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I recently replaced my MS BT stack with the Widcomm 1.5.0 build 2000.
It worked, i was detecting other devices, sending business cards and doing basic BT stuff...
Then I got me a bluetooth USB adapter for my laptop and and decided to do other cool stuff like activesync over BT and creating a LAN or PAN connection etc.
First of all, with the lameass MS atck on XP that comes free with SP2, there arent any services for a serial port connection over BT (required for activesync) or FTP or LAN etc. So I have to install the software that came with the BT adapter (software called BlueSoleil and pretty good, not that I would know).
So with the new software now i have all theses services running. I have been able to make an ftp connection and transfer files. but I can't get activesync to work.
Sad Has anyone dones this? What am I missing?
Is there a Widcomm stack for the PC somewhere? is that even necessary?
could be one of my bluetooth dongles comes with vidcomm software
try checking here
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contenttypeid=2
i have my pda's syncing just ok with
one pc with the std ms xp sp2 bluetooth stuff
one pda use the ms bluetooth stack
the other use the vidcomm bluetooth stack
Have you tried using activesync over usb first, once you get a connection, then try the activesync over bluetooth, I have found that activesync will not attempt a connection over bluetooth until you have a working connection over usb.
this has been a constant problem in XP SP2 users who try to activesync via bluetooth.. try checking your COM port availability in your bluetooth stack and activesync connection settings.. they must be the same..
How about Windows 2000 Pro?
Up until now, I can't activesync over bluetooth. My bluetooth dongle is from Billionton, can I use other driver (e.g. WidComm) for my dongle? Can any of u guys guide me how to activesync with bluetooth? Thanks
you're using XP SP2 right? then why use another bluetooth stack when you can activesync via bluetooth through the bluetooth stack that comes with XP-SP2? for more info better search for it in this forum, for there is a full tutorial somewhere here on how to setup XP-SP2 with activesync without changing bluetooth stacks.. i'm sorry but i don't know the exact link..
ei ilmans.. i believe that you can use the Widcomm driver for your dongle.. all you have to do to is to see to it that the COM port your using in activesync is the same as the COM port assigned to the Bluetooth serial port that you can see in the advanced configurations of the Bluetooth stack.. hope this helps
Thanks Marc MD...
Could u point out what is the newest Widcomm driver and where to get it
Try this:
1. From the Control Panel, open Bluetooth Devices.
2. From the COM Ports tab, click Add, select Incoming, then click OK (this is kind of confusing, since it doesn't really seem apparent that you are already adding a COM port)
3. Your new port should be listed in the list box (e.g. COM6 Incoming)
From your XDA:
1. Open Bluetooth Settings from the Settings menu
2. Enable the Inbound COM port check box
3. Open ActiveSync, from the Tools menu, Connect via Bluetooth
ActiveSync should be working at this point (you can even browse the Intenet from Pocket IE). Pair your devices first though (via Bluetooth Devices, Devices, Add).
Hope this helps!
Erwin
1. On your PC - Check which COM Port has been assigned to your Bluetooth Serial Port
Open the Bluetooth software on your PC (usually called My Bluetooth Places) and choose "View my Bluetooth Services" or similar.
Right click on "Bluetooth Serial Port" and choose "Properties"
Make a note of the COM Port number
2. On your PC - Assign the COM Port in Activesync to the same one as your Bluetooth Serial Port
Open the Activesync program on your PC and choose "File" and "Connection Settings" (or right click on the Activesync icon in the system tray).
Ensure the "Allow Serial cable or Infrared..." option is ticked and then open the drop-down box under this. Now select the Com Port that you checked previously in the Bluetooth software.
3. On the PC - Setup a new Activesync partnership via the cradle
If you already have an Activesync partnership, this should be deleted (File > Delete Partnership).
Put the Xda II in the cradle and setup a standard partnership via Activesync. When this is done take the Xda II out of the cradle and remove the cradle from the PC.
4. On Your Xda II - Activate Activesync via Bluetooth and Bond the Devices
Go to Start > Settings > System > Bluetooth Settings
Under the "Bluetooth Activesync Setup" tap on "Start".
Tap "OK" when asked bond with other device.
You will now be in the Xda II Bluetooth program. Choose the "Discoverable" option and then tap the "Bonded Devices" tab and choose "New"
The Xda II will search for Bluetooth devices. When this has finished tap on the name of the PC and choose "Next"
You will then be asked to enter the Device PIN. Enter any 4 digit number and tap "Next"
On the PC, you will be asked to click on the Bluetooth icon in the PC system tray and enter the same 4 digit number. When you have done this, click OK.
