Solved this myself - I hadn't realised that gnome-ubuntu did not install the bluez-utils, and these are needed to run Bluetooth Manager. File transfer now operational!
-- Diana luxxius wrote: > I've been trying all day to get my Ubuntu box (Feisty) and my work WinXP > laptop to transfer files to each other via bluetooth (using > gnome-bluetooth on the Ubuntu box). They can see each other, but when I > try to pair from XP I get 'The pairing was rejected by the remote device'. > > I've edited hcid.conf: security is set to 'auto' and the correct > passkey entered. > > I'm initiating the pairing from the XP laptop because I don't know how > to do this from the Ubuntu box. > > Any ideas would be very welcome before I tear out all my hair! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/