BlueputDroid is the only wireless kb/mouse app I have found that uses bluetooth instead of wifi - and it's free!
I was unable to get it t work on TW roms when I tried a month ago, hence the CM7 label in the title, but it works beautifully on both Windows Vista (and later, I'm sure) and Lubuntu linux.
I have my laptop dual booting between the two OSes, and the program doesn't throw a fit about a duplicate entry - it only compares the BT address, which is hardcoded.
DUAL BOOT TIP:
It is necessary to pair your phone with the computer in each OS, otherwise the unpaired OS won't recognize the phone as a trusted device (the phone will still recognize the computer, so it will expect that the recognition is mutual - no reason to send a new pair request). The phone will recognize the computer's BT address regardless of the OS, so just unpair on the phone side, switch the computer to the second OS and re-pair - now both OSes have the phone's address stored, and the phone has the computer's address stored
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Gonna try this now.
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So I bought a really cheap Bluetooth USB dongle for my PC, about 5 bucks. It installs a program call Bluesoleil.
It wouldnt work from the CD, so I downloaded it from their website. Its just an evaluation copy so it only lets transfers of 2mb.
All I really needed the download for was for the driver.
How do I pair my Tilt 2 with my PC? My Tilt 2 is set to discoverable, but still wont find it (its like 2 feet from my PC).
I want to be able to transfer songs and such in the Windows Mobile Device Centre through bluetooth so I dont have to keep plugging it in.
Any suggestions?
PS: Neither my phone can find my PC nor my PC can find my phone. I can find it through a different menu on my phone somehow (forgot how now) but it asked me for a password, and I have no password on my PC.
Sounds like a driver issue with your dongle
Tumdace said:
So I bought a really cheap Bluetooth USB dongle for my PC, about 5 bucks. It installs a program call Bluesoleil.
It wouldnt work from the CD, so I downloaded it from their website. Its just an evaluation copy so it only lets transfers of 2mb.
All I really needed the download for was for the driver.
How do I pair my Tilt 2 with my PC? My Tilt 2 is set to discoverable, but still wont find it (its like 2 feet from my PC).
I want to be able to transfer songs and such in the Windows Mobile Device Centre through bluetooth so I dont have to keep plugging it in.
Any suggestions?
PS: Neither my phone can find my PC nor my PC can find my phone. I can find it through a different menu on my phone somehow (forgot how now) but it asked me for a password, and I have no password on my PC.
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I'd remove all software that came with the Bluetooth adaptor and let W7 sort out it's own drivers for it - that's what I did and my cheap (£2!) Bluetooth adaptor works fine.
Alright, so I'm trying to get my EVO to connect to Windows 7 64-bit in order to try out the Bluetooth tethering (via android-wifi-tether) and FTP server. I can connect the phone via bluetooth to my laptop, but as soon as I do, it just disconnects. I can't get them to reconnect (either from Windows or EVO). Windows shows no services, hardware, or anything.
Do I need a special driver or app for Windows? Some hidden setting in the EVO? A known bug?
And please refrain from super-obvious things, I've updated the driver for my bluetooth adapter, I've Googled around, and tested this on a Windows XP netbook, it paired and could transfer a file using OBEX just fine.
I am having this same problem. Have you been able to find any solution to this?
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Alright, so I'm trying to get my EVO to connect to Windows 7 64-bit in order to try out the Bluetooth tethering (via android-wifi-tether) and FTP server. I can connect the phone via bluetooth to my laptop, but as soon as I do, it just disconnects. I can't get them to reconnect (either from Windows or EVO). Windows shows no services, hardware, or anything.
Do I need a special driver or app for Windows? Some hidden setting in the EVO? A known bug?
And please refrain from super-obvious things, I've updated the driver for my bluetooth adapter, I've Googled around, and tested this on a Windows XP netbook, it paired and could transfer a file using OBEX just fine.
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I'm having the same issue. I've been scouting forums, have paired and unpaired my EVO and Win7 Home Premium x64 Laptop over and over again, I've paired it from my phone and paired it from the laptop, and no difference.
I'm able to push files from my laptop to my phone but the reverse doesn't work at all. I get several errors which I believe are associated to the fact that my phone's bluetooth icon on the laptop shows no services or bt profiles in the properties box.
Did either of you figure this out?
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SOLVED.
I went to my Laptop's manufacturer's website (lenovo) and downloaded the latest BT driver - an update from 2 months ago, although my last update was only 6 months ago.
It loaded all of the services I needed and once I paired my EVO to the computer about 7 different BT services were installed and connected to my EVO.
I used to be able to view and control some of my older phones on my PC through the USB connection, but I haven't been able to find out if this is possible yet with android phones, specifically my new GN2. I know I can get the dock and hook up one of my PC monitors to a switch, and I also know there is a way to connect a bluetooth keyboard/mouse, and then use a HLA adapter to run a monitor. I have also looked at a couple programs that use VPN connections to "host" android devices on websites that you can access with your PC via web browser, but as far as I can tell you are limited to what you can do (web browser, messaging, email).
I'm really looking for a stand alone program that I can open on my PC that, when connected to my GN2 via USB, will duplicate the devices display in a window and allow control of the device with the PCs keyboard and mouse. Does such a program exist? Thanks all.
i have never seen anything like this. What would be the purpose of this?
To control my phone with my workstation peripherals while at work if I want to view a website that is blocked by my works firewall, or simply to respond to a text message without having to turn on my phones screen
Hi,
i have an HP Mouse and would like to use it with my Windows RT. Normaly i would say connect the Mouse to the RT, driver will be installed automatically. But my mouse is working with the intern Wi-Fi of the deivce. So first i need to install the Software/driver before i can connect the mouse. Can someone tell me how i can do this? The mouse drivers are availabel for x86 and x64 Device.
