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Bitpim help with se47 on a mac
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Posted by: mred13

I am using a mac with OSX Bitpim 7.35 and a usb/serial cable from ebay. The cable is a KQ-U8A. I have downloaded the drivers for mac from Prolific. When I open Bitpim it recognized the cable but will not find the phone. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Posted by: Polaris911

This is a very common problem. The solution is quite simple- get a PC.

Posted by: mred13

I have tried using virtual pc, but it has not worked either. VPC has worked with all other hardware have use with it. Any other suggestions?
This is the message I get on the mac side.

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

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/gui.py", line 152, in run
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/gui.py", line 92, in __call__
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/gui.py", line 1181, in dirlisting
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_brew.py", line 150, in getfilesystem
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_brew.py", line 300, in sendbrewcommand
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_phone.py", line 100, in setmode
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_brew.py", line 281, in _setmodebrew
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/commport.py", line 231, in readsome
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/commport.py", line 213, in read
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/commport.py", line 300, in read
File "/usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/native/usb/usb.py", line 244, in read
USBException: usb_bulk_read(ReadPipeTO): error reading from bulk endpoint 81: unknown error

Variables by last 8 frames, innermost last

Frame getfilesystem in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_brew.py at line 164
i = 0
self = <com_othercdma.Phone instance at 0x3b1e238>
req = <p_brew.listfilerequest object at 0x3b129f0>
recurse = 0
results = {}
dir = ''

Frame sendbrewcommand in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_brew.py at line 300
callsetmode = True
request = <p_brew.listfilerequest object at 0x3b129f0>
self = <com_othercdma.Phone instance at 0x3b1e238>
responseclass = <class 'p_brew.listfileresponse'>

Frame setmode in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_phone.py at line 102
desiredmode = 'modebrew'
self = <com_othercdma.Phone instance at 0x3b1e238>
strmode = 'none'
strdesiredmode = 'brew'
func = '_setmodebrew'
v = 'writefile'

Frame _setmodebrew in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/com_brew.py at line 284
baud = 0
self = <com_othercdma.Phone instance at 0x3b1e238>
req = <p_brew.memoryconfigrequest object at 0x3b1b3b0>
respc = <class 'p_brew.memoryconfigresponse'>

Frame readsome in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/commport.py at line 231
res = ''
self = <commport.CommConnection instance at 0x3810378>
b = 0
log = True

Frame read in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/commport.py at line 216
self = <commport.CommConnection instance at 0x3810378>
e = <native.usb.usb.USBException instance at 0x30125d0>
log = 0
numchars = 1

Frame read in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/commport.py at line 300
self = <commport._usbdevicewrapper instance at 0x3b1e2d8>
numchars = 1

Frame read in /usr/local/src/bitpim/bitpim/native/usb/usb.py at line 244
howmuch = 1
e = <native.usb.usb.USBException instance at 0x30125d0>
str = ''
res = -1
self = <native.usb.usb.USBFile instance at 0x3b1e2b0>
timeout = 3000
data = ''

Posted by: Tech_Junkie

by you buying a MAC, you opened a bunch of doors to un-needed confuseion. Get a regular PC.

Posted by: tss_jim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tech_Junkie

by you buying a MAC, you opened a bunch of doors to un-needed confuseion. Get a regular PC.

And by running windows you open yourself to millions of people trying to hack your computer, tons of bloat code, poorly written software, and Clippy the evil office assistant! Solution: Get a Mac!

Your best bet would be if you have an old pc lying around use that or borrow a friends pc. I don't see you running out to buy a pc just to use bitpim!

Something useful I thought of! Are the computer and the phone set to the same port speed? Try changing all the options on the slider....

Hope that it works out!

tss_jim

Posted by: mred13

Thanks but I have tried changing the settings on the slider.

Posted by: tss_jim

Dunno what to say then.... sure you don't have a pc laying around?

tss_jim

Posted by: mred13

ok, i finally was able to view the filesystem using vpc and windows 2000. but that is all i can view. is there a way to add ringtones and such just being able to view the filesystem?

Posted by: BeulZeboB

Hey mred13, these PC guy's are a lot of help, huh?! "Get a PC", to hack your phone?! What a realistic solution, gee, I'll just go out and spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a PC because I want to customize my $39 cell phone. I'm in the same boat with you. Have a slider. Have a Mac. Bought a data cable. Want to set up mp3's on it but can't. And no one can help. My suggestion would be to upgrade phone next time around as I'm probably going to in a few months or hit up a friend with a PC so you can do the dirty work on it. The new phones have it all over our slider. Play mp3's, have cameras, take video. All our phones do is slide up and down and go "shhhhhhhhhoo" when we slide 'em. Food for thought.

Posted by: mred13

I am now able to use bitpim to connect and add ringtones mp3's and pictures. I use VPC with windows 2000.

Posted by: Polaris911

Oh come now. I wasn't saying buy a 1200 dollar PC... you should already have one! Don't pretend like this is the one and only first conflict you've had where your mac hasn't been able to do somethign a PC can.

Posted by: mred13

Hate to say this but, YES it is the first thing that I wasn't able to do right away. But now I can. I still will not buy a PC.