Hi
I was using an external GPS through serial port, using a usb/rs232 ->sync cable. Everything was working great. Now, after i upgraded to 1.72 ROM, i cannot connect to the external GPS one all kind of software that i try tells me that com1 does not exist, even if it appears on available ports as "SERIAL CABLE ON COM1".
Also, all other ports do not connect to my device.
Any clue ?
thanks
SOLVED!
I got it! It was beam settings, blocking the com1. I wasn't able to disable beam, since the checkbox near "Receive all incoming requests" was not appearing, but after clicking in the text, it appears.
Now i have beam connections disabled and it works
^
Hope it helps future problems with you.
regards
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alrite this is apparently a common problem but ive tried everything!
HOW DO YOU GET IT TO ACTIVSYNC OVER BLUETOOTH!!!
so every time i try to even start activsync via bluetooth on my xda2 it says: "please start bonding with other bluetooth device which supports serial port or activesync profile as your ActiveSync partner!"
so i press ok and bond with my computer using a Belkin class 1 bluetooth adapter and then nothing happens..
i go back to try and start activsync but it just comes up with the same error!
WHAT DO I Do!!!
help help help thx
The same happens to me... :?
Does anyone have any solution?
this is the first time I've tried to help someone on XDA-Developers but here goes =D.
first ensure that you have Active Sync correctly syncing by doing a normal sync with the XDA in its cradle. When you see that that works fine plug your bluetooth adapter into your computer. Your computer should have Windows XP service pack 2 installed.
when your adapter is installed on your computer, you should see the bluetooth logo down the bottom, in the system tray.
Double click the bluetooth Icon in the system tray. you get a new window coming up saying "Bluetooth Devices" and in the "Devices" Tab (under that) you should see "Add..." down the bottom, it's a button. click that.
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Now. that opends some sort of wizard. here we should take time to understand the consept of bluetooth.
when you start a 'partnership' (basically a link between your XDA and your computer) you're effectivly making the same thing as when you have it in it's cradle but this time it's wireles.
since it's wireless you run the risk if some sort of hackers but I feel it's a safe thing to mess with because you need to enter a (recomended) 8 digit code. haha.. mine is usually 12345678.
You know when your bluetooth actually works when you request a partnership on your computer and your phone comes up saying: this guy is requesting a partnership with me. you just hit accept and enter the same key code that you entered on your desktop computer.
My XDA tells me that it is capable of opening a serial port. I tap yes to that, you should too.
After taking these steps, you should have a partnership. by the looks of things you can only run one of these partnerships at a time, but don't worry about that.
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Now to move on to more configuring of the COM ports (which is about the most important thing.
When you first make a partnership with your XDA, your Windows XP computer adds a com port under "phone and Modem options" in the control panel. On mine it used COM5 because Bluetooth took COM3 for outgoing, and COM4 for incoming. If you have a few problems with your connection later on, we will go back to this and change some things.
Assuming the "Bluetooth Devices" dialogue box takes COM3 for Outgoing and COM4 for Incoming data, We will now Configure Active sync to accept incoming requests via COM4.
To do that we must open Active Sync in Windows, go File and Connection Settings.
In Connection Settings, see that the tick box for "Allow Serial cable or Infared connection to this COM port:" is TICKED.
change the COM1 to COM4 (but only because that is the Incoming Request that the "Bluetooth Devices" dialogue box is setup to use) If the "Bluetooth Devices" dialogue box accpted COM5 as the Incoming Data port, we would use COM5 in Active Sync.
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Everything that is needed to be configured in Windows is now Configured. Now try Syncing with your Computer from your XDA.
Any problems with this write back.
Regards
-eFin'oMen
ahh
thats not quite the problem. i have set it up, and it does not realise that my computer can use serial port profiling.
i followed your instructions step by step but when, on my xda2, i go to settings -> bluetooth settings and press "start" it comes up with an error.