On the Xda II tap "Finish".
Close the Bluetooth program on the Xda II.
5. To Begin synchronising via Bluetooth
On the Xda II go to "Start" and "Activesync".
Choose "Tools" and "Connect via Bluetooth".
Synchronisation via Bluetooth will now begin.
and if you have issues with matching com ports then check out the post i made wayyy back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=12278&highlight=
a lot of chaps had issues with the com ports not being the same or could not change them to match.
cheers
hi,
I can't use the bluetooth conection to surf Internet in my WinXP SP2 pc.
I have updated usb bluetooth adapter drivers (WIDCOMM) and ActiveSync to 3.8.
I know that SP2 have some problems with bluetooth.
Please, some help?
with ur magician u can only surf internet per Active Sync... the magician has no network bluetooth profile... u can connect per BT to your PC and use AS ?!
Hi ingmar
As you say, i can't' connect then magician via bluettoth with AS. The usb serial port (COM4) is configurated, and this port is set in AS configuration. But AS always interrupt the connection with a error message after a few seconds. With USB AS run ok.
Thanks for your help
Try the following:
On your PC, check the Bluetooth-manager configuration and check which com port number is assigned in your local services tab. Now, go to the ActiveSync connection settings and choose this com port and mark the serial communication check box. That's about it on the PC.
On your PPC, go to Settings->Bluetooth Settings and press the "Start" Button for the ActiveSync over Bluetooth configuration. On the pop up dialog, enable Bluetooth and delete an existing pairment with your PC! After you did this, re-pair the two devices. When finished, start ActiveSync on the PPC and select "Connect via Bluetooth ...". Your ActiveSync connection should be established at this point.
When this is done, you're almost there. If your Desktop PC has a direct connection to the net (via LAN or WLAN), you should already be able to surf the net via Bluetooth. If you connect via DialUP network or similar, you need to configure your Internet Connection Sharing on Windows (only 2000 and XP allow this i think).
Dandie said:
Try the following:
On your PC, check the Bluetooth-manager configuration and check which com port number is assigned in your local services tab. Now, go to the ActiveSync connection settings and choose this com port and mark the serial communication check box. That's about it on the PC.
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If this com port is unselectable in activesync? what do we do in that case?
I have been toying around with my bluetooth for the better part of a day trying to get it to work. I have installed pocket bluetooth tools 1.0.1 as detailed here http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...9185e&threadid=544932&perpage=15&pagenumber=1 I managed to get the screen with the activesync icon a couple of times during the pairing process. When I went to activesync and selected sync bluetooth I would get a few seconds of connection and then it would automaticaly disconnect without actually syncing anything. I toyed around a bit more and have somehow lost the option to sync via bluetooth in activesync... :shock: I still see the irda option, but bluetooth has vanished. Any idea what I might have done wrong?
@elefas
When the com port assigned by your bluetooth manager is larger than 9, ActiveSync isn't able to use it. In this case, go into your Bluetooth manager and delete existing com ports (both, local and client). Go to your device manager, delete any still existing bluetooth com ports there, check your (physical) serial port and go into its properties. Somewhere there, you can choose which com port it should use. Select one, which is said to be blocked but you actually know it isn't (e.g. Com port 4). Press ok, go back into the same properties sheet and reselect the com port that has originally been selected. Go to your bluetooth manager and press to add a com port (both, local and client). Now you should have a port number less than 10. Microsoft sucks!
I'm having problem to sync my devices (Treo 650 & iMate JasJar) to the same PC. Each time I try to sync one of these devices, the given device connects to the first BT serial port service defined in BT manager on the PC (Widcom BT stack) whatever the service it is. To be more specific, if I create virtual BT COM5 as a HotSync service and the COM9 as a ActiveSync, both devices try to connect to HotSync (the first BT COM port available). I have also an iPAQ hx4700 and it works ok. I haven't had any problem to sync with ActiveSync 3.8 as well. Anyone with the same problem?
Also I'm having problem to sync some of reoccuring Outlook appointments to the JasJar devices. The are simply ignored by ActiveSync 4. Anyone?
Hey guys,
Don't know if this has been posted here or not, but here is a tip for anyone using Vista and WMDC with the Toshiba or Widcomm Bluetooth stack, that have been unable to sync via bluetooth.
