Two months ago, I wrote about bluetooth pairing in Ubuntu Hardy, specifically using a Nokia N95 and eeePC 900. Actually, the process I described could be applied generally with any supported bluetooth devices and Ubuntu Hardy PC.
Since installing Intrepid Ibex beta, I have been testing various functionalities for possible regression. This will help [...]
I have a laptop (eeePC 900) running standard Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04, which I used for on-the-go computing. To get connected to the internet, I used one of these connection, depending on where I am:
wired network via ethernet (sometimes, at home)
WiFi (mostly at home, sometimes in wireless@sg area)
Mobile 3G network via Bluetooth to my [...]
With the improvement of Bluetooth support in Ubuntu Hardy, transferring files to and from Nokia N95 via bluetooth is easy. Also, while this post is specifically on Nokia N95, it is likely other bluetooth phones would work the same.
There are more than one method to copy files via bluetooth; however, I will describe only [...]
Previously, I mentioned about switching from a Treo650 to a Nokia N95. The data migration from one phone to the other involved two main steps. First, move the data from Treo650 to a PC (I am using Ubuntu Hardy 8.04). Second, move the data from the PC to Nokia N95. In [...]
Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 introduced a number of improvements to bluetooth support. Recently, I have been testing a few of these functionalities and found that they now worked easily with very little hacks.
Bluetooth devices
Items used:
eeePC 900 running fully updated Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1 i386
Nokia N95 8GB
Chronos USB2.0 Bluetooth V2.1 mini dongle
Set up bluetooth in Hardy
There is [...]