The error says "please start bonding with other bluetooth device which supports serial port or ActiveSync profile as your ActiveSync partner!"
i do not understand why this is because it is configured on my desktop computer to allow ssp.
i even installed the "bluetooth tools" thing and made sure that i ticked both serial port profiling and activesync but to no avail!
what do i do?
i would check all steps in the guides
i have a belkin usb too and it works just fine
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2417
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=3163
a new problem
ok. ive tried another way nd it still dont work
i opend up activsync on my ppc and tried to connect via bluetooth but i get communication error 608. wats my prob!
nope i did everything.. checked it twice and still to no avail.
when i try to set up bluetooth activesync it just says: "please start bonding with other bluetooth deviece which supports serial port of ActiveSync profile!"
i then set up the connection with my computer and nothing happens after that at all! i havnt tried hard reseting and would rather not but will if i have to.
aha solved it
it was my xda2.. for some reason it was messed up and so i did a hard reset, followed the instructions and it worked fine.
thx for ur help every1
it´s imposible for me, because don´t find this service on pc, i do all the step, and nothing nothing nothing
Try this...
I've found that you'll have a better chance of getting "activesync over bluetooth" to work, to discover and pair from your PC, not from your phone.
Somewhere i've also read a comment who said you should pair both ways, but i don't think that's possible and needed, just from your pc.
much succes, Sander
thanks i will do
nothing
nothing nothing nothing i don´t discovered activesync service on pc
Activesync use a Bluetooth com port on my PC. try installing one of these after paring the devices.
after 3 hours nothing of nothing
miguelromerom said:
after 3 hours nothing of nothing
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3 hours is a long time to spend.
Ok - step by step, 10 minutes MAX!
1) On your computer, go into bluetooth settings. Check bluetooth is ON and set to discoverable. Add an incoming COM port, eg. COM5.
2) On ActiveSync on your computer, go into connection settings. Tick all the boxes. If the COM port is greyed out, untick it, close the settings box, go back in, now tick it and set the COM port to eg. COM5.
3) On the K Jam go into bluetooth settings, and remove the connection to your computer.
4) On your K Jam go into ActiveSync, click 'menu' > 'connect via bluetooth' then you should see a message saying 'cannot find an existing bluetooth partnership with a PC that supports ActiveSync. Would you like to set up a partnership now?'
5) Click YES - you are taken to the Bluetooth settings screen.
6) Now click 'new partnership. As soon as you do this, the K Jam will search, and as long as your computer has bluetooth discoverable turned on, your computer will eventually be displayed. Check the computer name showing on the K Jam is the same as the name you gave the bluetooth profile on your computer.
7) On K Jam, click your computer name then NEXT.
8) Now enter a passcode - any four digit number (remember it) then next
9) When you do this, your computer will pop up with a message saying "a bluetooth device is requesting authorisation". Open this message and type in the code that you gave the K Jam. The next screen on the computer will tell you that it was successful - click FINISH.
10) Back on the K Jam, the screen will now be showing the services available. AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOWED STEP 1 and 2, ActiveSync will be an option, and you need to tick this and press FINISH on the K Jam.
11) Close bluetooth settings, now in ActiveSync screen click MENU > Connect via bluetooth. Your ActiveSync program on the computer should eventually pop up and connect.
NOW - if you failed at any point, say exactly where and what the problem is.
Mat
thanks for all... in point 10, only appear serial port, don´t appear activesync
miguelromerom said:
thanks for all... in point 10, only appear serial port, don´t appear activesync
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Ok, that means your computer's bluetooth isn't passing the connection through to ActiveSync. This is either because bluetooth serial port isn't set up properly, or ActiveSync isn't accepting serial port connections.
Describe *exactly* what you see in the computer's ActiveSync connection setting screen. And describe exactly what you see in in your bluetooth COM port settings screen.
hazymat said:
miguelromerom said:
thanks for all... in point 10, only appear serial port, don´t appear activesync
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Ok, that means your computer's bluetooth isn't passing the connection through to ActiveSync. This is either because bluetooth serial port isn't set up properly, or ActiveSync isn't accepting serial port connections.