From HowardForums:
"If you are running the new Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista, and using the inbuilt Microsoft Bluetooth Stack, then syncing via bluetooth probably works fine for you. However if you are using the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack (for example, to get A2DP profile support) then you need to do some work to get bluetooth synchronising working.
Firstly, on your host machine, open Regedit and navigate to:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services
and change the value from "Bluetooth" to your incoming bluetooth COM port. Normally this is COM7 if you are using v5 of the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack (the Vista compatible version). Change the value to "COM7" (without the quotes). You will need to restart your machine.
Now pair your Windows Mobile device with your host machine. You should see the ActiveSync service listed. If you've previously paired your device, then you would have seen "Serial Port" listed as a service (which isn't enough to get ActiveSync working). Instead go into the properties of the bluetooth device and select "refresh" to get an updated list of services that your host PC is advertising. ActiveSync should now be an option. Select it. Now, when using ActiveSync on your WM device, Connect via Bluetooth should work just fine. "
Hopefully this helps a couple people out; it helped me out for sure.
Toshiba Bluetooth stack + HTC Tytn WM6.1
Hello all,
in order to get your HTC working with Toshiba BT Stack do the following:
download the latest Toshiba BT drivers from www.toshiba-europe.com and also the latest Windows Mobile Device center.
Install Toshiba BT Stack
Reboot
Install Update to WMDC
Disable BT on both PDA and Laptop
Connect you HTC via USB (WMDC should popup now, if not goto control panel and run it)
configure you HTC in WMDC
disconnect USB cradle
check with Serial port is available (usually COM7) - goto control panel an run
"Bluetooth local port"
turn on BT on both ends
On the WMDC select you HTC and goto Settings->Connection Settings
Enable connection on BT serial port (usually COM7)
Now on your HTC goto BT settings and "add a new device"
Find your laptop connect with it (passkey and so on...), next goto advanced and enable activesync service
and that's it!
you don't need regedit and other tweakings i've seen on the net about.Trust me! If it's not working for you try to unistall any BT stack you have, reboot, a start a fresh install.
Hi,
I can't get sync over bluetooth to work with the WMDC in Vista.
First I established a partnership with the device using a USB cable. That worked!
Then I paired my toshiba laptop (internal bt radio) with the blueangel (ticked the ActiveSync service checkmark). That almost worked.. I entered the same passkey on both and then vista tried to add a driver for the blueangel, but never found the driver. Goes online, doesn't find it and prompts me for a CD. Does such a driver exist? I just end up with a nonfunctionning "Bluetooth Peripheral Device".
If I press on nevertheless and on the blueangel I "Connect via bluetooth" it authenticates and says "Connected", but on the laptop in WMDC it says "Connecting" for a while, then "Error".
Any help appreciated!
PS: Amazing job on getting WM6 out on this device!!
jamesjay said:
Hi,
I can't get sync over bluetooth to work with the WMDC in Vista.
First I established a partnership with the device using a USB cable. That worked!
Then I paired my toshiba laptop (internal bt radio) with the blueangel (ticked the ActiveSync service checkmark). That almost worked.. I entered the same passkey on both and then vista tried to add a driver for the blueangel, but never found the driver. Goes online, doesn't find it and prompts me for a CD. Does such a driver exist? I just end up with a nonfunctionning "Bluetooth Peripheral Device".
If I press on nevertheless and on the blueangel I "Connect via bluetooth" it authenticates and says "Connected", but on the laptop in WMDC it says "Connecting" for a while, then "Error".
Any help appreciated!
PS: Amazing job on getting WM6 out on this device!!
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Just curious, do you have WMDC 6, or 6.1?
Wmdc 6.1.6965
works fine here with wmdc 6.1. Besure to tick to the box for activesync in bletooth profiles on your device when pairing the first time.
Canaan,
I did tick the box.. which BT stack and monitor are you using on the PC and on the device? Were you prompted to install drivers on vista at any point? Thanks!
No, i wasnt prompted to install any drivers.Never have,not even on xp pro/wm2003-2005. I'm running vista and broadcom stack. Check your in discovery mode and your com ports match on both device and desktop/laptop bluetooth settings.
