Connecting Bluetooth for file transfer

[dandrewk]

I am trying to set up file transfer (FTP), using the Obex server from maemo. He gives the usage, but then tells us to make sure "piscan" is running.

I have been looking all over for this, and finding as much as I can about hci, sdp etc. So far, I am just spinning my wheels.

Can someone give a brief walk-through on setting up the obex server? My PC can see and even connect to the 770, but it claims is has no services.

TIA for any guidance.

[dandrewk]

Bump. Anyone?

[Coolty]

ftp w/ bluetooth? new to me. why not just use the wifi

[Karel Jansens]

ftp w/ bluetooth? new to me. why not just use the wifi

So, how do I use WiFi for transferring files from my Windows desktop to my Nokia 770?

[aflegg]

dandrek: I had the same problem. Followed the instructions, and the 770 thought various services were running and available for discovery; the 770 was detected by the Windows laptop but couldn't find any services available.

[troubleshootr]

So, how do I use WiFi for transferring files from my Windows desktop to my Nokia 770?

Set up an ftp server on your PC. Use Opera to connect to it.

[Karel Jansens]

Set up an ftp server on your PC. Use Opera to connect to it.

Why can't I access files directly on my desktop, as I can with my tablet pc?

[troubleshootr]

Why can't I access files directly on my desktop, as I can with my tablet pc?

You can if your desktop is running *NIX. The Nokia supports mounting NFS mounts. See this link:

http://linux.seindal.dk/item91.html

There is no Samba (Windows SMB file sharing) client for the Nokia at the moment (that I know of at least), so ftp would be the best way to go if you are running Windows.

[radioimp]

The easiest way I've found of moving files about is to set up OpenSSH on the 770 and use a sftp capable client from your desktop.
For windows, the best client is winscp. For linux, gftp is capable of it.
This gives you a proper ftp style interface without having to mess about, it's quicker too.

[benny1967]

I am trying to set up file transfer (FTP), using the Obex server from maemo. He gives the usage, but then tells us to make sure "piscan" is running.

I have been looking all over for this, and finding as much as I can about hci, sdp etc. So far, I am just spinning my wheels.

Can someone give a brief walk-through on setting up the obex server? My PC can see and even connect to the 770, but it claims is has no services.

TIA for any guidance.

I assume youre talking about sobexsrv? If your PC can see your 770, then you must have done something right: the piscan-stuff ("hciconfig hci0 piscan" from the command line as root) is exactly for making the device visible, nothing else.

afterwards, you should start sobexsrv (like "sobexsrv -Ir <directory for files>") either on your 770 (so that it becomes the server) or the desktop PC (which would be more fun because it means you can browse your PC like a mobile phone from within the nokia 770 file manager).

trouble is: I never got it working. when it comes to connecting, I get errors about connections timed out, services not available etc.

sobexsrv does work for simply sending files, though: run it on your 770 and send a file from your mobile phone via bluetooth. your phone will detect the 770 and the file will end up in the directory given when you started sobexsrv.

[MirandaSoft]

For me, i was not always successful in getting Bluetooth to transfer...

Windows XP/Vista (Laptop) and Nokia 770: Fails
SUSE Linux 10.1 (Laptop) and Nokia 770: Works
Ubuntu Linux 6.06.1 (Laptop) and Nokia 770: Have not tried it, yet.
MacOS X 10.4.7 (iBook G4) and Nokia 770: Works, sometimes.
Palm TX and Nokia 770: Fails.
Motorola V360 phone and Nokia 770: Works. Plus Internet.
Nokia N70 phone and Nokia 770: Works. Plus Internet.
Palm TX to Nokia N70 and Nokia 770: Works.

I can't remember how I started sobexsrv... I just remembered downloading/installing it. I just figured that Bluetooth works with some devices, but not all.

Marcos