Bluetooth - How to browse files on a device?

  1. Create a folder in `/media/mountpoint with root rights
  2. Install obexfs
  3. pair the phone with the PC

  4. Get the device MAC and mount it with obexfs: 

    sudo mkdir /media/mountpoint
sudo apt-get install obexfs
hcitool scan

Scanning ...

8F:77:17:77:44:16 My Android Phone

obexfs -b 8F:77:17:77:44:16 /mountpoint

To unmount the device: 

fusermount -u /mountpoint

ok then try this:

test before, if your usb dongle was recognized you test it with this command:

lsusb | grep Bluetooth

if you get this message, its successfuly recognized:

Bus 003 Device 004: ID 1310:0001 Roper Class 1 Bluetooth Dongle

then install an another browser for ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install bluez-utils libopenobex1 bluez-tools

after the installation, you must restart the bluetooth dongle with this command:

sudo /etc/init.d/bluetooth restart

or with this command

sudo service bluetooth restart

Details of the Bluetooth device is obtained with the command:

hciconfig --all

if all is ok, install bluetooth applet


Have a look to https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Blueman and install the packages obexftp and obexfs.

Mounting Bluetooth devices

The instructions below describe a method for using different file managers with Blueman. The examples in this section focus on Thunar. If you are using a different file manager, substitute thunar with the name of the file manager you are using.

Create a file obex_thunar.sh with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
[ ! -d ~/Bluetooth ] && mkdir ~/Bluetooth   
fusermount -u ~/Bluetooth
obexfs -b $1 ~/Bluetooth
thunar ~/Bluetooth

Now you will need to move the script to an appropriate location (e.g., /usr/local/bin). After that, mark it as executable with

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/obex_thunar.sh

The last step is to change the line in

Blueman tray icon → Local Services → Transfer → Advanced

to obex_thunar.sh %d. Done.

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Bluetooth

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