Not a script. Normal C daemon.

$ diff -urN cakemote.py cakemote.local.py
— cakemote.py 2008-01-06 17:38:50.000000000 +0200
+++ cakemote.local.py 2008-01-06 17:57:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -529,23 +529,27 @@
#### MANUAL PS3-MOTE ADDRESS GOES BELOW!!!
####
#### Type ‘hcitool scan’ at a terminal prompt to get the address.
-
- # Manual Input of PS3 Remote address required for now.
- w=Ps3mote(“00:19:C1:4E:DA:53″,0)
-
- w.connect()
-print “Connection to remote established.”
-
-print “Initializing uinput device.”
-fd = init_uinput(uinput_dev)
-
-print “Press any key on the remote to test, or the circle key to exit.”
+name = “BD Remote Control”
+address = None
+nearby_devices = bluetooth.discover_devices()
+
+for bdaddr in nearby_devices:
+ if name == bluetooth.lookup_name( bdaddr ):
+ address = bdaddr
+ break
+
+if address is not None:
+ print “Found remote at address %s” % address
+ w=Ps3mote(address)
+ w.connect()
+else:
+ print “Could not find target bluetooth device nearby”
+ sys.exit(1)

try:
- last=time.time()
- while not w.done:
- w._getpacket()
-
+ last=time.time()
+ while not w.done:
+ w._getpacket()
finally:
w.disconnect()
destroy_uinput(fd)

$ ./cakemote.local.py
Found uinput dev at /dev/input/uinput
Scanning for PS3 remote.
Press Start+Enter to make your remote discoverable.
Found remote at address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Attempting to pair with remote xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “./cakemote.local.py”, line 544, in
w.connect()
File “./cakemote.local.py”, line 423, in connect
self.rx.connect((self.addr,19))
File “”, line 5, in connect
bluetooth.BluetoothError: (111, ‘Connection refused’)

Relevantish hcidump output:

> HCI Event: Read Remote Supported Features (0×0b) plen 11
status 0×00 handle 43
Features: 0xbc 0×02 0×04 0×38 0×08 0×00 0×00 0×00
> ACL data: handle 43 flags 0×02 dlen 16
L2CAP(s): Connect rsp: dcid 0×0000 scid 0×0040 result 2 status 0
Connection refused – PSM not supported
> HCI Event: Remote Name Req Complete (0×07) plen 255
status 0×00 bdaddr xx:xx:xx:x:xx:xx name ‘BD Remote Control’
< HCI Command: Disconnect (0×01|0×0006) plen 3
handle 43 reason 0×13
Reason: Remote User Terminated Connection

Any idea what I’m doing wrong? :)

P.S. I’ve tried fiddling with differend hcid.conf options, but to no avail.

If this works for me i buy you a virtual beer :-)

Br, iljusu