bluetooth device installed & enabled but icon is RED!

[jimjamz]

hi,

i dnt quite understand that it says the bluetooth on my T42 laptop is installed and enabled however,

the icon in the taskbar on the right handside of windows is DARK RED and if i were to double click on it.. says the device is NOT found???
http://members.optusnet.com.au/jimmytram/bluetooth.jpg

any clues? >_<

[carbon_unit]

Try Fn+F5 and turn it on. Then it will work.

[jimjamz]

hi,

Fn+F5 will turn off the device,

when i turn it back on again.. it says that the device is enabled
IMB integrated bluetooth III
and microsoft bluetooth enumerator..

however the icon is still red & says no bluetooth device is found?


i've also uninstalled the device and installed it again. Windows automatically picks it up.

[bill bolton]

IMB integrated bluetooth III
and microsoft bluetooth enumerator

Have you checked out Bluetooth hints and tips for Windows XP Service Pack 2 - ThinkPad General on the IBM Web site?

Cheers,

Bill

[draco2527]

hi,

Fn+F5 will turn off the device,

when i turn it back on again.. it says that the device is enabled
IMB integrated bluetooth III
and microsoft bluetooth enumerator..

however the icon is still red & says no bluetooth device is found?


i've also uninstalled the device and installed it again. Windows automatically picks it up.

Make sure there is no passkey setup! The red is normal AFTER the device is installed, it should only change color while the device is being installed....

If you setup a passkey then the mouse will not work, and make sure the peripheral you are trying to setup is "broadcasting" in this case you will have to hold the button on the mouse in while the blue-tooth device is being installed.

The PASSKEY part is important!!!

[carbon_unit]

hi,

Fn+F5 will turn off the device,

when i turn it back on again.. it says that the device is enabled
IMB integrated bluetooth III
and microsoft bluetooth enumerator..

however the icon is still red & says no bluetooth device is found?


i've also uninstalled the device and installed it again. Windows automatically picks it up.

It sounds like you are not using the correct driver. The Microsoft bluetooth enumerator is the problem.
I just installed using the bthwxp1o drivers from IBM.
From the bthwxp1o.text file:

Installation instructions

NOTES:
-Do not turn on the Bluetooth power before you complete
the Bluetooth software installation.
-During the installation, please do not touch the keyboard, the
trackpoint, and the mouse.
-ThinkPad Software Installer provides install/(uninstall)
wizard for this package. Before using the ThinkPad Software
Installer, you have to uninstall the previous or current
software using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel or using
ThinkPad Software Installer.
-On the Windows XP Preload environment, the Microsoft Bluetooth
software is installed. You can install and use IBM Integrated
Bluetooth II Software, but you can use only one of them at a
time.

1. Start Windows, and for Windows 2000/XP logon with administrative
privledges.
2. Extract this package to the hard drive.
3. Click start, then click Run. In the Open field, type:
c:\DRIVERS\WIN\BDCACT\SETUP.EXE and click OK to install the Bluetooth
software. If you extracted the files to a different location, specify
that location instead.
4. In Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for IBM Integrated
Bluetooth II Software window, Click the Next button.
5. In the License Agreement window, read the Licence Agreement
carefully, select I accept the term in the licence agreement then
click Next> button.
6. In the Destination Folder window, just click the Next button.
(If you need to change the destination, click Change button,
select or enter the destination folder you like, then Click OK
button.)
7. In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install
button.
8. When Driver Signature Notice window appears, click OK button.
9. When InstallShield Wizard Completed window appears, click Finish.
10. If you asked to restart the system, click Yes button to restart
the computer.
11. After restarting the computer, turns on the Bluetooth LED and loads
the IBM Integrated Bluetooth device driver.

On Windows XP with Microsoft Standard Bluetooth software installed,
you must perform the following steps in order to complete the
installation of the IBM Integrated Bluetooth II software.

12. Turn the Bluetooth power on.
13. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
14. Click Performance and Maintenance and then click System.
15. Click Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. button.
16. Double Click Bluetooth Radios.
17. Double Click IBM Integrated Bluetooth II or IBM Integrated
Bluetooth III.
18. Click Driver tab, then click Update Driver... button.
19. Select Install from a list or specific location then click Next
button.
20. Select Don't search. I will choose the driver to install, then
click Next.
21. Select one without the Digital Signed icon, then click Next.
22. When a pop-up window appears, click Continue Anyway button.
23. Click Finish button to close window.

NOTE:
- Under Windows XP, if you installs IBM Integrated Bluetooth II
Software over the Microsoft Standard Bluetooth software and you
want to go back to the Microsoft Bluetooth, uninstall the IBM
Integrated Bluetooth II Software and do following steps.
1. Turn the Bluetooth power on.
2. If asked the location of a file bth_oobc.dll, point the
location C:\Windows\System32.

It sounds like you need to continue from step 12.
When I enable the bluetooth device my icon turns white.