Thank you
2 things.
First of all I have never heard of a mouse that connects via internal wifi. Only bluetooth, USB connector (which may have its own wifi or bluetooth device internally for a wireless mouse but does not need a special driver as it still appears as a normal USB mouse) or PS/2.
Secondly. You cannot install x86 drivers on windows RT.
1. You can complain about this directly by HP, but it's fact that this mouse connect directly by intern Wi-Fi. That's because there is no USB connector and the notebook has no bluetooth
2. if this is as easy as downloading a app from market i needn't to ask here? I found severel Threads saying they get Desktop Apps x86 runnying on the RT. So i thought maybe it is possible to get this driver/software running on the RT, too.
x86 drivers cannot be installed, it even says that in the thread.
I'm very crurious about this mouse; I've never heard of a WiFi mouse (the wireless ones that don't use BlueTooth use proprietary protocols of their own) and historically WiFi has been considered unsuitable for the purpose. I'd heard there was a project to try and produce a WiFi profile suitable for peripherals but hadn't heard of anything using it.
Could you please share the model name/number/whatever of your mouse?
As for using it on Windows RT, you'll probably have to wait for HP to release a Metro app that supports the mouse (if this is even possible). x86 and x64 drivers aren't supported, even to the extremely limited extent that x86 *anything* is supported, on RT. Offically, nothing is supported; the hack that we have uses a very clever emulation engine but only works on user-mode code (never kernel drivers, and probably never user-mode drivers unless the developer gets really ambitious). Open-source drivers *might* be recompilable - we've managed to get unsigned kernel-mode code execution - but even that is iffy. Closed-source ones, no chance.
http://google.com/search?q=hp+wifi+mouse
As the CNet review indicates, it only works with Win7 (and possibly Win8). I really doubt HP will actually provide driver for a 2-yr-old periph, especially since it has dumped on RT and is going with Android.
Essentially, you have an oddball periph that's limited to a particular OS. Rather than spending more time getting it to work, the simple fix is to spend the $10 and get yourself another wireless mouse.
Thank you for all your response.
here you go this is my mouse:
http://www8.hp.com/de/de/products/oas/product-detail.html?oid=5095508
Works fine with my Windows 8 Professional Notebook.
normaly i don't need the software. It's only for connecting. An other Mouse, which is older than my one, using an USB connector works with out problems with the RT. Only the USB connector into the USB hub, drivers are installed by Windows, and you can use the Mouse. I don't know maybe there are some ways to connect to the mouse. When looking for Wlan networks i found P2PHP-WIN-8. That's the Mouse-PC network connection. i tryed to login there with the RT, but it asks for a network key. And i don't have one for the mouse.
Someone an idea? I tryed the mouse ID and serial number. But doesn't worked
the mouse will use a proprietary protocol because frankly wifi mouses are so obscure that this is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing. That software likely includes the relevant drivers needed, not just initiate the connection. It just isnt going to work on RT until HP and microsoft work together to support it on RT which they likely wont.
Just go buy a normal mouse.
Wow... somebody actually used WiFi Direct for a mouse! Interesting.
It's possible that WFD will eventually be integrated into Windows as a generic driver, the way that UMS and MTP and HID and so forth are. In that case, assuming the mouse follows a reasonably standard interface convention (which is far from guaranteed from very early adopters of somewhat obscure technology...) it would probably work on whatever version of RT gets that generic driver (in the same way that BlueTooth -> HID can be used to load BT mice with a generic driver today). Otherwise, it will fall to HP and Microsoft to create a workign driver, and I doubt they'll bother.
my logitech mouse worked perfectly, just plug in the USB wireless receiver and a few secs later the mouse is working!
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my logitech mouse worked perfectly, just plug in the USB wireless receiver and a few secs later the mouse is working!
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this is a WiFi mouse not a usb mouse
Turkishflavor said:
my logitech mouse worked perfectly, just plug in the USB wireless receiver and a few secs later the mouse is working!
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You didn't even bother to read the (at the time <1 page) thread, did you?
I've been around Linux for a few years now, and have had my Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 for about a year. I've run into a bit of a problem that maybe someone knows how to get around. I have some knowledge of android because of the relationship to Linux... but still rather a newbie.
I'm trying to get my Tab 3 to communicate with a Bolutek BLK-MD-BC04-B serial to bluetooth adapter. I have no problems pairing it with my tablet, but once paired only certain software packages will connect with it... and I have no use for a bluetooth communications terminal (the usual software). I can get everything to work on my main computer (running Ubuntu 12.04LTS) the way I want, but I can't find /dev/rfcomm0 on my tablet. I've tried several software packages from the Google store, but to no avail (so far).
What I'm trying to accomplish overall is getting a piece of equipment I have to work with an android tablet, that at present only works with Windows software. I've got W95 working on a virtual machine in my tablet (a tiny tad slow, but it works well enough) using the no-longer-maintained program "Limbo" and the only thing stopping me now is getting the signal from the serial port (on the equipment) to the virtual machine in my tablet. The adapter works as it should, the only problem is the android bluetooth.
Does anyone know how to get the tablet to connect to the Bluetooth adapter (it's already paired), and then assign the communications to rfcomm0 (or maybe put a virtual link to ttyS0/ttyS1)?
Better yet, is there also anyone with experience working with this Limbo software who could give suggestions how to get a serial port working in it? (It should be easy to do once I figure it out - I've got the whole thing working fine on my main system using Virtualbox, and it was easy.)
I'm on an extremely tight budget (dirt poor actually - typical graduate student) and need to work with what I have, so please no suggestions of buying a new tablet or anything like that.
Thanks!