Bluemaemo

BlueMaemo is a remote controller application for Maemo-powered devices. With BlueMaemo you can turn your Maemo-powered device in a mixed Bluetooth keyboard-and-mouse device through the HID Bluetooth profile.

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[edit] Downloads

  • OS2008
  • Maemo 5 - Coming soon, alpha version available in the Extras-devel repository. Before to install bluemaemo it is mandatory to previously execute "apt-get install libeet1=1.2.2+svn41533-maemo1" in order to respect dependencies.

[edit] How to connect for the first time

For legacy versions of BlueMaemo (< 0.3.7), see instructions here.

[edit] Linux

  • Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your computer (in both devices).
  • Start BlueMaemo and select "Establish Connection".
  • Select and pair your phone/tablet with your computer.
  • Select yes in the "Connect to" dialog, a authorization dialog will appear, check "always grant access" to allow future reconnections.
  • You can then use the reconnect button on BlueMaemo to connect to an already paired computer.

[edit] Windows XP

  • tbd

[edit] Mac OSX

  • Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your Mac (in both devices).
  • Start bluetooth on your Mac. Set it to be discoverable.
  • Start BlueMaemo and select "Establish Connection".
  • Select your Mac and pair with your phone/tablet. Click yes on the pairing dialog on the mac first before pressing the "Pair" button on your phone/tablet.
  • Select yes in the "Connect to" dialog, a "Connecting to "Mac"" dialog should appear.
  • You can then use the reconnect button on BlueMaemo to connect to an already paired Mac.

[edit] Playstation 3

  • Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your Playstation 3 (in both devices).
  • Start BlueMaemo and select "Wait for connection".
  • On the PS3 go to the menu Settings > Accessory Settings > Manage Bluetooth Devices and press Register New Device and Start Scanning.
  • Pair the devices.

[edit] Tested Devices

  • N800
  • N810
  • N900

[edit] Tested Bluetooth stacks

[edit] Working

  • Linux BlueZ.
  • Windows XP SP2 and SP3 – default stack and blue soleil stack.
  • Windows XP Media Center Edition – default stack and Toshiba Bluetooth stack.
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7 - default stack
  • Mac OSX 10.5.6, 10.6.2
  • PlayStation 3

[edit] Not working

  • Nokia’s S60 – tested with an Nokia Navigator.
  • Mac OS X 10.4.11

[edit] Known issues

[edit] Report a bug

You can report bugs here.

[edit] Request a feature

You can request new features here (select ‘enhancement’ in the severity field)

[edit] Videos

[edit] News

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