HOWTO: Sync Nokia E-series Phone with Evolution via Bluetooth

[mjfleck2000]

can you tell how? because i can't get it working. i have the E61 (nokia)

Sure!
I wrote down some notes as I tried to set this all up. Spent a good part of the weekend working on this.

I already had bluez-utils and kdebluetooth debs installed.

Several times I had to reboot to clear things up. Also, I had to shut down the Nokia several times if things got messed up.

Kubuntu dapper or edgy, worked for both, I used only dapper repo at ~jahn

1. Add repositories
   deb http://www.in.fh-merseburg.de/~jahn/ dapper main
   deb-src http://www.in.fh-merseburg.de/~jahn/ dapper main
2. Add repository gpg key to apt-get
   gpg --keyserver hkp://subkeys.pgp.net/ --recv-keys CB210090B029CB84
   gpg --export CB210090B029CB84 | sudo apt-key add -
3. apt-get update
4. apt-get install libopensync-plugin-kdepim libopensync-plugin-file libopensync-plugin-google-calendar libopensync-plugin-synce libopensync-plugin-syncml libopensync0 opensyncutils msynctool multisync-qad
5. Plug in Bluetooth/Usb adapter
6. sudo hcitool dev... this should show the computer's bluetooth mac #
7. sudo hcitool scan... should show the E62 bluetooth mac #
8. you can use “sdptool browse “ to get detailed info on phone and what channels it uses. For syncing you want the channel for “Nokia SyncML Server”
9. sudo kate /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
10. remove the “#” from in front of auth enable;
11. sudo kate /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
12. I'm not sure this is needed, but I did it anyway.
    sudo mknod /dev/rfcomm0 c 216 0
13. add rfcomm0 {
    device 00:18:C5:43:19:2B; (# from #7 above)
    channel 14;
    comment "NokiaE62";
    }
14. sudo sdptool add --channel=10 OPUSH //this is to allow file transfer
    You want the channel that is "SyncMLClient"
15. sudo kate /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf
    change passkey from 1234 to whatever number you want
16. just in case, I also did sudo kate /etc/bluetooth/pin
    and changed the default 1234 to my new passkey
17. sudo /etc/init.d/bluez-utils restart (for dapper) /etc/init.d/bluetooth (edgy)
18. Enable bluetooth on E62
19. Menu->Settings->Bluetooth->Bluetooth On
20. Menu->Settings->Bluetooth->My phone's visibility Shown to all
21. Menu->Settings->Bluetooth->My phone's name NokiaE62
22. Menu->Settings->Bluetooth->RemoteSChip mode On or Off, didn't matter
23. Pair NokiaE62 with computer
24. Menu->Settings->Bluetooth-> push joystick to the right to change to paired device menu
25. Select Options
26. Select New paired device
27. Found MyComputer-0
28. Select
29. Enter passkey that is the same as item as passkey above
30. Select yes to automatically authorize
31. Push in joystick
32. Select Assign short name
33. Give a name to this computer ( like Linus1 )
34. Exit
35. Try to send a file from KDE
36. Kmenu->Internet,Bluetooth OBEX, drag and drop,send
37. As user (not root!)
38. msynctool --addgroup nokia (or whatever name you want)
39. msynctool --addmember nokia kdepim-sync
40. msynctool --addmember nokia syncml-obex-client
41. hcitool scan
42. msynctool --configure nokia 2
    here is my nokia file
    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <config>
    <!-- (Only for blue) The bluetooth address if the bluetooth mode is selected -->
    <bluetooth_address>00:18:C5:43:19:2B</bluetooth_address>
    
    <!-- (Only for blue) The bluetooth channel to use (usualy the 11) [x] -->
    <bluetooth_channel>14</bluetooth_channel>
    
    <!-- (Only for USB) The usb interface number of the SYNCML-SYNC target. use syncml-obex-client -u (as root!) to find it. -->
    <interface>0</interface>
    
    <!-- The string that the plugin will use to identify itself. Some devices need a special string here. -->
    <identifier>KDE</identifier>
    
    <!-- The syncml version to use: 0 for 1.0, 1 for 1.1 and 2 for 1.2 -->
    <version>1</version>
    
    <!-- if the plugin should use wbxml -->
    <wbxml>1</wbxml>
    
    <!-- The username to use. Leave empty to not require a username -->
    <username></username>
    
    <!-- the password for the username -->
    <password></password>
    
    <!-- sets the connection type to use. 5 means obex over usb, 2 means obex over bluetooth -->
    <type>2</type>
    
    <!-- If wbxml is enabled, defines wether the wbxml should use string tables -->
    <usestringtable>1</usestringtable>
    
    <!-- Never send ADD command, but send REPLACE (not needed normally) -->
    <onlyreplace>0</onlyreplace>
    
    <!-- Workaround around for mobile phones which only use local timestamps and _no_ UTC timestamps! -->
    <onlyLocaltime>0</onlyLocaltime>
    
    <!-- Sets the maximum allowed size in bytes of incoming messages (some device need this option set). Example: 10000 -->
    <recvLimit>0</recvLimit>
    
    <maxObjSize>0</maxObjSize>
    
    <!-- The name of the contacts db. Must be the same as the phones sends -->
    <contact_db>Contacts</contact_db>
    
    <!-- The name of the calendar db. Must be the same as the phones sends -->
    <calendar_db>Calendar</calendar_db>
    
    <!-- The name of the note db. Must be the same as the phones sends -->
    <note_db>Notes</note_db>
    </config>
43. Should be good to go at this point
    to sync, from terminal mysynctool --sync nokia
44. Once this is working, you can use Kmenu->Utilities->Multisync-gui to sync

I hope my notes work for you and that I didn't miss anything. If nothing else, you know that it can work and pretty much how I did it.

[raydekok]

[*]sudo kate /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf[*]remove the “#” from in front of auth enable;[*]sudo kate /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf

what do you mean with this? i can't find auth enable.

[mjfleck2000]

what do you mean with this? i can't find auth enable.

Yes, my notes were a combination of dapper and edgy. I uncommented the auth enable for dapper. This option was not in the edgy version of hcid.conf

[wahlau]

Sure!
I hope my notes work for you and that I didn't miss anything. If nothing else, you know that it can work and pretty much how I did it.

hey thanks! i tried most of your steps (since some i have already done... ) and they worked! now i have got it sync'ed, and perhaps it might be a reason why i should keep the n73...

wahlau.