Describe *exactly* what you see in the computer's ActiveSync connection setting screen. And describe exactly what you see in in your bluetooth COM port settings screen.
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In AS connection setting:
mark: show status
Allow connections ... on com5
disabled usb
In BT i see:
activesync port 5
nothing only serial port
Can you give better descriptions?!
Is your COM5 port in bluetooth settings an incoming or outgoing port?
Are you using the Microsoft Bluetooth stack or the Widcomm?
Have you tried just selecting the serial port when setting up activesync on the k jam?
Reboot your computer, soft reset your k jam, check settings in ActiveSync are correct and do the whole thing over again....
hazymat said:
Can you give better descriptions?!
Is your COM5 port in bluetooth settings an incoming or outgoing port?
Are you using the Microsoft Bluetooth stack or the Widcomm?
Have you tried just selecting the serial port when setting up activesync on the k jam?
Reboot your computer, soft reset your k jam, check settings in ActiveSync are correct and do the whole thing over again....
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com5 is local services....
I´m using widcomm
Have you tried just selecting the serial port when setting up activesync on the k jam? i don´t understand ...
i reset the computer several times
don´t worry ... i attemp on this later...
sorry and thanks for all
Set the incoming port to 8 on your computer, this made it work for me.
incoming port is same of local services port ?¿?
regards
When my pc looks for the incoming port its always at least port 21, sometimes ,up to 33. I've been told this is why it won't work because its far too high.
nothing of nothing ...
Are you using the latest version of Active Sync? -> 4.1?
Hi All,
I've been trying to get my TyTN to sync with my PC with ActiveSync 4.2 (and 4.5 beta) over bluetooth but I can't get it to work. Everytime I try to sync, I get a message saying the service doesn't exist on the device.
Has anyone managed to get it to work???
Advice please...
Dan.
Hey, I did manage to make it work. First of all you need to configure virtual serial port on your desktop/laptop machine, and make Active Sync use this port for synchronization.
Then pair your TyTN with your PC, when you're done pairing devices you should see "Active Sync" service available on your PC. Make TyTN use this service.
Go to ActiveSync (at PDA) and click Menu->Connect with BT... wiat a few moments, allow your PDA use the serial port (if necessary) and you are done
I use BT ActiveSync all the time (AS 4.2) with no issues.
Make sure you've done the following:
- paired both devices
- in AS Connection Settings, enable connections over the BT COM Port from your PC (check in Device Manager if you don't know which one it is).
- in BT Settings on the TyTN, be sure to select the ActiveSync profile on your paired device
I tried to create the virtual (bluetooth) serial port and, although it shows up in Device Manager, it doesn't show up in the list of ports in AS (4.2 or 4.5 beta). Any ideas why?
Thanks,
Dan.
COM 7
In Activesync on the desktop open connection settings and set it up to allow AS to use COM 7. The go to the TYTN and from the AS menu, select connect with Bluetooth. Message will say there is no existing connection and will get you to set one up. When the two devices have paired you should be able to select Activesync as one of the available services. Once that is done, go back to the AS menu on the TYTN, select connect via Bluetooth and bingo you are away. - or so it worked for me.
you should be able to select ActiveSync as one of the available services.
This is my problem, flash. There is no Activesync service on the device to be able to select. Just serial and wireless stereo.
Kevin
kevinnugent said:
you should be able to select ActiveSync as one of the available services.
This is my problem, flash. There is no Activesync service on the device to be able to select. Just serial and wireless stereo.
Kevin
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Same issue here :?
Ditto here.
Dan.
CmptrDan said:
I tried to create the virtual (bluetooth) serial port and, although it shows up in Device Manager, it doesn't show up in the list of ports in AS (4.2 or 4.5 beta). Any ideas why?
Thanks,
Dan.
