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BitPim, Mac OS X Tiger and the LG VX6100

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Posted by: kadis

I have been trying to get my cell phone to talk to my mac for a while now. It worked when I had 10.3, but now that I have 10.4, it seems hopeless. I connect the phone to the computer, and Bitpim Recognizes the phone, but when I hit "Get Phone Data" I get the following error:
Code:
BitPim version: 0.8.08-official
An unexpected exception has occurred.
Please see the help for details on what to do.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "gui.pyo", line 217, in run
  File "gui.pyo", line 157, in __call__
  File "gui.pyo", line 1874, in getdata
  File "gui.pyo", line 1868, in getfundamentals
  File "com_lgvx4400.pyo", line 94, in getfundamentals
  File "com_brew.pyo", line 564, in getfilecontents
  File "com_brew.pyo", line 660, in sendbrewcommand
  File "com_phone.pyo", line 113, in setmode
  File "com_brew.pyo", line 621, in _setmodebrew
  File "commport.pyo", line 233, in sendatcommand
  File "commport.pyo", line 281, in readatresponse
  File "commport.pyo", line 325, in read
  File "commport.pyo", line 414, in read
  File "native/usb/usb.pyo", line 244, in read
USBException: usb_set_configuration(SetConfiguration): device not opened for exclusive access

Variables by last 8 frames, innermost last

Frame sendbrewcommand in com_brew.pyo at line 660
    callsetmode =  True
        request =  <p_brew.readfilerequest object at 0x6ac3470>
           self =  <com_lgvx6100.Phone instance at 0x6ac27d8>
  responseclass =  <class 'p_brew.readfileresponse'>

Frame setmode in com_phone.pyo at line 115
    desiredmode =  'modebrew'
           self =  <com_lgvx6100.Phone instance at 0x6ac27d8>
        strmode =  'none'
 strdesiredmode =  'brew'
           func =  '_setmodebrew'
              v =  'writefile'

Frame _setmodebrew in com_brew.pyo at line 630
           baud =  0
           self =  <com_lgvx6100.Phone instance at 0x6ac27d8>
            req =  <p_brew.memoryconfigrequest object at 0x6ac33f0>
          respc =  <class 'p_brew.memoryconfigresponse'>

Frame sendatcommand in commport.pyo at line 233
      atcommand =  '+GMM'
           self =  <commport.CommConnection instance at 0x6ac2850>
              b =  0
       fullline =  'AT+GMM'
    ignoreerror =  False

Frame readatresponse in commport.pyo at line 281
            res =  ''
           self =  <commport.CommConnection instance at 0x6ac2850>
              b =  0
            log =  True
    ignoreerror =  False

Frame read in commport.pyo at line 328
           self =  <commport.CommConnection instance at 0x6ac2850>
              e =  <native.usb.usb.USBException instance at 0x6ac2788>
            log =  0
       numchars =  1

Frame read in commport.pyo at line 414
           self =  <commport._usbdevicewrapper instance at 0x6ac28a0>
       numchars =  1

Frame read in native/usb/usb.pyo at line 244
        howmuch =  1
              e =  <native.usb.usb.USBException instance at 0x6ac2788>
            str =  ''
            res =  -536854447
           self =  <native.usb.usb.USBFile instance at 0x6ac2878>
        timeout =  3000
           data =  ''

I tried to tell the bitpim developers, but they denied my post:
Quote:
Your request to the BitPim-user mailing list

Posting of your message titled "Get Phone Data Problems (Mac OS X
Tiger)"

has been rejected by the list moderator. The moderator gave the
following reason for rejecting your request:

"Non-members are not allowed to post messages to this list."


Anyone have any ideas?


Posted by: optikalblitz.

Been using Bitpim with osx since way before Tiger.. jaguar? who cares any more.. haha. Does your set up look like this?



Posted by: kadis


My settings are nearly identical except for the com port:
usb::002::002-1004-6000-02-00::2
When I click browse, I see the following:



Posted by: optikalblitz.

Ok so i'm thinking it could be a phone-side problem.

in your Data settings, is your data set to USB?

(sorry i don't know why i thought you were using a BT connection, i neglected to look at the 'vx6100' portion..lol)


Posted by: kadis

Yup. On my phone: "PC Connection: USB"


Posted by: kadis

Sorry all, I hate to do this, but... bump.


Posted by: SierraPadre

Has anyone connected to the Verizon EVDO system using BitPim and a USB data cable connected to a LG VX8100?


Posted by: skyjunky

Quote:
Originally Posted by kadis
I tried to tell the bitpim developers, but they denied my post:


Anyone have any ideas?


You need to subscribe to the mailing list to be able to send messages, anyone can sign up, read the instructions on bitpim.org


Posted by: vai777

i used the previous version of BITpim and things were fine. then when i "updated it", its TOTALLY broken. ine thing i see is that the prefs are kept in HIDDNE files, which is not good, cause you cant really delete them.

i keep getting crashes. BITPIM people have broken BITPIM for the mac.

nice upgrade. you get what you pay for.


Posted by: kadis

Just an update in case anyone else has this issue:
- The newest version of bitpim (0.8.12) fixes an interface issue (one of the problems that the log was reporting)
- I changed my phone's connection setting from "USB" to "RS-232C: "230400 bps"
Now everything works fine.


Posted by: vai777

it works now, but WHY CAN'T I SAVE TO MY OWN DIRECTORY !!!

BitPim saves to a .bitpim HIDDEN directory, that I can't save to or from from the mac OS.

just silly.

but, you get what you pay for.


