kde systemsettings bluetooth module: "DCOP error when calling services()"

[jcfp]

Binary package hint: kdebluetooth

When opening the "bluetooth" module for the first time after starting the kde systemsettings program, it will popup a rather non-descriptive error "DCOP error when calling services()". I do not have any bluetooth hardware on my pc; the bluetooth module is installed by default on kubuntu because it is part of kdebluetooth which in turn is a dependency of the kubuntu-desktop package.

The error should either not happen/popup at all, or it should be more descriptive (taking into account that it is installed by default on every kubuntu system and as such there's a very real chance that no bluetooth hardware or services are present at all).

$ systemsettings
adding Bluetooth Services /usr/share/applications/kde/kcm_kbluetoothd.desktop
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function services()
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function services()
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function getRulePolicyList()
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function numConnectionRules()
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function getJobs()
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function getInquiryInterval()
systemsettings: WARNING: DCOPCall::call() failed for function getPagedDevices()
adding Paired Bluetooth Devices /usr/share/applications/kde/kcm_btpaired.desktop

This happens on a fresh install of feisty

[mp (mpapet)]

Version: unknown (using KDE 3.5.5, Debian Package 4:3.5.5a.dfsg.1-8 (4.0))
Compiler: Target: i486-linux-gnu
OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.18-4-686

Running kbluetoothd on sony vaio pcg-frv35.

According to dmesg, bluetooth is present.

Message is generally mysterious with no clear path to resolution.

[Jonathan Anderson (jonathan-anderson)]

I was just about to file this bug... I agree. When I have my bluetooth module turned on, Bob's my uncle. When it's turned off, however, I get this super-cryptic, totally non-newbie-friendly message.

I suggest something like "No Bluetooth services found; either there is no Bluetooth hardware, or bluez is not running."

[Rubén Trujillo Fernández (rubentm85)]

Me too, exactly same error in a KUbuntu Feisty Fawn running on Toshiba Qosmio F-30

[jcfp (jcfp)]

Still exists in kubuntu gutsy tribe 4

[Virtus92 (virtus92)]

I had same error, i tried "sudo systemsettings".
Clicked few times OK.
And everything went fine!

Hope this helps.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

This shouldn't be a problem any more in Kubuntu 9.04, though I can't say that bluetooth in general works all too well...

[Toma-u (toma-u)]

Bluetooth support has been replaced by "BlueDevil" and the old code is no
longer maintained. If you still have an issue with Bluetooth support in a
recent KDE version, such as KDE 4.9.5 or 4.10, please report a new bug.

Also, if this is a feature request that has not yet been implemented in
BlueDevil, please add a comment.