Connection failed, 10.4.8, SE K800i

[hordur]

I have a serious problem, im unable to connect to my K800 from salling clicker.. When i try, i get a error "Connection failed - try restarting the device".

Ive tryed that, restarting the computer, tryed fresh user and even bought a new bluetooth dongle, still same issue.
i can transfer files w/o problems, both sending, recieving and fetching, so my bluetooth appears operational.

I have tryed with no other software running, so i doubt 3rd party interactions..

Im not a total noob on mac nor phones, but im totally stuck in my troubleshootings..

what else can i try?
reinstall the OS?

the strangest thing is that it used to work, then my phone started acting up and was sent for repair. im not shure if it stopped working before or after since i only used the demo and only sporadicly, but now i have tv out and a acing need for a remote...

PLZ help!! :)

Hordur/sweden

[salling]

I need something clarified first:

You're posting this under Remote Basics; yet you mention "demo". Is your question about "Salling Clicker" or "Remote Basics"?

Best.
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Jonas

[hordur]

heh.. im VERY sorry, this is about salling clicker..
could you plz move the thread to the correct forum? :)

i noticed another error, i upgraded to the v.3 the other day, but still says v. 2.2.1 in system prefs?
is this correct behaviour or is my computer going nuts?

[hordur]

..to further specify the issue, i just tryed the remote basics aswell (thought i could work around the problem), but still same thing, cannot connect.

This appears to have nothing to do with salling sw what so ever, since im unable to use the phone as remote even with the "standard" set of remotes..

but if you want, youre more than welcome to assist me ;)

[salling]

If you upgrade to 3.0, it'll say 3.0. Unless you've moved the original installation so that you now have two parallel installations. The obvious way to fix this is to ctrl-click the "prefpane" icon and select "Remove" until every copy is gone, and then run the installer again.

About your Bluetooth problem, I don't know what's up. Why did you buy a new Bluetooth adapter in the first place? What kind of problem did you try to resolve by doing this? Is it a good, quality adapter?

Best.
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Jonas

[hordur]

I tryed the remove and reinstall but got a very bizzarre reaction..
after removing the prefpane, i got "upgrade" in the installer, tryed it but it didnt install, no menu item and no prefpane..?
i searched for all items named "salling" and "clicker" (separately) and deleted everything, tryed again and still same.. im starting to question my skillz... :/

The first adapter is a d-link dbt-120, as recomended by apple.
i only had about 5-10 cm range with that one so i bought a 2.0 adapter with 100 m range, witch gave me about 5 metres of range..

but the problem is the same with both adapters, so i would rule out hardware (exept phone)

I also tryed to connect using another phone (SE Z800i)
with same results (or rather lack of).

So the only things left is system, 3rd party system addons or user error...

[salling]

Remove the old installation receipt:

/Library/Receipts/SallingClicker.pkg

Then run the 3.0.1 installer.

What OS version are you on?

Do you have any other radio equipment that is right next to your dongle?

Best.
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Jonas

[hordur]

no other radio-stuff exept logitech mx700 mouse.
..and this was the same in my old apartment, so its probably not external interference.


"normal" bt operations works fine, syncronisation, file transfers..

Im using 10.4.8.

I tryed your suggestion, removed the recipie file and reinstalled, still same.. :/
and when i search for "salling", it finds no new files exept a new recipie-file..

Should i try reinstall system?

[hordur]

i fixed the issue.. reinstalled a fresh OS on a new drive, and the issue is resolved.

i must say, the V.3 clicker is AWESOME!!!
connect from phone is a VERY nice feature :D


thank you for your help :)

[salling]

Excellent. Glad to hear it!

Best.
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Jonas