troubleshooting - Sending file to computer via bluetooth results in "connection failed" error
2014-07
druciferre
This was working fine a weeks ago, but now when I try to send a file to my computer from my phone via bluetooth, it results in "Connection failed." I noticed that if I look in the GNOME Bluetooth settings, the status will keep going from "Connected" to "Disconnected" and back again. This is also evidenced by bluetoothctl.
$ bluetoothctl
[NEW] Controller 00:02:5B:11:04:D8 BlueZ 5.18 [default]
[NEW] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Drew
[bluetooth]# connect 24:C6:96:16:49:37
Attempting to connect to 24:C6:96:16:49:37
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: yes
Connection successful
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: no
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: yes
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: no
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: yes
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: no
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: yes
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: no
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: yes
[CHG] Device 24:C6:96:16:49:37 Connected: no
The weird thing is that transferring a file from the computer to the phone is working fine. Restarting the phone, and re-pairing has made no difference.
druciferre
Running this command resolved the problem.
# hciconfig hci0 up
Even though, the device hci0 displayed an UP status when running hciconfig, this still fixed the problem for some reason.
The idea to try this came from https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=172261
Alex
I do not understand how to pair my new pantech impact with my ubuntu laptop so that I can send pictures and files back and forth.
Can anyone provide instructions?
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Right-click on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray and pick Set up new device..., then hit the Forward button. Put the phone in discoverable/announce state. Pick the device when it shows up. The computer will give you a PIN to enter. Enter said PIN into the phone. Phone is now paired with the computer.