Following up my article of how to setup a Nokia N95 as a mobile broadband device using a USB cable, we’ve been waiting for the Network Manager and/or Bluetooth stack to be updated so we could do the same thing via Bluetooth – damn those pesky cables to hell!

Well, it’s finally happened. While Ubuntu itself hasn’t been updated yet, the Bluetooth package that Ubuntu uses has been updated by the parent Blueman Project.

So here’s a guide on how to update your Ubuntu Jaunty installation to the latest version of the Bluez Bluetooth stack, pair your Nokia N95 and how to setup a Broadband connection to go through it.

If you’ve already updated your Bluetooth stack to the latest and greatest version, then you can immediately skip to Step 10.

1. First we need to add the Blueman Project’s PPA to your Ubuntu Jaunty installation. Open a terminal and type in:

   $ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/blueman.list

2. You will be presented with a blank text editor. Type or copy & paste the following lines in:

   deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
   deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/blueman/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main

3. Save your changes and exit the editor.
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4. Now update your package lists with:

   $ sudo apt-get update

5. At the end you will see a NO_PUBKEY error because your setup does not yet have the GPG key for the Blueman repository to authenticate the packages with. To fix this, import the key with:

   $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 6B15AB91951DC1E2

6. Update your package lists again as per Step 4 and you should find the NO_PUBKEY error is gone now.
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7. By now your system is probably prompting you that there are updates to the Bluetooth stack available to install. We may as well stay at the terminal and do the updates there:

   $ sudo apt-get upgrade

8. Once that completes, the Bluetooth stack is now up to date, but we now need to install the Blueman applet to replace the Gnome version of it:

   $ sudo apt-get install blueman

   (this will automatically uninstall the bluez-gnome package as we don’t want it anymore)

9. Once that completes, logout and log back in again so that the new applet loads up to replace the old one.
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10. Do a right-mouse-click on the Bluetooth icon in your system tray and choose “Setup new device” from the menu that appears. The Bloetooth Assistant Wizard will appear.
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11. At the welcome page, click the “Next” button.
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12. You are shown a list of detected Bluetooth devices which should include your Nokia N95 and any other nearby Bluetooth devices. Choose your Nokia N95 from the list and then click on the Forward button.
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13. You are then asked how to do the pairing. Choose to “Use a Random Passkey” and then click the Forward button.
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14. You will be shown a generated PIN number and your Nokia N95 will prompt you for it. Type the number into your phone and click OK on the phone.
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15. When your phone accepts the PIN, the Wizard will then ask you how you want to treat the device as. Choose “Dialup Networking (DUN)” and then click the Forward button.
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16. After a brief delay, you will be prompted for your password so a DUN adapter can be setup. Type it in and hit Enter or OK.
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17. When the connection has finished, you will be told that the device was added and connected as a DUN unit successfully.
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18. Within a couple of seconds of finishing, if you haven’t already got a Broadband Connection setup in the Network Manager, the “New Mobile Broadband Connection” wizard will appear. This part is really straight-forward, so I haven’t bothered doing any screenshots for it. Click on the Forward button.
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19. Choose your Country and Provider from the list shown, then click the Forward button.
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20. Finally, in the Summary, you are given the option to provide a custom name for the Broadband connection. When you’re happy, click the Apply button. The Wizard will finish and close.
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21. You can now do a left-mouse click on your Network icon in the system tray and you will see your chosen Provider’s name (or custom name if you chose something else) listed in the menu.
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22. Choose your provider name from the menu and after a brief moment, you will be connected!

Happy surfing!

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