[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] bi-di BT-link between two 770s

[From: Johan Hedberg]

On Sun, Nov 06, 2005, Patrick Ohly wrote:
> Another use of Bluetooth could be connecting the 770 to a GPS receiver.
> With its large screen it would make a nice moving map display, although
> my primary use would be to simply transfer waypoints and track data to
> and from a Garmin eTrex during cycling trips. I currently use an iPAQ
> with Familiar Linux for that purpose, but might replace that with the
> 770 if I can get it to work - currently I still wait for a
> Bluetooth<->RS232 adapter (the eTrex only has a serial port).
> 
> I'm sure it can be done with root access, but making the same
> functionality also available to users of the official firmware
> certainly would be nice.

Searching for remote devices and creating outgoing RFCOMM connections
(e.g. to serial port profile) doesn't require root privileges, so that
should work just fine with the normal firmware.

Johan