Bluetooth file transfer in CentOS 5

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Having a  bluetooth enabled handphone which is used to took a lot of  picture but forgot to bring the usb cable everyday.

Again as the laptop also got bluetooth.. let’s try to get it working.

to get started..

you may need this package available in the your system first.

yum install  obexftp gnome-bluetooth

now need to test if the obexftp is working or not first.

sdptool browse

then.. from the address… try listing the folder in the hanphone first.

obexftp -b 00:1B:59:5E:E6:92 -c / -l

then change the directory respectively

[[email protected] bth]# obexftp -b 00:1B:59:5E:E6:92 -c /"Memory Stick"/"DCIM"/"100MSDCF" -l
to get  a file..

[[email protected] bth]# obexftp -b 00:1B:59:5E:E6:92 -c /"Memory Stick"/"DCIM"/"100MSDCF" -g "DSC13000.jpg"

to put a file

[[email protected] bth]# obexftp -b 00:1B:59:5E:E6:92 -c /"Memory Stick"/"MISC"/"Application" -p "MidpSSH.jar"

obex-ftp-1.png

the rest of the command please consult

man obexftp

now for the easier use..

this time managed to rebuild the rpm from the rpm source… wonder why is not the DAG repo yet..

rpm -Uvh http://my.namran.net/repository/centos5/gnome-vfs2-obexftp-0.4-6.namran.net.i386.rpm

restart the bluetooth service.

now from the file browser i.e nautilus.

can  just type obex:// at the location box.

and you can see the list of bluetooth device that had been successfully connect..

obex-file-browser.pngobex-browse-in.pngobexfile-list.png

then from that just double-click and copy/paste whatever file you as if it is in local folder ..

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bug & source rpms taken from : https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-vfs-obexftp

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  1. Lonnie says:

    HawkEye,
    I have followed your directions, but I get an error at the end start of the build: “ValueError: Could not find an installable distribution at ‘/data/iso/WinXP_SP2_EN.iso'”
    I have tried various ways to create a WinXP iso, your directions were the last I used. All other attempts also failed…Not sure what to try next. When I check the file, it seems to be OK…

    file /data/iso/WinXP_SP2_EN.iso
    /data/iso/WinXP_SP2_EN.iso: ISO 9660 CD-ROM filesystem data ‘VRMPOEM_EN ‘ (bootable)

    Any Ideas?

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    • HawkEYE says:

      Perhaps would verify the WinXP CD is actually not corrupted.. and if the CD-Drive is working fine..

      then .. check if the iso files actually accessible by the xen lib..

      else should check the xen lib is properly installed and also verify the current running kernel is xen enabled..

      then might be a reinstall the virtualization group would be the next thing to try ..

      btw: what host are u using ? .. my experience was based on CentOS 5.2 host.. so far it went smooth as above..

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  2. Lonnie says:

    I have built the iso several times, once from Windows CD burner app and twice with “dd” command like you showed…no reported issues…only assuming it is OK.

    How would I verify it is accessible by “xen lib”?
    How would I check to see if xen lib is properly installed?

    I am installing on IBM x345 dual Xeon 2.4GHz cpu with 4GB ram (single cores). I did the install of “Virtualization” group per some earlier notes I saw on the subject…I cannot do the “Fully Virtualized” install because the hardware I have doesn’t support it…so I did the Paravirtualized option.

    Any suggestions I could try tonight would be greatly appreciated.

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    • HawkEYE says:

      check the xen kernel by running this at terminal

      uname -a

      shall be ended with -xen at the end..

      mine is something like this..

      [[email protected] ~]# uname -a
      Linux fedora.namran.net 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5xen #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 13:08:49 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

      and the file


      [[email protected] ~]# ll /data/iso/XP3_3282_V2_EN.iso
      -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 670576640 Feb 21 00:07 /data/iso/XP3_3282_V2_EN.iso

      mine also a para-virtualization as unable to become utilize full-virtualization

      [[email protected] ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
      processor : 0
      vendor_id : GenuineIntel
      cpu family : 15
      model : 2
      model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
      stepping : 9
      cpu MHz : 2992.718
      cache size : 512 KB
      fdiv_bug : no
      hlt_bug : no
      f00f_bug : no
      coma_bug : no
      fpu : yes
      fpu_exception : yes
      cpuid level : 2
      wp : yes
      flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe up cid xtpr
      bogomips : 7487.18

      if all fail, shall consider to seek help from bugs.centos.org or forum http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewforum.php?forum=37

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  3. Lonnie says:

    # uname -ra
    Linux homer 2.6.18-92.1.22.el5xen #1 SMP Tue Dec 16 13:08:49 EST 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

    # ls -l /data/iso/WinXP_SP2_EN.iso
    -rw-r–r– 1 root root 607559680 Mar 22 11:30 /data/iso/WinXP_SP2_EN.iso

    # cat /proc/cpuinfo
    processor : 0
    vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    cpu family : 15
    model : 2
    model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
    stepping : 4
    cpu MHz : 2672.992
    cache size : 512 KB
    fdiv_bug : no
    hlt_bug : no
    f00f_bug : no
    coma_bug : no
    fpu : yes
    fpu_exception : yes
    cpuid level : 2
    wp : yes
    flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
    bogomips : 6689.88

    processor : 1
    vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    cpu family : 15
    model : 2
    model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
    stepping : 4
    cpu MHz : 2672.992
    cache size : 512 KB
    fdiv_bug : no
    hlt_bug : no
    f00f_bug : no
    coma_bug : no
    fpu : yes
    fpu_exception : yes
    cpuid level : 2
    wp : yes
    flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm up
    bogomips : 6689.88

    processor : 2
    vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    cpu family : 15
    model : 2
    model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
    stepping : 4
    cpu MHz : 2672.992
    cache size : 512 KB
    fdiv_bug : no
    hlt_bug : no
    f00f_bug : no
    coma_bug : no
    fpu : yes
    fpu_exception : yes
    cpuid level : 2
    wp : yes
    flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm up
    bogomips : 6689.88

    processor : 3
    vendor_id : GenuineIntel
    cpu family : 15
    model : 2
    model name : Intel(R) XEON(TM) CPU 2.40GHz
    stepping : 4
    cpu MHz : 2672.992
    cache size : 512 KB
    fdiv_bug : no
    hlt_bug : no
    f00f_bug : no
    coma_bug : no
    fpu : yes
    fpu_exception : yes
    cpuid level : 2
    wp : yes
    flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm up
    bogomips : 6689.88

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  5. V Tweet US says:

    Thanks HawkEYE for guiding me how to install windows XP on XEN virtualization in CentOS 5. The way you have enplane it make pretty easy to do it.

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    Actually no matter if someone doesn’t understand after that its up to other visitors that they will help, so here it happens.

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