Can't bind rfcomm0

[Snickers]

Hi erverybody

I want to connect via bluetooth to my handy.
my /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf is configured:

#
# RFCOMM configuration file.
#

rfcomm0 {
#	# Automatically bind the device at startup
	bind yes;
#
#	# Bluetooth address of the device
	device 00:18:13:4C:4A:0E;
#
#	# RFCOMM channel for the connection
	channel	2;

#	# Description of the connection
	comment "w810i";
}

now i try to bind:

root@bt:~# rfcomm bind /dev/rfcomm0
syntax error line 1
Can't find a config entry for rfcomm0
root@bt:~#

What is wrong?

[BeNeDeLuX]

Have more or less the same problem. Bluetooth itself looks fine but i cant bind my BT-GPS.

USB-Bluetooth stick is there and usable:

# hciconfig -a
hci0:   Type: BR/EDR  Bus: USB
        BD Address: 00:19:C1:EC:82:F9  ACL MTU: 310:10  SCO MTU: 64:8
        UP RUNNING PSCAN
        RX bytes:3514 acl:0 sco:0 events:103 errors:0
        TX bytes:621 acl:0 sco:0 commands:67 errors:0
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x8f 0xfe 0x9b 0xf9 0x00 0x80
        Packet type: DM1 DM3 DM5 DH1 DH3 DH5 HV1 HV2 HV3
        Link policy: RSWITCH HOLD SNIFF PARK
        Link mode: SLAVE ACCEPT
        Name: 'root-0'
        Class: 0x100100
        Service Classes: Object Transfer
        Device Class: Computer, Uncategorized
        HCI Version: 2.0 (0x3)  Revision: 0xc5c
        LMP Version: 2.0 (0x3)  Subversion: 0xc5c
        Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
#

Is correct setup and i can find my BT-GPS...

# hciconfig hci0 up
# hcitool scan
Scanning ...
        00:08:1B:89:98:2C       BT GPS
root@root:/# hcitool info 00:08:1B:89:98:2C
Requesting information ...
        BD Address:  00:08:1B:89:98:2C
        Device Name: BT GPS
        LMP Version: 1.1 (0x1) LMP Subversion: 0x2c2
        Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (10)
        Features: 0xff 0xff 0x0f 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
                <3-slot packets> <5-slot packets> <encryption> <slot offset>
                <timing accuracy> <role switch> <hold mode> <sniff mode>
                <park state> <RSSI> <channel quality> <SCO link> <HV2 packets>
                <HV3 packets> <u-law log> <A-law log> <CVSD> <paging scheme>
                <power control> <transparent SCO>

So i created the rfcomm.conf:

# cat /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
#
# RFCOMM configuration file.
#

rfcomm0 {
#       # Automatically bind the device at startup
        bind yes;
#
#       # Bluetooth address of the device
        device 00:08:1B:89:98:2C;
#
#       # RFCOMM channel for the connection
        channel 1;
#
#       # Description of the connection
        comment "GPS Device";
#}

But i´m unable to bind!

#rfcomm bind rfcomm0
Can't open RFCOMM control socket: Protocol not supported

Also a modprobe false.

# modprobe rfcomm
FATAL: Module rfcomm not found.

Bluetooth Manager under GNOME ends also in a "Input/output error".

I use BT5 R1. BT5 Final was ok for me with bluetooth.
Or is there another way now in the R1 version ? Searched around the forum and have seen other threads with bluetooth problems. But they are not solved.
Thanks for any help.

Greez

[BeNeDeLuX]

Seems to me that the rfcomm modules are not compiled with(in) that kernel ?

# lsmod | grep blue
bluetooth              78085  5 btusb
rfkill                 14987  6 bluetooth,cfg80211,eeepc_laptop
#

Also the /dev/rfcomm* are missing.

# ls /dev/rf*
/dev/rfkill
#

Of course i can add them with mknod but this would help in that case...


// EDIT
Ok there is already a Bug Ticket open --> http://redmine.backtrack-linux.org:8080/issues/269
Sorry. May i have to look at it first...

[flipjarg]

I am having the same exact problem. It doesn't look like any progress has been made on the ticket... has anyone found a solution?