Bluetooth (OBEX Push) should remove devices not in range

[nclm]

Binary package hint: nautilus-sendto

The list of devices (Send to) for Bluetooth (OBEX Push) does not show the current status of devices in range but old devices too. This is very annoying if there are two devices with the same name and different BT Addresses because you don't know which one to choose (only the name is displayed and even if bt address would be displayed, nobody would know which one is the right).

This list should be updated with a bluetooth inquiry and only show bt devices which are available...

[Basilio Kublik (sourcercito)]

I second you, it shouldn't show you devices which are no longer available.

[Konstantin Sharlaimov (konstantin-sharlaimov)]

I agree, nautilus-sendto should include some tool to remove old devices.

[ski (skibrianski)]

This is a really annoying bug, and it still exists in hardy fully updated as of 2008/09/29. Bump

[Baptiste Mille-Mathias (bmillemathias)]

A device can be in undiscoverable state so it won't appear in the list, and so you won't be able to send it files.
So the current behavior is the right one, so you can send files to undiscoverable device.

Having a tool to manage devices in nautilus-sendto in not an option, keep bluetooth tool for bluetooth management tool.

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Last upstream comment:
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The Bluetooth plugin for nautilus-sendto now lives in gnome-bluetooth, and will
only show discovered devices, and known devices, avoiding the problem of
lingering discovered devices.

Please file a new bug against gnome-bluetooth if you still have problems with
the latest code.
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Therefore I am closing this bug. As in the upstream comment, please open a new bug against package "gnome-bluetooth" (most suitable upstream) if you have still problems with the latest code. Latest code in case of ubuntu means, when Ubuntu 10.04 gets updated versions (2.29.2 or 2.29.3) of the package gnome-bluetooth. Thanks for reporting.

[Hendy Irawan (ceefour)]

To remove Bluetooth devices manually:
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I had to remove devices manually. The gnome applet asks hcid daemon for known devices.

hcid database is on /var/lib/bluetooth/[YOUR-DONGLE-MAC-ADDRESS] . There are several text files for several purposes: remove the line matching the mac address of the old bluetooth device on each file and you're done.
I had to remove lines from the files sdp, manufacturers, features, classes, lastused, lastseen, names.
If you don't know what mac addresses to remove, the names file can help you because associates a mac address with a device name.
Remember: these files must be edited as root.

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