Bluetooth help

lvnproficy · May 18th, 2008, 12:31 AM

Hopefully you guys can help me out with this one. I just bought myself a Samsung SGH-a737 yesterday and, since the only way to transfer songs is through bluetooth, i tried to do that with my computer.

Problem is, I keep getting this error message whenever i try to turn the computer's discoverability on:

An error occurred while Windows was saving your
settings. The following settings were not saved:
Discoverability settings
Connection settings

It also can't find any devices at all. Now, I know that Bluetooth works on my computer because I've used it before to transfer songs to my old phone a really long time ago, so its something recently that just happened. How do i get bluetooth to start working again?

If it helps, my computer is an IBM Thinkpad X31 Laptop.

Vette Boss · May 18th, 2008, 01:15 AM

May sound obvious, but have you set the phone up properly to allow the connection? The phone needs to be discoverable before it will connect. This is usually under the bluetooth options in the phone menu.

Some mobile carriers are disabling connection to computers specifically, to make you purchase ringtones and music.

lvnproficy · May 18th, 2008, 03:03 AM

Yeah, I've turned the Bluetooth on my phone on and made it discoverable, but when I go into the Bluetooth settings, I find that the computer is not discoverable. I check the box to make it discoverable and click ok, but that error comes up and nothing happens.

Hopefully Samsung isn't one of those manufacturers.

Clegg · May 18th, 2008, 07:56 AM

Shell out the 30 bucks for the cable. Its well worth it, especially for much quicker file transfer.

chaos386 · May 18th, 2008, 11:01 AM

If all else fails, you could boot to an Ubuntu LiveCD and see if bluetooth works there.

prizrak · May 18th, 2008, 05:07 PM

Try to find out what brand your BT adapter is. I had a similar issue with stock Windows drivers running A2DP with my headphones, ended up having to install OEM drivers. In my case it was a Broadcom chip, its very possible yours is the same.

lvnproficy · May 19th, 2008, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clegg

Shell out the 30 bucks for the cable. Its well worth it, especially for much quicker file transfer.

Thats definitely an option I'm looking to now because the fil transfer is so slow.

Quote:

If all else fails, you could boot to an Ubuntu LiveCD and see if bluetooth works there.

Thats a bit too drastic, don't you think?

Quote:

Try to find out what brand your BT adapter is. I had a similar issue with stock Windows drivers running A2DP with my headphones, ended up having to install OEM drivers. In my case it was a Broadcom chip, its very possible yours is the same.

How do you find out what Bluetooth adapter you have?

prizrak · May 19th, 2008, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lvnproficy

***SNIP***

Thats a bit too drastic, don't you think?

You don't have to install it.

Quote:

How do you find out what Bluetooth adapter you have?

Basically I don't think there is any other way but googling it. Try getting this these are for the broadcom chipset, they are the most common. Worst case scenario it won't install images/smilies/smile.gif

lvnproficy · May 22nd, 2008, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prizrak

You don't have to install it.

Basically I don't think there is any other way but googling it. Try getting this these are for the broadcom chipset, they are the most common. Worst case scenario it won't install images/smilies/smile.gif

Thanks man it works!

prizrak · May 22nd, 2008, 01:03 PM

W00t!!!

smib · May 22nd, 2008, 02:47 PM

Well, now that that issue is cleared up, I have a bluetooth question. I also have a Samsung A-737 and I want to use it as a modem so I can bypass this damn web filter. I have it enabled on the phone and when I try to connect to it for this purpose I get this error:

http://iansarchibald.googlepages.com/error.JPG

All other BT functions work fine.

prizrak · May 22nd, 2008, 02:59 PM

www.howardforums.com images/smilies/smile.gif

This is a huge cell phone forum, I suspect you need to enable/disable something on your phone to get the functionality.

