Work around is to use command line tools, on 13.04 I used information on the following post. There where tons of reports of this bug with no solution other than editing code and rebuilding.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/187092/bluetooth-from-the-command-line- in-12-04 basically bluez-simple-agent hci0 11:22:33:44:55:66 replace mac address with your own. Will prompt for a PIN number. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-bluetooth in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551950 Title: gnome-bluetooth cannot use pin = 1234 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-bluetooth/+bug/551950/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs