Scenario 1: WinXP has detected your Bluetooth dongle, installed the drivers and you have a �Bluetooth configuration� item in Control Panel and �My Bluetooth Places� in My Computer�. AND you HAVE connectivity between mRouter and the Sendo X.
Sendo X: To configure the Sendo X go to the last section of this post for the settings.
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Scenario 2: WinXP has detected your Bluetooth dongle, installed the drivers and you have a �Bluetooth configuration� item in Control Panel and �My Bluetooth Places� in My Computer�. BUT you have NO connectivity between mRouter and the Sendo X.
If the above is your scenario, then;
Go to My Computer > My Bluetooth Places > Bluetooth Setup Wizard ( in the My Tasks panel on the left).
Once you have launched the Bluetooth Setup Wizard;
Select the first option using the radio buttons and click Next. First option should read �I know the service I want to use and I want to find a Bluetooth device that provides that service�
In the second screen select �Bluetooth Serial port� and activate the Sendo X�s Bluetooth and set visibility to �shown to all�. Click Next.
Make sure the search option in set to �Show all devices� and let the Wizard find the Sendo X.
Once the Sendo X is found, select it and click Next.
Tick the �Start the connection� box and click Finish.
mRouter 2.2 (version provided with PC Connect): Open the mRouter console and tick all the Bluetooth connections. You should now have your Sendo X connected to your PC via Bluetooth.
Sendo X: To configure the Sendo X go to the last section of this post for the settings.
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Scenario 3: WinXP has detected your Bluetooth dongle, installed the drivers BUT you DO NOT have a �Bluetooth configuration� item in Control Panel and �My Bluetooth Places� in My Computer�, hence you have NO connectivity.
If the above is your scenario, then;
Downloads:
Download Broadcom Widcomm 4.0.1.700 from a URL below:
Official Release [mirror 1] (http://users.pandora.be/supersonic/bcu-btw4-0-1-700.zip) <<<< Thanks to supersonic
Official Release [mirror 2] (http://www.audio-spirit.com/~chilli_pepper/bcu-btw4-0-1-700.zip) <<<< Thanks to audio spirit
Download the additional files from a URL below:
Bluetooth Xtra Files [mirror 1] (http://users.pandora.be/supersonic/bluetooth_patches.rar) <<<< Thanks to supersonic
Bluetooth Xtra Files [mirror 2] (http://www.audio-spirit.com/~chilli_pepper/bluetooth_patches.rar) <<<< Thanks to audio spirit
And download the lastest drivers from a URL below.
Latest .inf (16/05/2005) [mirror 1] (http://users.pandora.be/supersonic/BTWUSB.rar) <<<< Thanks to supersonic
Latest .inf (16/05/2005) [mirror 2] (http://www.audio-spirit.com/~chilli_pepper/BTWUSB.rar) <<<< Thanks to audio spirit
Preperation:
Make sure you are logged into Windows with Administrative rights.
Go to Device manager and uninstall your bluetooth device
Disconnect your bluetooth dongle/device
Uninstall previous Bluetooth software
If you had previously installed any Bluetooth software please uninstall it before proceeding.
The following list is of software that should be uninstalled, but it is not a complete list!
� Any previous Widcomm software
� Any previous Soleil software
� Sony Bluespace software
� XTNDConnect Blue Manager software
� Microsoft Patch Q323183
� Any drivers that were supplied with your Bluetooth device
� Microsoft IntelliType and IntelliPoint software for Bluetooth mice & Keyboards.
Now REBOOT / RESTART your system
Installation:
Extract the files from the �bcu-btw4-0-1-700.zip� zip file into a folder.
Extract the �btwusb.inf� file from the �btwusb.rar� file and use it to replace the �btwusb.inf� file in the folder where the 'bcu-btw4-0-1-700' package was extracted.
Now go to the folder where the 'bcu-btw4-0-1-700' archive was extracted and run the �setup.exe� file��..let program do what it needs to do.
You may or may not be asked to plugin your device, DO NOT plugin your device.
Now REBOOT / RESTART your system
Once your system is fully booted-up, restart your system, but this time press the F8 after the BIOS screen has gone and go into �Safe mode�.
Safe mode: Once your in Safe mode, extract the files from �bluetooth_patches.rar� and use them to replace the following:
BTTray and BTStackserver in C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software
BTNeighborhood.dll and wbtapi.dll in C:\WINDOWS\system32
Now REBOOT / RESTART your system
Bluetooth installation: Once your system has restarted, plugin your Bluetooth device, your device should be detected and the widcomm drivers should be installed for your device. If you are not lucky the Windows drivers will be installed.
To check which drivers the PC has installed:
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device manager
and find your device, click properties > driver and see the manufacturer information etc version should be 4.0.1.700 Widcomm.
If windows has Installed the microsoft drivers do the following:
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device manager
Find anything bluetooth apart from the top two listed in bluetooth devices (things like bluetooth network and COMS) and uninstall them, leaving the two at the top.
Click on the top one, should be something like "generic bluetooth device", click update driver > manual search > choose selected
> have disk > navigate to where you extracted the 'bcu-btw4-0-1-700' package then click OK
You should find your device in the list box, click install let it do its thing. Restart if needed.
The Widcomm icon should now be in your task bar and be white and blue.
Connecting: Go to My Computer > My Bluetooth Places > Bluetooth Setup Wizard ( in the My Tasks panel on the left).
Once you have launched the Bluetooth Setup Wizard;
Select the first option using the radio buttons and click Next. First option should read �I know the service I want to use and I want to find a Bluetooth device that provides that service�
In the second screen select �Bluetooth Serial port� and activate the Sendo X�s Bluetooth and set visibility to �shown to all�. Click Next.
Make sure the search option in set to �Show all devices� and let the Wizard find the Sendo X.
Once the Sendo X is found, select it and click Next.
Tick the �Start the connection� box and click Finish.
mRouter 2.2 (version provided with PC Connect): Open the mRouter console and tick all the Bluetooth connections. You should now have your Sendo X connected to your PC via Bluetooth.
Sendo X: To configure the Sendo X go to the last section of this post for the settings.
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Sendo X: Creating a GPRS access point. You all probably know how to do this, but if you don�t: go to Tools > Settings > Connection > Access Points. Click Options > New Access Point > Use default Settings.
Connection name: Whatever you want
Data bearer: GPRS
Access point name: Whatever you want
User name: None
Prompt Password: No
Password: Leave Blank
Authentication: Any
Gateway IP Address: Anything except 0.0.0.0
Homepage: Whatever you want
Connection security: Any
Session Mode: Any
Make sure bluetooth is activated on the X. Now you are good to go. Open Opera on the Sendo X and go to a webpage, say google.com. If the page loads then excellent and congratulations � you have configured crappy Windows to share your internet connection.
For those of you who had problems connecting to PC Connect via bluetooth....this should solve your problems.