[nzlug] Bluetooth device not showing up in other devices

[George Pollard]

On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 11:35 +1300, Ian Beardslee wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 09:33 +1300, George Pollard wrote:
> > Ok, I used to be able to use my phone to send things to my laptop just
> > by 'Send via Bluetooth->Search for devices'. Recently, however, my
> > laptop is no longer showing up in this list.
> > 
> > This is annoying me because it used to Just Work--I'd send a file and a
> > box would pop up on my laptop asking if I'd like to accept it.
> > 
> > I can search for and find my phone using the laptop. I am using Ubuntu
> > Edgy.
> 
> My first question is .. was it Just Working when since you started using
> Edgy or has it stopped since then?

I'm not entirely sure, which is part of the problem :/

One thing I have noticed is that my phone has an option for whether it
should be publicly visible, so I've searched through the Bluetooth
configuration files on my laptop for a similar option--but have yet to
find one.
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