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Gremalkin · 06-26-2012, 12:29 PM

We have several PE's in our family and would like to be able to connect them directly to transfer files rather than use a PC/LAN or swap microSD cards.

I have played with both wireless and bluetooth to get this working, to no avail.

I am thinking bluetooth is the way to go, here is what I've done:

Note: I have been trying this with a PE with Ermine official (0.9) install and one with pablob's Golden Allmine (rc3).

-I've been able to get 2 devices paired with bluetooth, but not connected - shown under Bluetooth Settings in OS Settings menu. (Had to uninstall Pandora as mentioned in another thread to avoid bluetooth turning on and off on rc3.)
-I tried the Bluetooth File Transfer program (versions 4.3 and 5.2), but as soon as I run it (only tried on rc3) it has the bluetooth on/off problem: once bluetooth is turned on via the program or under Settings and the program is running, it keeps turning bluetooth off then on then off then on. This produces a lot of popup messages that get annoying rather quickly! :-)
-ES File explorer (v. 1.6.1.6) has a bluetooth tab, in which the other device appears; but when I click on the device on either PE, I get 'Network path not found or time out, Please try again' message after 'getting file list' is displayed for a few seconds.

Yes, I have rebooted both devices several times during these experiments. I can post more detail if needed, just thought someone might have already done this and have a solution. TIA

Side question: Does a device have to be rooted (superuser?) in order to do this? My Ermine 0.9 device is NOT rooted, but I would prefer it that way, as the user is a 10 year old.

06-26-2012, 12:29 PM	#1
Gremalkin Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Pocket eDGe	Connect 2 PE's together to transfer files via bluetooth or other? We have several PE's in our family and would like to be able to connect them directly to transfer files rather than use a PC/LAN or swap microSD cards. I have played with both wireless and bluetooth to get this working, to no avail. I am thinking bluetooth is the way to go, here is what I've done: Note: I have been trying this with a PE with Ermine official (0.9) install and one with pablob's Golden Allmine (rc3). -I've been able to get 2 devices paired with bluetooth, but not connected - shown under Bluetooth Settings in OS Settings menu. (Had to uninstall Pandora as mentioned in another thread to avoid bluetooth turning on and off on rc3.) -I tried the Bluetooth File Transfer program (versions 4.3 and 5.2), but as soon as I run it (only tried on rc3) it has the bluetooth on/off problem: once bluetooth is turned on via the program or under Settings and the program is running, it keeps turning bluetooth off then on then off then on. This produces a lot of popup messages that get annoying rather quickly! :-) -ES File explorer (v. 1.6.1.6) has a bluetooth tab, in which the other device appears; but when I click on the device on either PE, I get 'Network path not found or time out, Please try again' message after 'getting file list' is displayed for a few seconds. Yes, I have rebooted both devices several times during these experiments. I can post more detail if needed, just thought someone might have already done this and have a solution. TIA Side question: Does a device have to be rooted (superuser?) in order to do this? My Ermine 0.9 device is NOT rooted, but I would prefer it that way, as the user is a 10 year old.