Posted by: skyjunky

Yes you can, but you have to use the command line (terminal) to do it.
There are many "hidden" files on a mac, bitpim is no different than other software in this regard.
Why do you need to access this file, all the options are configurable from the bitpim gui.


Posted by: Joda

Quote:
Originally Posted by optikalblitz.
Ok so i'm thinking it could be a phone-side problem.

in your Data settings, is your data set to USB?

(sorry i don't know why i thought you were using a BT connection, i neglected to look at the 'vx6100' portion..lol)


SO have you had the ability to transfer data via bluetooth? I have been trying to do this with my VX8100 and BitPim can't connect to the phone. BTW the phone and the Mac are paired.


Posted by: vai777

Quote:
Originally Posted by skyjunky
Yes you can, but you have to use the command line (terminal) to do it.
There are many "hidden" files on a mac, bitpim is no different than other software in this regard.
Why do you need to access this file, all the options are configurable from the bitpim gui.


because when i try to save a picture from bitpim to anywhere, in order to import it into iphoto, bitpim crashes. bitpim used to let you choose your directory where things are saved. i dont understand reducing functionality in new releases. but i repeat, you get what you pay for.

bitpim is great, but if i cant get at the pictures i take off the phone, its useless to me.


Posted by: skyjunky

If bitpim crashes then there is a bug, can you post the exception log, I can get this fixed in the next version.
Another user reported a problem with save crashing, this has already been fixed and will be in the next release due out next week.
If you want to "pay" the developers are always open to donations/loans of phones that are not currently supported, this is the only way that the project can continue.
You can also post suggestions/bug reports to the bitpim user list, bugs will usually get attention, however complaining to those lists will get you nowhere.


Posted by: vai777

here's my crash log. I still think that not allowing the pictures to be saved to a library where you can actually get at them is incredibly cumbersome. If i take alot of pics on my phone, i usually like to import them into iphoto, and then email them off to friends. This makes a two click process an 3n-click process; where N is the number of photos you want to take from your phone.

-------------
BitPim version: 0.8.12-official
An unexpected exception has occurred.
Please see the help for details on what to do.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "fileview.pyo", line 343, in OnSave
NameError: global name 'shutil' is not defined

Variables by last 8 frames, innermost last

Frame _run in /Applications/BitPim.app/Contents/Resources/__boot__.py at line 28
script = 'bp.py'
base = '/Applications/BitPim.app/Contents/Resources'
scripts = ('bp.py',)
path = '/Applications/BitPim.app/Contents/Resources/bp.py'

Frame ? in /Applications/BitPim.app/Contents/Resources/bp.py at line 94
profile = <function profile at 0x220830>
_run = <function _run at 0x2207f0>
_chdir_resource = <function _chdir_resource at 0x2208b0>
_disable_linecache = <function _disable_linecache at 0x220230>
_options = []
_args = []
__file__ = '/Applications/BitPim.app/Contents/Resources/bp.py'
_kwargs = Keys []
{}
__name__ = '__main__'
_debug = True
__doc__ = 'Main entry point to Bitpim\n\nIt invokes BitPim in gui or commandline mode as a

Frame run in gui.pyo at line 633
argv = ['/Applications/BitPim.app/Contents/Resources/bp.py']
kwargs = Keys []
{}

Frame MainLoop in wx/_core.pyo at line 7688
self = <gui.MainApp; proxy of C++ wxPyApp instance at _0325a530_p_wxPyApp>

Frame MainLoop in wx/_core.pyo at line 7121
args = (<gui.MainApp; proxy of C++ wxPyApp instance at _0325a530_p_wxPyApp>,)
kwargs = Keys []
{}

Frame OnRightClick in fileview.pyo at line 238
item = <wallpaper.DisplayItem object at 0x64a5c50>
self = <wallpaper.WallpaperView; proxy of C++ wxPanel instance at _018af200_p_wxPanel>
evt = <wx._core.MouseEvent; proxy of C++ wxMouseEvent instance at _bfffdd50_p_wxMouseE
menu = <wx._core.Menu; proxy of C++ wxMenu instance at _063b22b0_p_wxMenu>

Frame PopupMenu in wx/_core.pyo at line 9757
args = (<aggregatedisplay.Display; proxy of C++ wxScrolledWindow instance at _01aef000_
kwargs = Keys []
{}

Frame OnSave in fileview.pyo at line 343
items = [<wallpaper.DisplayItem object at 0x64a5c50>]
ext = '*.jpg'
dlg = <wx._windows.FileDialog; proxy of C++ wxFileDialog instance at _01c08600_p_wxFil
self = <wallpaper.WallpaperView; proxy of C++ wxPanel instance at _018af200_p_wxPanel>
_ = <wx._core.CommandEvent; proxy of C++ wxCommandEvent instance at _bfffc950_p_wxCo


Posted by: skyjunky

This is already fixed in the code, it will be available in version 0.8.13.

If you want to see the hidden files in the finder type the following two line into a terminal window on your mac. Commands are case sensitive (Terminal is a app in the applications/utilities folder)
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder

Click on your user directory in the finder and you will see the '.bitpim-files' folder.
You will also see a bunch of other hidden files.
To turn this off type these two lines in a terminal
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles FALSE
killall Finder


Posted by: vai777

thank you for your reply and help with the code.

at the risk of beating an already dead horse, why can't BitPim just allow me to select WHERE the bitpim folder is? i dont want to clutter up every folder with a ton of hidden files. that's the beauty of MAC, i dont have to care about random system files. Things are neatly arranged in folders, and hidden becuase they dont break (for me).

thanks again.


Posted by: skyjunky

Send a message to the bitpim user list, the developer who made the decision might give you an answer




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