No joy on finding anything recent for current Mint 21.2, Cinnamon to install a bluetooth printer.
The command "hcitool" I found (on-line Ubuntu manual) scan finds it as:
BC:20:14:01:10:83 Canon iP100(01:10:83),
but the command on the same web page
hidd --connect BC:20:14:01:10:83 returns a command not found (presume Mint doesn't support hidd?)
Printer is found and does print a test page when connected directly via USB.
Any help will be appreciated by this noob.
Thanks!
-- Jim
Bluetoot printer installation
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Re: Bluetoot printer installation
Basic reference is https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BluetoothSetup.
Do not use hidd (which does not exist) but try to connect and authenticate, as PIN/passkey must be entered:
sudo hcitool cc "2C:27:D7:A2:4C:4D" & sudo hcitool auth "2C:27:D7:A2:4C:4D" (note the reset advice from the above link).
If hcitool does not work, then bluetoothctl will, from https://superuser.com/questions/465472/ ... untu-12-04
When bluetooth device is paired, connect it in GUI.
Than add "New Printer", In the box Enter Device URI "bluetooth://0012b58552h4/" (same address but without semicolons).
Let me keep here bluetoothctl option:
# bluetoothctl
to be greeted by its internal command prompt. Then enter:
# power on
# agent on
# default-agent
# scan on
Now make sure that your headset is in pairing mode. It should be discovered shortly. For example,
[NEW] Device 00:1D:43:6D:03:26 Lasmex LBT10
shows a device that calls itself "Lasmex LBT10" and has MAC address 00:1D:43:6D:03:26. We will now use that MAC address to initiate the pairing:
# pair 00:1D:43:6D:03:26
After pairing, you also need to explicitly connect the device (every time?):
# connect 00:1D:43:6D:03:26
You can now disable scanning again and exit the program:
# scan off
# exit
Do not use hidd (which does not exist) but try to connect and authenticate, as PIN/passkey must be entered:
sudo hcitool cc "2C:27:D7:A2:4C:4D" & sudo hcitool auth "2C:27:D7:A2:4C:4D" (note the reset advice from the above link).
If hcitool does not work, then bluetoothctl will, from https://superuser.com/questions/465472/ ... untu-12-04
When bluetooth device is paired, connect it in GUI.
Than add "New Printer", In the box Enter Device URI "bluetooth://0012b58552h4/" (same address but without semicolons).
Let me keep here bluetoothctl option:
# bluetoothctl
to be greeted by its internal command prompt. Then enter:
# power on
# agent on
# default-agent
# scan on
Now make sure that your headset is in pairing mode. It should be discovered shortly. For example,
[NEW] Device 00:1D:43:6D:03:26 Lasmex LBT10
shows a device that calls itself "Lasmex LBT10" and has MAC address 00:1D:43:6D:03:26. We will now use that MAC address to initiate the pairing:
# pair 00:1D:43:6D:03:26
After pairing, you also need to explicitly connect the device (every time?):
# connect 00:1D:43:6D:03:26
You can now disable scanning again and exit the program:
# scan off
# exit