I find it kinda funny that I'm learning so much about linux just so I can pair my bluetooth headset with my N810.

lardman - Yes, I've tried pairing with my headset. I can manage to register the headset as a trusted device, but everytime I try pairing it the bluetooth icon turns blue for a second then goes back to white.

After a few days I've managed to learn a lot about how linux is layed out through the command line. I've explored the files in the /var/lib/bluetooth/NN:... folder and find my headset's mac address registered.

Using nano, I tried creating a new audio.service file wih what just about everyone finds in the file but then hit the non-root access limit. Today I'll try gaining root and tell you all if anything changes.

To make your life easy, I'd install ssh from the application manager (secure shell, so you can get a terminal remotely), then you can type from a PC (Putty is a Windows app which includes an ssh client - I assume you use Windows).

With ssh you can just log straight in as root (password is "rootme" by default).

I am way super newbie here, so please bare with me - I am unable to load the mc program - application manager states that it is corrupt. I have tried for hours to locate various other apps - i.e., GetRoot - with no luck.

I can get to X Terminal - but at that point, I am at a loss. If I type:

sudo gainroot

It states that I need to enable RD mode...???

How is that done???

...I've also look for SSH in the Application Manager - don't see it there to load up...uuugghh....

I agree, it does seem silly to spend this much time to get a headset to work, but I bought the unit mainly to use with Skype...so a headset is important.

I really appreciate all of the help!!! Thank you!!!

Kimberly

Yeah!!! I got root!!! I was finally able to install easyroot and am in X Terminal.

Now, what command do I type to edit the etc/bluetooth/audio.services file to change the false to true???

Thanks!

I recommend you install "sudser" to get the ability work with files that are owned by root. Also get http://nitapps.com/dists/chinook/use....0.6_armel.deb to get nano a terminal editor. You would then, in a terminal, run "sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/audio.services". Nano's editor commands are displayed at the bottom of the nano screen.

+1 to installing something like nano, vi (which comes out of the box) is difficult (try Googling for it and see what I mean )

To answer your previous questions, just fyi:

You do this using the Linux flasher, there's a command you give the flasher app to change the device flags, one of which is R&D mode.

Interesting. Did you try "openssh"? If that also doesn't appear, make sure the Extras repo is enabled (menu > Tools > Application Catalogue)

Not at all - good learning experience

Hazzah, it actually works!

After using easyroot to gain root access, I used nano to create the audio.service file that everyone else seems to have. After a reboot, I tried pairing the headset and everything seems to be working in perfect order.

As many headaches it caused, this headset problem has taught me a great deal about linux. Nano is definitely a much better editor than vi, too.

I think I'll keep going on with my linux education and start learning about this whole ssh deal; it seems to pop up in quite a bit of the forum threads. Any other suggestions on what I should be researching? Don't really have a goal in mind, just would like more general knowledge.

Things are best learned when you have a real application for them. Come up with a list of information or communication need you have and work on those. Being new to Linux I recommend that you learn CLI by examining things. For the most part make changes with the GUI. It will all come together for you over time. Another good thing to do is to scan forums like this one to see if anything posts interest or apply to you. One thing you'll learn is that not all people that offer help actually understand what they're suggesting or are pehaps offering help that applied to a different problem or release of Linux than you are using. When ever you take advice fully reseach it to make you understand what your actions will do.

SUCCESS!!! I want to thank you all for the awesome support and guidance! I would never have been able to do this without it!!!

Linux is very interesting and if I weren't facing six classes this semester, I'd love to delve into it a lot more - but for now that'll have to wait.

I have one more question - how do I delete files that I created while trying to figure this out???

Thank you all again!!!

Kimberly

The most straitforward way is to install emelFM2 which is a GUI file manager that can deal with the entire disk structure unlike the File Manager that comes with the N810 and only shows you files created with the GUI. On the CLI you can use "rm {file}" to remove a file. rmdir is for deleting empty folders. You can get emelFM2 at http://wardenclyffetower.com/MaemoFi...-rev29.all.deb