Tool: Simple Bluetooth Scanner

c0rnholio · 12-21-2005

Hi Folks,

I created a simple bluetooth scanner for my PDA (HTC Universal). In fact it "should" run on every device which
a) is = or > PPC2003 (inkl. WM5)
b) has the MS bt-stack running

It's nothing big and I'm sure some people are missing features like saving the scan results and so on. But hey, it's my first c++ program and in addition my first program for PPC.

I will add some features WHEN I have time to do so.

Now to the program itself:

It's simple, start it and press "SCAN". After some devices have been found you can start an SDP query by pressing "SDP".

In the device list: COD means "Class of Device" (see bluetooth specification for more info).
In the output window, when the sdp services are listed, "ChId" means Channel ID, which is the RFCOMM Channel the service is listening on.

The programm works in landscape mode. I will add some code for switching between landscape and portrait later.

However, I'm not sure if someone finds this usefull. If so -> Enjoy, it's free. If not -> delete it...

Comments (also if it works for you or not) are welcome...

Cheers

beakmyn · 12-21-2005

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Originally Posted by c0rnholio

Hi Folks,
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Comments (also if it works for you or not) are welcome...

Cheers

If you made it work in Potrait mode I'd be happy to test it out on my 5450 right now it just beeps at me when I try to run it.

c0rnholio · 12-21-2005

Greetings beakmyn,

I can make it work in portrait mode real quickly, but AFAIR the 5450 has the Widcomm BT Stack. Thus it will not work for you until you manage to get the MS Stack running.

Cheers.

beakmyn · 12-21-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0rnholio

Greetings beakmyn,

I can make it work in portrait mode real quickly, but AFAIR the 5450 has the Widcomm BT Stack. Thus it will not work for you until you manage to get the MS Stack running.

Cheers.

You're right I glazed over that when I read it. And you even highlighted it. Oh well.

c0rnholio · 12-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by beakmyn

You're right I glazed over that when I read it. And you even highlighted it. Oh well.

Never mind

I wished Widcomm (Broadcom) made their SDK available for free, thus I would be able to make a BT Scanner for all platforms...but ~1000 bucks...huh...

However, btcrawler is just the scanning part of an other application I am writing for BT pentesting. I thought I should share it...

If you're in the need of a bluetooth scanner for PPC devices with the widcomm stack, have a look at BlueWatchCE from Airdefense. It's a pretty smart program but unfortunately it's not free...

Cheers

streaker69 · 12-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by c0rnholio

Never mind

I wished Widcomm (Broadcom) made their SDK available for free, thus I would be able to make a BT Scanner for all platforms...but ~1000 bucks...huh...

Cheers

Don't count on that anytime soon. Broadcum's suck ass.

c0rnholio · 12-22-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by streaker69

Don't count on that anytime soon. Broadcum's suck ass.

Hope dies last

- you're right, they suck but their bt-stack is (until today) much more stable than MS's.

senoa · 12-27-2005

Hello c0rnholio,

I did not want to test the scanner on my XDA mini however the exe cannot not be started a valid application.

How?

Thanks seNoa

c0rnholio · 01-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by senoa

I did not want to test the scanner on my XDA mini however the exe cannot not be started a valid application.

Hi seNoa,

I'm not sure that I understand what you are trying to say

AFAIK the mini is PPC2003SE and has the MS Stack, so btcrawler should run. Have you copied the exe over to your device and then tried to start it from there?

cheers

senoa · 01-02-2006

Hello c0rnholio,

i send the btcrawler.exe from my Mac laptop over bluetooth to my XDA Mini and when i start the app on the XDA mini then displays error "btcrawler is no valid application for pocket Pc" ?

thanx seNoa

c0rnholio · 01-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by senoa

... "btcrawler is no valid application for pocket Pc" ?...

Ups...I'm sorry. I compiled the debug version for ARM and CE Subsystem 4.00, but the release version (which I posted above) was for THUMB and CE Subsystem 5.01.

Attached you will find a version that should work for you....

cheers

audit · 01-02-2006

This tool is mirrored at http://www.personalwireless.org/tools/btCrawler/ or http://www.michiganwireless.org/tools/btCrawler

c0rnholio, if you need a full time host for this, let me know.

c0rnholio · 01-03-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by audit

This tool is mirrored at http://www.personalwireless.org/tools/btscanner or http://www.michiganwireless.org/tools/btscanner

c0rnholio, if you need a full time host for this, let me know.

Greetings audit,

thanks a lot for hosting. I'll come up with a webpage for the tool as soon as I have improved it a bit. Until then I appreciate your efforts.

just to avoid confusions: could you be so kind and change the namespace at pw.org and mw.org to btCrawler instead of btscanner? btscanner is a pretty nice bluetooth scanner for linux (and of course for PPCs running linux).

cheers

senoa · 01-04-2006

Hello c0rnholio,

now ist works fine

i hope you prog more

thanx seNoa

xTRONx · 01-09-2006

On my Dell Axim x30 it shows "Scanning failed" when clicking the "Scan" button.
Bluetooth is activated, of course.

I actually don't know whether the "standard setup" is using the microsoft or the widcomm bluetooth drivers. anyone who knows that?

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c0rnholio cd /pub && more beer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 160	Greetings beakmyn, I can make it work in portrait mode real quickly, but AFAIR the 5450 has the Widcomm BT Stack. Thus it will not work for you until you manage to get the MS Stack running. Cheers. __________________ You mean...there is life outside my lab?

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audit The Viper Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the Octagon Posts: 1,971	This tool is mirrored at http://www.personalwireless.org/tools/btCrawler/ or http://www.michiganwireless.org/tools/btCrawler c0rnholio, if you need a full time host for this, let me know. __________________ audit Blackberry Outage Mail List. Be the one of first people to know about RIM outages. Win or Lose... Everyone Has Their Fight Last edited by audit : 02-02-2006 at 07:55 AM.

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12-27-2005	#8 (permalink)
senoa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Hello c0rnholio, I did not want to test the scanner on my XDA mini however the exe cannot not be started a valid application. How? Thanks seNoa

01-02-2006	#10 (permalink)
senoa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Hello c0rnholio, i send the btcrawler.exe from my Mac laptop over bluetooth to my XDA Mini and when i start the app on the XDA mini then displays error "btcrawler is no valid application for pocket Pc" ? thanx seNoa

01-04-2006	#14 (permalink)
senoa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Hello c0rnholio, now ist works fine i hope you prog more thanx seNoa

01-09-2006	#15 (permalink)
xTRONx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	On my Dell Axim x30 it shows "Scanning failed" when clicking the "Scan" button. Bluetooth is activated, of course. I actually don't know whether the "standard setup" is using the microsoft or the widcomm bluetooth drivers. anyone who knows that?