I’ve been using a Bluetooth dongle for some time to transfer pictures from my Nokia 6270 to my PC, but was never able to transfer files the other way round without booting into Windows and using the software provided with my phone. Receiving a file is pretty straightforward – in Ubuntu launch Applications > Accessories > Bluetooth File Sharing, set up Bluetooth on your phone, and you’re ready to go. You might want to pair the phone with your PC so you’re not asked for a password each time you send a file. If you don’t have the entry in your menu then just install gnome-obex-server.
When I was browsing the Ubuntu How-to forum I came across this thread. It tells you how to create a few simple scripts which you can use from Nautilus to send/receive a file. But it’s using obexserver instead of gnome-obex-server. What I don’t like about that method is that obexserver saves received files in /tmp. gnome-obex-server saves the files in ~/Desktop instead and makes them quicker to locate. Also, the Bluetooth Setup and Bluetooth Receive File scripts in the How-to become pretty much redundant when you can simply run gnome-obex-server from the menu, or simply add it to System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs if you use it regularly.
If anybody knows of a way to sync my phone’s contacts with Evolution or Thunderbird then please let me know. And also get in touch if you know of a way to change the default folder where the received files are saved.
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