Connecting --ble crashed the python

[slash-bit]

Hi, I get the following error when connecting via BLE to any of my nodes. Tried with name or address of the device .

PS C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\Scripts> meshtastic --ble-scan
Found: name='0000_d46d' address='F9:D9:14:60:D4:6D'
BLE scan finished

PS C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\Scripts> meshtastic --ble 0000_d46d --noproto
INFO file:client.py pair line:618 Paired to device with protection level <DevicePairingProtectionLevel.NONE: 1>.
WARNING file:mesh_interface.py _sendToRadio line:729 Not sending packet because protocol use is disabled by noProto
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 196, in run_module_as_main
return run_code(code, main_globals, None,
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\runpy.py", line 86, in run_code
exec(code, run_globals)
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\Scripts\meshtastic.exe_main.py", line 7, in
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\meshtastic_main.py", line 1475, in main
common()
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\meshtastic_main.py", line 1011, in common
client = BLEInterface(args.ble, debugOut=logfile, noProto=args.noproto)
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\meshtastic\ble_interface.py", line 70, in init
self.client.start_notify(FROMNUM_UUID, self.from_num_handler)
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\meshtastic\ble_interface.py", line 207, in start_notify
self.async_await(self.bleak_client.start_notify(*args, **kwargs))
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\meshtastic\ble_interface.py", line 220, in async_await
return self.async_run(coro).result(timeout)
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\concurrent\futures_base.py", line 458, in result
return self.__get_result()
File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_3.10.3056.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\concurrent\futures_base.py", line 403, in __get_result
raise self.exception
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\bleak_init.py", line 834, in start_notify
await self._backend.start_notify(characteristic, wrapped_callback, **kwargs)
File "C:\Users\v-b2\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\site-packages\bleak\backends\winrt\client.py", line 974, in start_notify
await winrt_char.write_client_characteristic_configuration_descriptor_async(
OSError: [WinError -2140864507] The attribute requires authentication before it can be read or written

[ianmcorvidae]

It looks like you're not properly paired with the meshtastic node to me. Did you get asked to input a PIN at any point? I'm not very familiar with the Windows BLE stuff, so I'm not sure how exactly it's expected to work.