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ok i havent made the webpage for this project yet, and am looking into ammending it to work properly on os2008.. but i posted the deb, just make sure you get all the depends right and we should be good to go.. pm or email with any problems or new bluetooth names you guys want precedence set up for ..

http://whitejack.garage.maemo.org/

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i wrote a ruby program for automating the process of connecting to PAN devices, and so far its worked great.. i deb'd it up, and i was gonna release it.. but first of all, garage.maemo.org is down, but also.. i wrote it for my blackjack.. not for other PAN devices like the Q etc.. and im realizing theres a lot of you out there with them.. but it's easily remedied.. can any of you that are interested, please list your default bluetooth names for your phone.. and i'll add them to the little array of bluetooth names this thing looks for first, then edit this post and post up the deb maybe tonight or this weekend

couple of things this program does..

- creates DUMMY type access point needed to fool the n800 into using the bluetooth for internet later
- turns bluetooth on
- scans nearby bluetooth devices
- **if it sees a bluetooth name it's previously made aware of, it'll put them at the top of the list**
- it cycles through each bluetooth device in the area until a connection is made

- provides somewhat meaningful information by way of statusbar info msg's so you know whats going on or what to do next..


i'll be back on tonight, but i definitely wanna get this out to you guys as quickly as possible, i know how cumbersome it was to connect manually...

thetruent@gmail.com

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its definitely worth a try.. only depends are..
becomeroot, libruby1.8, ruby1.8, ruby1.8-maemo

heres where the ruby stuff is located, if you want a headstart..

http://maemo.rubyx.co.uk/ruby-maemo/.../maemo3/armel/