hci0    00:03:C9:05:65:98
     hci1    00:1F:81:00:02:5A
 
-or
+or (hciconfig placed in /usr/sbin, so see you PATH!)
 
-  $ sudo hciconfig -a
+  $ hciconfig -a
 hci0:   Type: USB
     BD Address: 00:03:C9:05:65:98 ACL MTU: 1017:8 SCO MTU: 64:0
     UP RUNNING PSCAN
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
 Scanning ...
         00:22:66:D1:B7:20       Nokia 5320
 
+In order to do this remote device must be set "visible".
+
+** How to set bluetooth dongle "visible"?
+
+  $ hciconfig -a | grep hci.:
+hci0:	Type: USB
+  $ sudo hciconfig hci0 piscan
+
 ** What version of Bluetooth support local device?
 
   $ sudo hciconfig -a