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i STILL can't get bitpim to read my friggin' phone!
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Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

i got the ebay cable and it came with a cd with the drivers. installed them, plugged in the phone and XP prompted me to install the modem,etc. everything went fine

open up bitpim, go to filesystem, click the + symbol, and it says...

"Failed to auto-detect the port to use. I couldn't find any candidate ports."

how do i fix this?

i'm not completely computer illiterate but step by step instructions would help

thanks in advance!

Posted by: acemilo

Which phone are you using? Which cable(serial to usb or straight usb)?

Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:

Originally posted by acemilo
Which phone are you using? Which cable(serial to usb or straight usb)?

i guess that'd help huh?

LG VX6000 s/w version: T60VZV06

how can i tell what type of cable it is? heres the link to the exact one i bought

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=3062995990

if thats not the right one where can i get it?

Posted by: That 1 n00b

Hey Soon2BMaxed,

First, that is a "true" USB cable (There's no DB-9 converter box sitting along the cable). I've seen that one before & I'm pretty sure it uses the Futuredial drivers, in any case...

In BitPim, have you tried going to Edit-->Settings on the file menu, then browsing for your COM port (With your phone plugged in)?

I set it manually (With the phone plugged in) by right-clicking on My Computer, selecting Properties, Hardware tab, Device Manager button.

I then expanded (clicked on the + beside) "Ports (COM & LPT)". I saw my phone sitting there on COM4.

Next, in BitPim I went to Edit-->Settings on the file menu & typed in COM4

It's been working fine ever since.

Hope this helps!

Posted by: IneXity

im having da same prob as u and I tried the my computer properties u said above me and im not sure wut comm is on the choices under that expandable menu are

communications port (com1)
communications port (com2)
ECP printer port (lpt1)
Prolific USB to serial comm port (com6)

Posted by: IneXity

oh and now when I try to connect instead of sayng not found it says COM1: could not open port: (5. 'createfile' acces is denied)

now what the hell is dat about it ditnt give me dat before

Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

now i get this error:

An unexpected exception has occurred.
Please see the help for details on what to do.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "gui.pyo", line 197, in run
File "gui.pyo", line 138, in __call__
File "gui.pyo", line 1035, in dirlisting
File "com_lgvx6000.pyo", line 608, in getfilesystem
File "com_lgvx6000.pyo", line 891, in sendbrewcommand
File "com_lgvx6000.pyo", line 745, in setmode
File "com_lgvx6000.pyo", line 765, in _setmodebrew
File "com_lgvx6000.pyo", line 926, in _sendbrewcommand
IndexError: string index out of range

Posted by: lv1

I just went to the BitPim web site and they have a new statement about not supporting straight USB cables for the 4400. Same may be an issue with the 6000.

See this link http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/ This is the statement.

"8 December 2003

Update on USB issues with the LG VX4400

Summary:

The VX4400 phone itself has an issue with its USB interface that causes timeouts. This happens with any straight USB cable on any platform. The only drivers that work around this issue are produced by LG Electronics (LGE) which are only available for Windows, and only as part of Verizon's Mobile Office Kit.
I WILL BE COMPLETELY IGNORING ALL SUPPORT ISSUES, HELP REQUESTS ETC FROM ANYONE USING A STRAIGHT USB CABLE THAT IS NOT USING THE LGE DRIVER. "

Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:

Originally posted by lv1
I just went to the BitPim web site and they have a new statement about not supporting straight USB cables for the 4400. Same may be an issue with the 6000.

See this link http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/ This is the statement.

"8 December 2003

Update on USB issues with the LG VX4400

Summary:

The VX4400 phone itself has an issue with its USB interface that causes timeouts. This happens with any straight USB cable on any platform. The only drivers that work around this issue are produced by LG Electronics (LGE) which are only available for Windows, and only as part of Verizon's Mobile Office Kit.
I WILL BE COMPLETELY IGNORING ALL SUPPORT ISSUES, HELP REQUESTS ETC FROM ANYONE USING A STRAIGHT USB CABLE THAT IS NOT USING THE LGE DRIVER. "

great.

Posted by: badboy8813

hey i got that same cable.. and at first when i tried using it, it didn't work.. well the softwear you get, only install the first drivers not driver2.... do this so that when you look at your list of modems, you should only have the one reading LG tech. there is nothing wrong with your cable or the softwear, just uninstall all wht you have now and do it over again and this time install the correct drivers for your operating system

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Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
great.

Posted by: That 1 n00b

You do have the right BitPim don't you? There is a modified one just for the VX6000. I'll bet that's the problem.

It's named "bitpim-0.62-forVX6000-setup.exe" Goozie11 did the mod. Thanks Goozie!!!

I'd give you a link, but I can't find it.

--Later

Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:

Originally posted by badboy8813
hey i got that same cable.. and at first when i tried using it, it didn't work.. well the softwear you get, only install the first drivers not driver2.... do this so that when you look at your list of modems, you should only have the one reading LG tech. there is nothing wrong with your cable or the softwear, just uninstall all wht you have now and do it over again and this time install the correct drivers for your operating system

can you tell me exactly what you did?

heres what i've done:

install drivers on the CD, uninstalled drivers from the CD

installed drivers from futuredials website.

and YES i have the correct bitpim...

Posted by: badboy8813

Quote:

Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
can you tell me exactly what you did?

heres what i've done:

install drivers on the CD, uninstalled drivers from the CD

installed drivers from futuredials website.

and YES i have the correct bitpim...

Hey uninstall everything! after you do that then plug the phone to your computer, if you have xp, the setup for installing the drivers will show up. all you do is point it to the CD. if it doesn't start downloading, select drivers on the CD and pick your operating system and install those programs.

Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

well, i did exactly that and it worked last night!

thanks a lot guys!

Posted by: IneXity

I ditnt get the cd with my future dial cable so i downloaded the driver from futuredial.com is that driver good enough for this fix

Posted by: Soon2BMaxed

Quote:

Originally posted by IneXity
I ditnt get the cd with my future dial cable so i downloaded the driver from futuredial.com is that driver good enough for this fix

yup