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BitPIM and VX8300... Hate to ask...
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Posted by: Llarion

Well, I LOVE my new VX8300, and I've been able to alter the data cable I got to make it work with the phone, BitPIM 9.03 sees the phone (as a generic and it works when manually set as VX8100), and I've been able to move pictures and videos back and forth, create and add ringtones with no problem (all using the filesystem view), but one thing I have not yet been able to do successfully is sync my Outlook calendar and contacts list. When I try, BitPIM bombs. I can't seem to figure out how to do this, and I'm sure it probably has something to do with the fact that BitPIM doesn't yet fully support the VX8300. There is allegedly a developer version of BitPIM to install that's better, but I can't seem to find said version. I've been searching the forums for a few days now. Maybe I'm just blind and it's right in front of my face. I'm more than happy to provide error dumps to the BitPIM developers, but syncing the data is the last frontier for me, and I've had no luck so far. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!!

Posted by: inkmanZ28

You must be doing better than me. I've used the data cable from the music essentials kit, & also a usb dongle, but I cannot get bitpim to recognize the phone (the best I can do is it says that it found a cdma device on com 4).

I also think it's too new. Im anxious to see how much we learn in the next few weeks. Until then I guess Good Luck is in order!

Posted by: seemerollin

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Originally Posted by inkmanZ28

You must be doing better than me. I've used the data cable from the music essentials kit, & also a usb dongle, but I cannot get bitpim to recognize the phone (the best I can do is it says that it found a cdma device on com 4).

I also think it's too new. Im anxious to see how much we learn in the next few weeks. Until then I guess Good Luck is in order!

If bitpim says found cdma device then it found your phone you have to use the file system from there good luck. It works for me.

Posted by: Llarion

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Originally Posted by seemerollin

If bitpim says found cdma device then it found your phone you have to use the file system from there good luck. It works for me.

Yes, it works fine in filesystem view, but I can't figure out in there how to sync the calendar and contacts. Ideas?

Incidentally, tell BitPIM it's an LX810 manually, that works too.

Posted by: inkmanZ28

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Originally Posted by seemerollin

If bitpim says found cdma device then it found your phone you have to use the file system from there good luck. It works for me.

You're right! I can now see it under filesystem. Now we just need to wait for bitpim to catch up and make it fully functional with the 8300.

Posted by: drosenth

It's there - .9.04 and it WORKS!

Bitpim for 8300

Posted by: rhwarnock

I just downloaded BitPim 9.04 and it recognizes the VX 8300. It is at BimPim.org.

Posted by: TSheaZ28

I just downloaded bitpim, but it will not recognize my 8300. It says at the bottom toolbar, LG VX8300 on auto- manually set. When I go to find phone, it says it cannot find/recognize phone. Can anyone help me?

Posted by: inkmanZ28

I'll try to walk you thru the steps, although I'm sure you've already tried this already....but who knows maybe it'll help?

When you connect your phone to the PC via usb cable, you should hear the "connect" tone. Open Bitpim. Select "edit" then "settings". Click on "phone wizard" then select your phone from the menus. On Port Settings, select "auto" from the list, then click "next". Then select "detect phone". Wait awhile (It took mine almost 5 minutes to detect) then it should say PASSED next to "detection status". Click Finish. Go back to the main screen, click on "edit" then "detect phone". A window will pop up that says "Found LG VX-8300 on COM"x". From here on, bitpim should find your phone.

Good luck!

Posted by: TSheaZ28

Ok, after further investigation, I found out that I was skipping the serial port part. After I installed those driver's bitpim recognizes the phone!yay!

Thanks for thispost guys, it helped a lot!

Posted by: wisewallet

I am very new and dont can not find the answer to this. My apologies in advance. I want to be able to view spreadsheets like excel or whatever.if I get this phone will i be able to get a program on bit pm or elsewhere? Where? Thanks Again

Posted by: wincup6

When you connect your phone to the PC via usb cable, you should hear the "connect" tone. Open Bitpim. Select "edit" then "settings". Click on "phone wizard" then select your phone from the menus. On Port Settings, select "auto" from the list, then click "next". Then select "detect phone". Wait awhile (It took mine almost 5 minutes to detect) then it should say PASSED next to "detection status". Click Finish. Go back to the main screen, click on "edit" then "detect phone". A window will pop up that says "Found LG VX-8300 on COM"x". From here on, bitpim should find your phone.

I do that exactly and it says failed!. I won't detect my phone

Posted by: chkdg8

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Originally Posted by wincup6

When you connect your phone to the PC via usb cable, you should hear the "connect" tone.....

I do that exactly and it says failed!. I won't detect my phone

I had the same problem until I realized that I didn't have my driver installed. Once I did, my port recognized the hardware and bitpim followed. I felt like I was starting again.

Posted by: mjjandz

where can I get the drivers?

Posted by: interscape

As of Thursday I get the error "change the text to contain only iso-8859-1" when tring to sync the calander. Anybody else get this?

Posted by: dantheman6690

I sanded down my brothers cable from the music essentials kit for the vx8100. I have a mac and my phone shows up as other CDMA phone but I can't see the filesystem of transfer anything to the phone. Nothing has been working out. Can someone please help?

Posted by: enginerdboy

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Originally Posted by chkdg8

I had the same problem until I realized that I didn't have my driver installed. Once I did, my port recognized the hardware and bitpim followed. I felt like I was starting again.

I'm in the same boat...just reinstalled the drivers from the CD that came with my 8600 and no luck. Still won't find the available port.

Any ideas?

Posted by: DavidM2

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Originally Posted by enginerdboy

I'm in the same boat...just reinstalled the drivers from the CD that came with my 8600 and no luck. Still won't find the available port.

Any ideas?

What CD? Just picked up the 8600 yesterday and there isn't/wasn't a CD in the box.

Posted by: enginerdboy

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Originally Posted by DavidM2

What CD? Just picked up the 8600 yesterday and there isn't/wasn't a CD in the box.

From the Verizon store I got the Music Essentials Kit (free upgrade from the sales rep who even recommended howardforums). It comes with a cable to plug into the one USB port in my Dell computer (running USB 1.1) with a "V Cast Music Essentials CD-Rom." Step 1 is to "Install LG USB Drivers." Following an additional skin install, I was then able to drag-and-drop music from Media Player to the phone with no problems.

Perhaps this isn't the driver this thread refers to??? Is there something else avail' online?

Posted by: Prairiedog

This should be good drivers https://www.igonemobile.com/downloads/index.aspx

Also bitpim has released a new update 0.9.10

Posted by: chkdg8

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Originally Posted by chkdg8

I had the same problem until I realized that I didn't have my driver installed. Once I did, my port recognized the hardware and bitpim followed. I felt like I was starting again.

Damn! I'm back to square 1. I cannot get this program to recognize the phone again.