Well this caused me much anguish...I was fiddling around with the iPod, and caused iBluever to crash in the process...and couldn't get it working...so I rebooted my phone, and got a different failure...
I need to remember, that if I reboot the phone, I need to make this change.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing\Settings]
"ForceCellConnection"="Sprint" (it will always revert back to say "phone as modem" when you reset your phone)
iBluever runs fine, Bluetooth on the iPod is not as rugged or smart as I would hope.
I cannot run roqyBT (an app that allows the iPod to access a bluetooth GPS device) at the same time as iBluever is connected.
iBluever errors and what they might mean...
-L2CAP fail
=the iPod is not being seen by the TP2...I have mine set so that only paired devices can connect...
==solution is pair the iPod to the TP2 before starting iBluever
-chat timeout at CONNECT/r
=the iPod has connected to the TP2 and is attempting to access the internet, but failing
==solution 1, watch the phone and select "Agree" when the iPod wants to use services...
==solution 2, check that registry entry at the top of this post again.
-RFCOMM not connecting
=somehow the bluetooth is not connecting like it should
==solution 1, turn off iBluever then back on
==solution 2, turn off iPod then back on
==solution 3, turn off iPod and Phone, then back on (and don't forget the registry entry)
BTW, I actually don't have problems with iBluever, but I created an issue when I linked up the iPod to a bluetooth GPS.
The complete steps I took to enable the BT tether on the TP2 are here...
Make the following changes on your TP2 with a Registry editor:
1. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing]
Extension="" Delete the "isext.dll"
2. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing\settings]
ForceCellConnection="Sprint"
3. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\Wmodem]
Check Profile=0
Connected=0
Multi-NAI=0
WModemDUN=0
4. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WIDCOMM\Plugin\DUNServ er\ControlPanel]
Enabled=1
But the only one that keeps changing (and I don't even know if the rest of the steps are important) is step #2.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
iBluever 1.0.11 works - iPod bluetooth tether app
The iPod SpeedTest.Net app shows 179kbps down and s up, with a 365ms ping.
That is pretty normal for my Sprint service.
I have a bunch of apps that access the internet, ALL of my Apps work...I have tested about 20 apps.
If you have an iPod Touch (and maybe an iPad) you want this.
That is pretty normal for my Sprint service.
I have a bunch of apps that access the internet, ALL of my Apps work...I have tested about 20 apps.
If you have an iPod Touch (and maybe an iPad) you want this.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
iBluever - Bluetooth iPod tethering
I wrote previously about my iPod Touch, and that it runs all iPhone software.
I also wrote about the new Sprint Windows Mobile phone I got.
Well this developer from China, has been working on an App for the iPod (or iPhone) to tether an internet connection with bluetooth.
If you are unfamiliar with the terminology...
...Most cellphones now have a data connection, many can act as a modem for a laptop if you connect the two with a data cable (usb usually nowdays). So that gives you mobile internet access while 'tethered' to the phone.
...Bluetooth is a data connection protocol that uses very little power...many phones can uses that bluetooth connection as a network connection...and can share the internet connection via the bluetooth, sort of like a wireless bluetooth router.
So the term bluetooth tethering was born.
Now as we all know (or anyone who has used an Apple product) Apple products are very locked down...no fun allowed.
So the 'underground world' of iPods and iPhones involves "Jailbreaking". A way to break Apple's ability to lock the device down.
You can imagine that software that allows people to get iPhone functionality without buying an iPhone would not be supported by Apple...so to get this software, and other good items, you can't go to the App store. You need to Cydia, which is the App store for Jailbroken iPods and iPhones.
Back to subject.
Right now iBluever is available on Cydia. It is still an early product...mostly beta...there is a demo version and an unrestricted version you can buy.
The developer recommends trying the demo first, and if it doesn't work perfectly, don't buy the full version.
Right now in my configuration, using my Sprint Touch Pro2 as the bluetooth tether, the demo works...mostly.
I have iBluever version 1.0.8 (demo) and here is how I used it...
- first I had to pair the iPod to the TP2 using the normal iPod bluetooth.
- turn off iPod bluetooth, and start iBluever
- select my phone in the iBluever screen, select a pin, and put #777 in phone number block.
-- those were the only entries
- back to the iBluever main screen select the phone again and after a while, it will show a pop up confirming the connection
- meanwhile on the phone a few messages will show, first to put the pin in, second to authorize the ipod to access the internet
the demo only runs for a little while, Opera works, the App store seemed to work, The Weather Channel App worked.
So I hope the rest will be fixed and I will be able to buy the working product.
I also wrote about the new Sprint Windows Mobile phone I got.
Well this developer from China, has been working on an App for the iPod (or iPhone) to tether an internet connection with bluetooth.
If you are unfamiliar with the terminology...
...Most cellphones now have a data connection, many can act as a modem for a laptop if you connect the two with a data cable (usb usually nowdays). So that gives you mobile internet access while 'tethered' to the phone.
...Bluetooth is a data connection protocol that uses very little power...many phones can uses that bluetooth connection as a network connection...and can share the internet connection via the bluetooth, sort of like a wireless bluetooth router.
So the term bluetooth tethering was born.
Now as we all know (or anyone who has used an Apple product) Apple products are very locked down...no fun allowed.
So the 'underground world' of iPods and iPhones involves "Jailbreaking". A way to break Apple's ability to lock the device down.
You can imagine that software that allows people to get iPhone functionality without buying an iPhone would not be supported by Apple...so to get this software, and other good items, you can't go to the App store. You need to Cydia, which is the App store for Jailbroken iPods and iPhones.
Back to subject.
Right now iBluever is available on Cydia. It is still an early product...mostly beta...there is a demo version and an unrestricted version you can buy.
The developer recommends trying the demo first, and if it doesn't work perfectly, don't buy the full version.
Right now in my configuration, using my Sprint Touch Pro2 as the bluetooth tether, the demo works...mostly.
I have iBluever version 1.0.8 (demo) and here is how I used it...
- first I had to pair the iPod to the TP2 using the normal iPod bluetooth.
- turn off iPod bluetooth, and start iBluever
- select my phone in the iBluever screen, select a pin, and put #777 in phone number block.
-- those were the only entries
- back to the iBluever main screen select the phone again and after a while, it will show a pop up confirming the connection
- meanwhile on the phone a few messages will show, first to put the pin in, second to authorize the ipod to access the internet
the demo only runs for a little while, Opera works, the App store seemed to work, The Weather Channel App worked.
So I hope the rest will be fixed and I will be able to buy the working product.
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