Bug 6453 – Unable to transfer certain file types over Bluetooth from Windows Explorer

Bug 6453 - (int-152506) Unable to transfer certain file types over Bluetooth from Windows Explorer

(int-152506)
Summary:	Unable to transfer certain file types over Bluetooth from Windows Explorer

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Product:	Connectivity
Component:	Bluetooth
Version:	5.0/(3.2010.02-8)
Platform:	N900 Maemo

Importance:	Low normal with 2 votes (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	unassigned
QA Contact:	bluetooth-bugs

URL:
Keywords:

Depends on:
Blocks:
	Show dependency tree

Reported:	2009-11-30 13:40 UTC by Venomrush
Modified:	2011-06-29 21:19 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

See Also:

Attachments
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note

You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.

Description Venomrush (reporter) 2009-11-30 13:40:31 UTC

SOFTWARE VERSION:
As above

EXACT STEPS LEADING TO PROBLEM: 
1. Create an Excel file on computer (I'm using Windows 7 32-bit)
2. Connect the N900 to the computer using Bluetooth
3. Attempt to copy the Excel file from the computer to the N900's Dada folder
through its interface in Explorer - N900 (PC-Suite Mode) -> Data
4. When asked 'Do you want to copy xxx to your device?' Select Yes

EXPECTED OUTCOME:
Transfer complete without any errors.

ACTUAL OUTCOME:
See the following screenshot: http://pi.pe/b6k0dz

REPRODUCIBILITY:
Always

OTHER COMMENTS:
The workaround was to right click on the file on the computer, choose 'Send to'
then 'Bluetooth device' and choose N900 from the list.

Comment 1 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2009-11-30 15:12:45 UTC

Please feel encouraged to search for existing reports before filing. Thanks. :)

This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but
please feel free to report any further bugs you find. Also feel encouraged to
vote for the original bug report if interested.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 5300 ***

Comment 2 Donn Morrison 2009-11-30 15:19:02 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> Please feel encouraged to search for existing reports before filing. Thanks. :)
> *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 5300 ***

I don't think this is a duplicate. This bug mentions trying to copy from
Windows Explorer to the N900 over Bluetooth, and bug 5300 is trying to send
files over Bluetooth from the N900 file manager.

Comment 3 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2009-11-30 15:38:43 UTC

Uh. True. Thanks for noticing. :)

So does this happen with other files too? If so, which types?

Comment 4 Venomrush (reporter) 2009-11-30 15:50:32 UTC

.txt & .doc & .ppt don't work.

.csv and .pdf works.

Haven't check all images, but jpg works.

Comment 5 Venomrush (reporter) 2009-11-30 15:51:43 UTC

Oh .xls doesn't work too.

basically all the office document type + txt

Comment 6 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2009-12-03 10:51:44 UTC

Also see bug 6538 - might have the same underlying issue.

I'd love to see a confirmation for this by a second user.
Don't have a Windows installation around here...

Comment 7 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2009-12-16 23:03:35 UTC

While thinking about reasons for bug 6791 I got a wild idea for this report:
Maybe it somehow depends on whether an application is available on the N900 to
open such files?

WORKS FOR YOU:
.csv .jpg .pdf work.

DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU:
.doc .ppt .txt .xls don't work.

Does for example .mp3 (should) or .jar (should not) work?

Comment 8 Nick Leppänen Larsson 2009-12-17 00:48:52 UTC

Confirming - same error message when trying to copy an .xls-file here.

(In reply to comment #7)
> Maybe it somehow depends on whether an application is available on the N900 to
> open such files?

Seems likely, after enabling the trial for "Sheet To Go" and reconnecting to PC
Suite over Bluetooth the file transfer is succesful.

Comment 9 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2009-12-17 01:04:57 UTC

ogg might also be a nice testcase, before and after having "ogg-support"
installed.

Comment 10 Nick Leppänen Larsson 2009-12-17 01:28:27 UTC

(In reply to comment #8)
> Confirming - same error message when trying to copy an .xls-file here.
> 

> Seems likely, after enabling the trial for "Sheet To Go" and reconnecting to PC
> Suite over Bluetooth the file transfer is succesful.
> 
My apologize, I misspoke - it does NOT work even after this. I used the wrong
steps to reproduce (launching the file manager from Nokia PC Suite gave me
"Nokia Phone Browser" where I could copy it, instead of under "Portable
Devices" in Explorer where it doesn't work).

(In reply to comment #7)
> Does for example .mp3 (should) or .jar (should not) work?
Both .mp3 and .jar filed copied fine here. When copying the .mp3 (and .txt,
.xls) the following dialog is shown http://irc.frals.se/maemo/bug6453-msg.png.

Also tried copying a .java and a .class file and they both copied (without
giving the dialog linked above).

Using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.

Comment 11 Venomrush (reporter) 2009-12-17 02:17:56 UTC

(In reply to comment #10)

> My apologize, I misspoke - it does NOT work even after this. I used the wrong
> steps to reproduce (launching the file manager from Nokia PC Suite gave me
> "Nokia Phone Browser" where I could copy it, instead of under "Portable
> Devices" in Explorer where it doesn't work).
> 

I encountered this error while transferring through Explorer (rather than Phone
Browser) for certain type of files.

The underlying issue is why it doesn't copy certain type of files over.

Comment 12 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2009-12-22 17:05:04 UTC

I wonder if this is a case of not sending a file from a PC to N900 over
Bluetooth when the PC uses OBEX FTP instead of OPP for its "Send to..." feature
(which would be int-126950)?

Also, what is your Bluetooth chip in the computer?

Comment 13 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2010-01-12 15:28:52 UTC

Confirmed.

Comment 14 Andre Klapper maemo.org

2011-06-29 21:19:33 UTC

Reflecting internal WONTFIX status for Maemo5 here, though issue might have
been fixed in the meantime.