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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.

== Downloads ==

* [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/bluemaemo/ OS2008]
* Maemo 5 - Coming soon, alpha version available in the [[Extras-devel|Extras-devel]] repository.

== How to connect for the first time ==

For legacy versions of BlueMaemo (< 0.3.7), see instructions [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?page_id=174 here].

=== 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 reconnection's.
* You can then use the reconnect button on BlueMaemo to connect to an already paired computer.

=== Windows XP ===
*tbd

=== 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.
* Make sure to check your Mac's name doesn't have any apostrophes, i.e. John's Macbook. Change if necessary - you can do that in Sharing system pref pane. (This is currently a bug in BlueMaemo, please remove this line once fixed.) 
* 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.

=== 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.

== Tested Devices ==

* N800
* N810
* N900

== Tested Bluetooth stacks ==

=== 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
* Mac OSX 10.5.6, 10.6.2
* PlayStation 3

=== Not working ===

* Nokia’s S60 – tested with an Nokia Navigator.

== Known issues ==

* [https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=BlueMaemo&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Full list of open bugs & enhancement].
* [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7500 Hardware keyboard doesn't work in Maemo5].

== Report a bug ==

You can report bugs [https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=BlueMaemo here].

== Request a feature ==

You can request new features [https://bugs.maemo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=BlueMaemo here] (select ‘enhancement’ in the severity field)

== Videos ==

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pEoaCVgygg BlueMaemo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAZh0BBOfs8 Playing Quake on an 5800 with BlueMaemo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8bMNEHVBxE Using BlueMaemo on N810 as a bluetooth keyboard for PS3]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huzCCdMH5SY Controlla PS3 con Nokia N900 e Bluemaemo]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWV-Xv_R5g8 How To - Turn Your Nokia N900 into a PS3 Controller]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOTpmRKHTLY BlueMaemo - playing games with the accelerometer]
* 'Add your video here'

== News ==

Add here articles about BlueMaemo.

* [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=177 BlueMaemo 0.1 released] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
* [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=208 BlueMaemo controlling a PS3] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
* [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=215 BlueMaemo 0.2 released – in extras now] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
* [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=238 BlueMaemo 0.3] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
* [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=242 Playing Quake on an 5800 with BlueMaemo] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
* [http://www.christeck.de/wp/2009/02/28/having-fun-with-bluemaemo/ Having fun with BlueMaemo] - Points of Interest 
* [http://gizmodo.com/5068103/bluemaemo-turns-your-nokia-tablet-into-a-wireless-mouse-keyboard BlueMaemo Turns Your Nokia Tablet Into a Wireless Mouse, Keyboard] Gizmodo
* [http://www.multicellphone.com/bluemaemo-turns-maemo-powered-devices-into-a-remote-control-for-your-computer/ BlueMaemo turns Maemo-powered devices into a remote control for your computer] - MultiCellPhone
* [http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14486 BlueMaemo Turns Internet Tablets into Input Devices] brighthand.com
* [http://dailymobile.se/2009/07/10/playing-quake-on-an-nokia-5800-with-bluemaemo/ Playing Quake on an Nokia 5800 with BlueMaemo] -  Daily Mobile
* [http://tabletui.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/preview-bluemaemo/ Preview: BlueMaemo] - Maemo UI improvements blog.
* [http://www.maemoitalia.com/controlla-la-ps3-con-il-tuo-nokia-n900-e-bluemaemo-video-guida/ Controlla la PS3 con il tuo Nokia N900 e BlueMaemo! (video guida)] - MaemoItalia.com
*[http://maemocentral.com/2009/12/29/turn-your-n900-into-a-ps3-controller-more-with-bluemaemo/ Turn Your N900 Into A PS3 Controller & More With BlueMaemo] - Maemo Central
* [http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/30/n900-turned-into-ps3-controller-courtesy-of-bluemaemo-emulator/ N900 turned into PS3 controller courtesy of BlueMaemo emulator] - Engadget 
* [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=333 Video: BlueMaemo – playing games with the accelerometer] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
* 'Add your article here'.

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 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.
 == Downloads ==
 * [http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/bluemaemo/ OS2008]
-* [http://maemo.org/packages/view/bluemaemo/ 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.
+* Maemo 5 - Coming soon, alpha version available in the [[Extras-devel|Extras-devel]] repository.
 == How to connect for the first time ==
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 * 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.
+* Select yes in the "Connect to" dialog, a authorization dialog will appear, check "always grant access" to allow future reconnection's.
 * You can then use the reconnect button on BlueMaemo to connect to an already paired computer.
@@ Line 24: / Line 25: @@
 * Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your Mac (in both devices).
 * Start bluetooth on your Mac. Set it to be discoverable.
+* Make sure to check your Mac's name doesn't have any apostrophes, i.e. John's Macbook. Change if necessary - you can do that in Sharing system pref pane. (This is currently a bug in BlueMaemo, please remove this line once fixed.)
 * 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.
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 * 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
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 * Nokia’s S60 – tested with an Nokia Navigator.
-* Mac OS X 10.4.11
 == Known issues ==
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 * [http://www.valeriovalerio.org/?p=333 Video: BlueMaemo – playing games with the accelerometer] - Valerio Valerio's Blog
 * 'Add your article here'.
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