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It probably won't show up until you go to ActiveSync on the PPC, and choose Menu... Connect via Bluetooth...
It should reopen the Paired Device menu, where you'll find your desktop, and a new option for ActiveSync.
Consider this the final step after the previously described Pairing process.
I understand but, in my case, AS on my PC won't show the new BT serial port in the list of available ports (COM1, COM3, IrDa). Is there something I need to do after I create the BT serial port on my PC so that AS becomes aware of it?
Dan.
In Control Panel... System... Hardware... Device Manager, look under Ports. Do you see the BT COM Port? If not, you probably need to do some work on your desktop's BT setup...
Yes, I do see the BT Serial port in Device Manager but it doesn't show up in Connection Settings in AS.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dan.
Is the BT Serial Port service "enabled?" If that doesn't help, sorry, I can't think of anything else!
Hello everyone,
i am using mobile center in vista and i haven't got any idea, how to connect my S110 via bluetooth with my PC.
I already added and paired magician, but when i select "Connect via bluetooth" option in device, after seconds it tells me:
"Cannot start communications with the desktop computer. The communications port is not available. Another program may be using the port, or it may not be valid.
Quit any programs that may be using the port and reconnect. If the problem persists, restart your device using instructions provided by the manufacturer."
I am using WIDCOMM stack in PC, and there is COM8 in Properties of my magician. I think there is problem with COM ports numbering, because in magician are Bluetooth options where I have Outbound (COM5) and Inboud (COM4) port.
Any idea how to fix and succsfully connect and sync my device via bluetooth?
Thanks a lot for every usefull answers!!!
Okay, so I didn´t stop playing with it and found a solution!!
1. Windows Mobile Device Center connection is set to accept Bluetooth connections.
2. In device in bluetooth options are checked Incoming and Outgoing COM port.
3. Remove and again pair device.
4. On device select Connect via Bluetooth and here it is!
I dont know if it works for someone else, but I hoper helps.
Have a nice day
Hi
The "New outgoing port" from blue tooth menu is missing from my device. I actually need to use SimpleSms or smartGSM in order to synchronize the SMS from my PPC to Nokia 6120c.
Both devices can communicate via BT, but the outgoing port is needed for above mentioned tools.
I am very much confused about it..
I have read some threads, but didn't get any idea about this, so posting my own question here.
Kindly provide some help, that how can I add some outgoing port in the blue tooth options.
I'm using (Jas Jam) SPV M3100 (Orange)
Thanks a lot
Wireless RS232 communication between PC and Bluetooth Enabled Phone
Setting Up your PC
Go to Bluetooth settings on your desktop and tap to Devices. Select your device and click properties.
Tab to services and make sure that Direct Dial-Up Network is not selected.
Tab to COM Ports and click the Add button.
Select the radio button for Incoming. Click OK
There should now be a COM Port listed.
Click OK again.
Open HyperTerminal configured for the COM port that you just added.
Open the COM Port. If the COM port is not open your Bluetooth phone will not see it.
Setting Up your Bluetooth enable phone
Make sure that the COM Port you configured on your PC is still open.
Go to Bluetooth settings on your phone.
Tab to devices. Select the device that corresponds to your PC’s Bluetooth adapter.
You should now be in Partnership settings. Click Refresh.
The Serial Port service should be available.
Check the check box for the Serial Port service and click save.
Tab to COM Ports.
Tap New Outgoing Port and select the device corresponding to your PC’s Bluetooth adapter and click next.
Select a com port from the combo box and click finish.
Note: If you select one that is not available you will get a message to select a different COM port, you get this message because the COM port that you selected is already being used.
You are now done setting up your PC and Bluetooth enabled phone for serial communication.
You still need to match up the serial port settings on your Phone with the setting on your PC.
Baud Rate
Stop Bits
Parity
Handshaking
how can I add a new outgoing port on my Toshiba TG01 running WM 6.5?
the instruction above work for a partnership with PC, but I need it for connection with my car Bluetooth