A bluetooth serial failure has occurred?

Question

Hi,
After playing around for a while, I finally got my Nokia N82 to work as a modem on my MacBook Pro using scripts from http://www.taniwha.org.uk
But after 30mins online I was disconnected and now if I try to connect again I get the following dialogue:
A bluetooth serial failure has occurred.
Failed to open an RFCOMM serial channel. Check if authentication needs to be enabled in your device.
The only thing I understand about this is the authentication part. My phone is set to automatically allow all connections from my computer.
Any idea what is going on?
Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

I'll take a shot. Who is your cell phone provider? Did you look at the modem scripts in /Library/Modem\ Scripts for Nokia one(s). There are some. Possibly generic that would work. To make this simple, since it is late, #1 here is system log of my Panther and LG phone using one of above mentioned scripts.#2 And the link is an older one about doing the same type connection and the problems with Verizon. But then I never had same error message you got. I searched on that error and it appears that rfcomm can loop and the way to fix that is to bind to more channels which I am not sure how, since the only thing to change , it appears is in bluetooth preferences. I would not touch that, yet. The problem on configs, I believe, is the property is propriotory(spelling?). Or the channel is in the phone settings. Anyway I would try a different modem script in the Library and also check out the other links in #2.
#1
16 01:51:19 localhost pppd[6009]: Sent 14395 bytes, received 83280 bytes.
Oct 16 01:51:21 localhost pppd[6009]: Exit.
Oct 16 01:51:46 localhost pppd[6050]: pppd 2.4.2b1 started by root, uid 0
Oct 16 01:51:47 localhost /usr/libexec/CCLEngine: Starting Apple Verizon Support CCL
Oct 16 01:51:47 localhost /usr/libexec/CCLEngine: Connecting to Network
Oct 16 01:51:49 localhost pppd[6050]: Serial connection established.
Oct 16 01:51:49 localhost pppd[6050]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 16 01:51:49 localhost pppd[6050]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/cu.usbmodem3B11
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost pppd[6050]: local IP address 70.193.4.227
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost pppd[6050]: remote IP address 66.174.27.4
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost pppd[6050]: primary DNS address 66.174.92.14
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost pppd[6050]: secondary DNS address 66.174.95.44
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost configd[89]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost mach_init[2]: Server 2227 in bootstrap d03 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd": exited as a result of signal
1 [pid 6030]
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost configd[89]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/set-hos
tname
Oct 16 01:51:51 localhost lookupd[6053]: lookupd (version 324.13) starting - Thu Oct 16 01:51:51 2008
Oct 16 01:51:52 localhost set-hostname[6063]: setting hostname to doug-pennington-s-Computer.local
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost pppd[6050]: Terminating on signal 15.
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost configd[89]: posting notification com.apple.system.config.network_change
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost mach_init[2]: Server 2233 in bootstrap d03 uid 0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd": exited as a result of signal
1 [pid 6053]
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost configd[89]: executing /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/set-hos
tname
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost pppd[6050]: Connection terminated.
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost pppd[6050]: Connect time 1.7 minutes.
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost pppd[6050]: Sent 6407 bytes, received 45234 bytes.
Oct 16 01:53:28 localhost lookupd[6067]: lookupd (version 324.13) starting - Thu Oct 16 01:53:28 2008
Oct 16 01:53:29 localhost set-hostname[6081]: setting hostname to doug-pennington-s-Computer.local
Oct 16 01:53:32 localhost pppd[6050]: Serial link disconnected.
Oct 16 01:53:33 localhost pppd[6050]: Exit.
#2 http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1691464&tstart=15