Connecting Bluetooth for file transfer
 

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.

Bump. Anyone?

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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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