Bluetooth support?

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by dgcassidy, Oct 11, 2006.

  1. dgcassidy

    dgcassidy Junior Member

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    I'm SURE this may have been answered elsewhere but I can't find it on the forum, so apologies in advance, but...

    Can someone tell me definitively whether it's possible to use Bluetooth devices with an XP VM in Parallels? I believe mice and keyboards can work. But what about sync'ing a Palm Treo through Bluetooth? Thanks very much in advance!

    Dave
     
    dgcassidy, Oct 11, 2006
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  2. sparker

    sparker Member

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    Did you ever get a reply to this? Or get it to work?

    Steve
     
    sparker, Dec 15, 2006
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  3. carnesc

    carnesc Bit poster

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    carnesc, Dec 28, 2006
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  4. halberstadt

    halberstadt Member

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    I don't sync my PDA from the Windows side, so can't verify Bluetooth that way. However, for Bluetooth connections to my GPS receiver, it works well with the freeware "Serial Client" <http://eudyptes.com/SerialClient.php>. It reads the MacOSX virtual serial port that is set up when you configure the Mac connection to a Bluetooth device, and "publishes" it as a Com port that Parallels can see. Don't see why it wouldn't work as well for syncing.

    Bill Halberstadt
     
    halberstadt, Dec 28, 2006
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  5. TurboXT

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    TurboXT, Dec 28, 2006
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  6. palter

    palter Hunter

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    They work because your VM doesn't see them as bluetooth devices. Parallels emulates a regular keyboard and mouse.
     
    palter, Dec 28, 2006
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