May 18th, 2008, 12:31 AM	#1
lvnproficy Joined: Oct 28th, 2007 Last Online: 03:48 AM Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 69 Car: 2006 Honda Accord Rep Power: 5	Bluetooth help Hopefully you guys can help me out with this one. I just bought myself a Samsung SGH-a737 yesterday and, since the only way to transfer songs is through bluetooth, i tried to do that with my computer. Problem is, I keep getting this error message whenever i try to turn the computer's discoverability on: An error occurred while Windows was saving your settings. The following settings were not saved: Discoverability settings Connection settings It also can't find any devices at all. Now, I know that Bluetooth works on my computer because I've used it before to transfer songs to my old phone a really long time ago, so its something recently that just happened. How do i get bluetooth to start working again? If it helps, my computer is an IBM Thinkpad X31 Laptop.

May 18th, 2008, 01:15 AM	#2
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 03:24 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,024 Car: Nissan Altima 3.5-litre SE Rep Power: 36	May sound obvious, but have you set the phone up properly to allow the connection? The phone needs to be discoverable before it will connect. This is usually under the bluetooth options in the phone menu. Some mobile carriers are disabling connection to computers specifically, to make you purchase ringtones and music. __________________ 2003 Nissan Altima 3.5SE SHIFT_the future

May 18th, 2008, 07:56 AM	#4
Clegg Joined: Oct 8th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Moore, Oklahoma Age: 20 Posts: 231 Car: '92 Chevy Truck / '94 Honda Accord Rep Power: 13	Shell out the 30 bucks for the cable. Its well worth it, especially for much quicker file transfer. __________________ My Little Place on the Internet

May 18th, 2008, 11:01 AM	#5
chaos386 .sa = bad driver! Joined: Nov 8th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia Age: 22 Posts: 3,564 LFS Status: Rep Power: 62	If all else fails, you could boot to an Ubuntu LiveCD and see if bluetooth works there. __________________ "Shit, that's a busy table cloth." -matt2000

May 22nd, 2008, 02:47 PM	#11
smib Joined: Aug 31st, 2007 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Bristol, Connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 1,172 Car: 2008 Scion tC LFS Status: Rep Power: 29	Well, now that that issue is cleared up, I have a bluetooth question. I also have a Samsung A-737 and I want to use it as a modem so I can bypass this damn web filter. I have it enabled on the phone and when I try to connect to it for this purpose I get this error: All other BT functions work fine. __________________ PunisherBass: ANYONE with an IQ higher than a jar of mayo wouldn't be able to get through the scientology mumbojumbo without laughing their ass off. Clegg: PunisherBass, quit insulting mayo. "Sorry for the short replies, I can't use my left hand. In fact the whole left side of my body feels like it got hit by a planet. The right side is better, it only got hit by a truck." -Blind_Io

May 18th, 2008, 03:03 AM	#3
lvnproficy Joined: Oct 28th, 2007 Last Online: 03:48 AM Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 69 Car: 2006 Honda Accord Rep Power: 5	Yeah, I've turned the Bluetooth on my phone on and made it discoverable, but when I go into the Bluetooth settings, I find that the computer is not discoverable. I check the box to make it discoverable and click ok, but that error comes up and nothing happens. Hopefully Samsung isn't one of those manufacturers.

May 18th, 2008, 05:07 PM	#6
prizrak Joined: Apr 2nd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 25 Posts: 1,710 Car: Audi A4 1.8T Rep Power: 20	Try to find out what brand your BT adapter is. I had a similar issue with stock Windows drivers running A2DP with my headphones, ended up having to install OEM drivers. In my case it was a Broadcom chip, its very possible yours is the same.

May 22nd, 2008, 01:03 PM	#10
prizrak Joined: Apr 2nd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 25 Posts: 1,710 Car: Audi A4 1.8T Rep Power: 20	W00t!!!

May 22nd, 2008, 02:59 PM	#12
prizrak Joined: Apr 2nd, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 25 Posts: 1,710 Car: Audi A4 1.8T Rep Power: 20	www.howardforums.com This is a huge cell phone forum, I suspect you need to enable/disable something on your phone to get the functionality.

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