Here is how it is done under vista
1.go to control panel, bluetooth devices and turn your BT discovery on
2.then turn your devices BT on and search for devices
3.after finding your pc pair it with your BA ( i use passkey 00000)
4.then the wizard will ask you which services you want to use from your pc, select activesync
5.then open activesync on BA and select from the menu "connect via bluetooth"
and thats all
requirements are that you have WMDC 6 or 6,1 with default connection options (by default BT sync is on)
Thanks for you reply. I guess I wasn't clear in my initial problem description.. the steps you outlined are exactly what I'm doing. However, when I get to step 4 and pair the device with the laptop, vista doesn't find the driver for the BA. It looks online for it and doesn't find it, so it prompts me. I don't know where that driver is and so I end up with a non-functionning "Bluetooth peripheral device" in the device manager.
I'm kind of suspecting the Toshiba proprietary bluetooth stack and monitor on the laptop at this point. I had no luck with the MS stack either. I guess I'll try to get the widcomm stack going on the laptop, sounds like it's the only one that works with the BA.
well connect your device to cradle or usb, then run windows update, it will find updates to the windows mobile device driver (here it done it twice) install it reboot and your device will be found
there is no service "activesync" after devices are paired
Hi Xplode,
I did your steps and my BA can find my pc via bluetooth...
However, when you said a list of services comes up, and choose "activesync"... it is not there...
the only 2 sevices I can choose are "wireless stereo" and "serial port".
Also, when I try my PC to find my BA, it says that "it cannot detect remote devices"
Am I doing something wrong here?
do you have WMDC installed and updates installed ?
go to your bluetooth settings of your laptop and delete the serial port created for your phone and delete your partnership. delete partnership from phone too,then re-pair them.You should see your laptop's bluetooth searching for services on your device.It should list dial-up networking,serial,handsfree and activesync.If this fails,i suggest your try and force-install widcomm/broadcom drivers.On www.parrot.fr they have instructions on how to install a microsoft bluetooth stack over the toshiba one's.the toshiba stack doesnt play nice with a lot of devices.
Xplode, yes I installed the updates... as I have read before, connect via usb and run windows update... I found 2 updates, installed them and reboot...
Maybe before I go on, jst a quick question:
is bluetooth activesync faster than usb activesync?
The point of my question would be.. I wouldnt want to go through all these hassles if at the end, bt connection is slower, cause for me it is just a nice add in function, not a requirement.....
Thanks and please answer this question for those who have done it...
Bluetooth activeync is a little slower than usb activesync but for me,its still more convenient than carrying the cradle or cable around.
USE this way.
After having connect your device once over USB to the WMDC in BT device manager in your PC add an incoming port i.e. COM3, now go to the Mobile device, turn on BT, open BT manager and in the setting under Com port tab add the same # COM port, if you can't find under COM scroll to BTS, it doesn't matter where the port number is located. Now go to WMDC click your Device icon go to Connection Setting and instead of leaving the default Bluetooth for others device scroll to the number of Com port you choose before COM3. Try to connect from device et..voila. I really would like to know why u have to guess always everything with Microsoft and paying and never being paid for my long night spent to solve their problems.
..I forgot for the further access you must start from BT manager on device --> acttyvesynch BT and click on your PC icon
to synch. If ever will not work maybe WM6 reset in your device actyvesynch to USB instead leaving BLUETOOTH, just change it.
Hope it helps somebody !
I ran into this same problem with the Toshiba BT stack on an ASUS notebook and an HTC Wizard (WM5). The solution was found in a Toshiba troubleshooting PDF.
From Control Panel, start the Bluetooth Local COM applet (installed by Toshiba BT), find the COM port labeled “LocalCOMServer[SerialPort(TOSHIBA LocalCOM)]”. Usually it's COM7.
After identifying the correct COM port, open WMDC, click “Connection Settings” under “Mobile Device Settings”, ensure "Allow Connections to one of the following:" is checked, then select the COM Port found above (again, usually COM7).
Proceed as usual and "ActiveSync" should appear instead of "Serial Port".
I'll continue the instructions for whoever might benefit:
With the computer's BT in discoverable mode, run ActiveSync on the mobile device, and tap [Menu][Connect via Bluetooth]. If there is no existing partnership, you'll be prompted to create one. Afterward (or otherwise), the computer will be checked for a running ActiveSync/WMDC process, and if all goes well, you'll see "ActiveSync" among the available services, which should obviously be checkmarked, followed by a tap on [Finish].
Now a BT link can be initiated from within ActiveSync on the mobile device, by tapping [Menu][Connect via Bluetooth] as above.
Hope this helps.