In my case, problem seems to be related to the USB driver (btdriver)
With the same hardware/software configuration, the problem is solved if I change my bluetooth adapter:
1) The bad one is:
"Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1131:1001 Integrated System Solution Corp. KY-BT100 Bluetooth Adapter"
With that adapter:
Ubuntu 8.04 (with hci-usb driver I think): All is OK with my Palm device: I can send, receive files from the PC and connect to internet without any problem
Ubuntu 8.10 (with btdriver driver I think); I can connect and transfer files sometimes from Palm device to PC (1 time every 5 trials). I can never transfer files from PC to device whatever the metho I use ( nautilus or applet)
Ubuntu 9.04-alpha6 (with btdriver driver I think): I can never transfer files from PC to device whatever the method I use ( nautilus or applet)
2) The correct one is:
"Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:2121 Broadcom Corp. BCM2210 Bluetooth"
With that adapter all works fine with the 3 Ubuntu versions fully updated except for 8.10 when doing the transfer with Nautilus (BUT always OK if the transfer is done through the applet)
In my case, problem seems to be related to the USB driver (btdriver)
With the same hardware/software configuration, the problem is solved if I change my bluetooth adapter:
1) The bad one is:
"Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1131:1001 Integrated System Solution Corp. KY-BT100 Bluetooth Adapter"
With that adapter:
Ubuntu 8.04 (with hci-usb driver I think): All is OK with my Palm device: I can send, receive files from the PC and connect to internet without any problem
Ubuntu 8.10 (with btdriver driver I think); I can connect and transfer files sometimes from Palm device to PC (1 time every 5 trials). I can never transfer files from PC to device whatever the metho I use ( nautilus or applet)
Ubuntu 9.04-alpha6 (with btdriver driver I think): I can never transfer files from PC to device whatever the method I use ( nautilus or applet)
2) The correct one is:
"Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:2121 Broadcom Corp. BCM2210 Bluetooth"
With that adapter all works fine with the 3 Ubuntu versions fully updated except for 8.10 when doing the transfer with Nautilus (BUT always OK if the transfer is done through the applet)