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From: "Hemmann
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT friendly cellphone w/ Gentoo?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:34:55
Message-Id: 200608260230.44447.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] OT friendly cellphone w/ Gentoo? by Neil Bothwick
1 On Saturday 26 August 2006 00:19, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:30:37 +0200, Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote:
3 > > > I do like the usb port on a motorola razr, but, I not sure mot-cell
4 > > > phones are friendly with linux/gentoo....... One of my co-workers
5 > > > (windoz user) just got a razr and it get's reception where my
6 > > > krufty-LG does not, both using Alltel.
7 >
8 > I bought a Razr last year, it works with the CVS (or is it SVN?) version
9 > of kmobiletools, but not so well with the release in portage. I notice
10 > there's now a 0.5 beta in portage, masked. I'll give that a try this
11 > weekend, it should work as it's later than the CVS version I have.
12 >
13 > > well, I got my new razr today - and I am not too happy. Compared with
14 > > my old Sony Ericson, bluetooth is crippled and everything seems to be a
15 > > lot more complicated. While it is easy to put files onto the phone or
16 > > fetch them with kdebluetooth with the SE, it seems not to be even
17 > > possible with the razr.
18 >
19 > KDEbluetooth finds the Razr without any problems, just select "Find
20 > device" in the Razr's menu and click the bluetooth icon in the panel.
21
22 yeah, it finds it. But it does not 'find' any services, like obex file
23 transfer and others.
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