How to install custom ringtones on your A970 - WORKS!

[daiphuoc]

I had to reboot my OS after the driver install. It wouldn't connect. Could have been a one off thing.

Also, connect you phone to the cable before you launch BitPim. Give the OS a second to recognize the new device.

I tried everything, the computer saw my phone, but bitpim couldn't...

[mbaverizon]

Look in device manager to see what you have showing in the PORTS area. Do you see a Samsung CDMA Moden Diagnostic Serial Port? If you don't then the phone drivers are not installed correctly. You will likely have to update the driver and point it manually at the folder with the correct drivers.

There is no reason I can think of that you shouldn''t see the file system if the drivers and ports are all correct.

No need to reboot until you actually get a file on the phone...

this is not to be rude, but theres only one way to open it??? theres not samsung CDMA moden diagnostic listed??? i wouldnt know any other way to install the drivers???

[Western_Son]

I tried everything, the computer saw my phone, but bitpim couldn't...

Do you see it in Device Manager? There are two ports one is a modem and the other is a serial port. The modem will be under "modems" and the serial port will be under "ports" You want to select the serial port for Bitpim not the modem. I had a similar issue whe I first got started messing with this.

If you goto the phone settings in bitpim you see a browse button for com port. It should detect something. You have to select the "Samsung CDMA modem diagnostic serial port" It should be something like com5 or com6 or something like that. The exact number isn't as important as being able to see it at all.

Take it one thing at a time. Make sure you see a Samsung CDMA modem in Device manager under Modems and that you have a Samsung CDMA modem diagnostic serial port under Ports (COM & LPT) before anything else. If you don't see these you WILL NOT get bitpim to work.

[mbaverizon]

Do you see it in Device Manager? There are two ports one is a modem and the other is a serial port. The modem will be under "modems" and the serial port will be under "ports" You want to select the serial port for Bitpim not the modem. I had a similar issue whe I first got started messing with this.

If you goto the phone settings in bitpim you see a browse button for com port. It should detect something. You have to select the "Samsung CDMA modem diagnostic serial port" It should be something like com5 or com6 or something like that. The exact number isn't as important as being able to see it at all.

Take it one thing at a time. Make sure you see a Samsung CDMA modem in Device manager under Modems and that you have a Samsung CDMA modem diagnostic serial port under Ports (COM & LPT) before anything else. If you don't see these you WILL NOT get bitpim to work.

you are a god, i finally got it to work!! and it works perfect!! i went to my device manager and it had a yellow question mark on the samsung driver, i did what you said and it fixed the driver and works perfect!!! great job!!!

[Western_Son]

this is not to be rude, but theres only one way to open it??? theres not samsung CDMA moden diagnostic listed??? i wouldnt know any other way to install the drivers???

Nothing rude taken. I would like to clarify a few things. Are you using the Drivers that Cody666 linked in the original 970 USB Drivers thread? (I hope so) Have you ever installed any other samsung drivers for your 970? (I hope not)

If you are using the correct drivers did you ever connect the phone via USB before installing the drivers? (I hope not)

I re-read some of your earlier posts in this thread trying to figure out a few things and I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to when you say "it". In many cases the context is not clear enough for me to know.

For example,
"its not recognising any com ports"... Bitpim or the computer?
and,
"but theres only one way to open it"... Bitpim, device manager, the drivers, file system?
and,
"theres not samsung CDMA moden diagnostic listed"... in Device manager, bitpim? (the former would preclude the latter)

I am happy and willing to explain how I got it working but with the many intricate details of possible solutions to your difficulties I could type for a week while only two senteces could solve the problem. I know this works reliably as I've about a half dozen tones on my phone already.

I would also like to add that you have to click the "+" sign in the File System window for it to actually show the tree.

In any case consider some of the questions and post your answers, maybe we are both missing something.

Cheers.

P.S.
I've seen you posting photos in other threads. I have screen shots showing most everything I've talked about they are small files <50k each but I don't know how to post them so they show up. I could PM them to you but I have never done that either.

[Western_Son]

you are a god, i finally got it to work!! and it works perfect!! i went to my device manager and it had a yellow question mark on the samsung driver, i did what you said and it fixed the driver and works perfect!!! great job!!!

Perfect! I am glad to hear that! Disregard my post above this. Except maybe the post script. I have an awesome photo of a lizzard that I took a few days ago that would go nicely in the 970 pic o the day thread. I just don't know how to get it hosted.

[mbaverizon]

Perfect! I am glad to hear that! Disregard my post above this. Except maybe the post script. I have an awesome photo of a lizzard that I took a few days ago that would go nicely in the 970 pic o the day thread. I just don't know how to get it hosted.

wounder why when i go to my sounds in settings and tools ,then i go to alert sounds they dont show up in there??? i have a few ringers for those but now no way to assign them again thanks for all your help!! and hopefully we can get this fixed????

[willisk]

this method doesn't work for me... i can see my phone under COM and LPT in device manager. And device manager recognizes it when selecting a device, but after that if i click detect phone, it says cannot detect/recognize your phone...help. I installed the driver and bitpim.

[willisk]

o wow...that was strange...my usb cable was just nonresponsive...but when i replugged it in i changed to COM8...no wonder it wasn't working..thx you guys this is the best thing that's happened to me besides the phone...yea but still pretty bummed about OBEX. But this is still better.

[willisk]

so...now that that's happened, anything more that can come with this? With the discovery of the samsung driver and gettting it to work on bitpim...can we find no greater prupose? just a thought.

[Sherwin]

Yes, you can find a greater purpose. A Mac OS X driver!! Please!!!!!!

[cody666]

Yes, you can find a greater purpose. A Mac OS X driver!! Please!!!!!!

What happens when you connect you phone to you mac?

I'm mac-less right now, but here's a

Script for Samsung Phone (General CDMA): http://www.taniwha.org.uk/files/SamsungGeneric.sit

from: http://www.taniwha.org.uk/

generic Verizon Wireless Standard Driver. Try that: http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/...STD_Driver.hqx
Mirror: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maccellphone/

Plunk this driver down in your /Library/Modem Scripts folder. Then, let’s dig in!

You can always try:
Use your CDMA cellphone as a USB modem
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000930027824/

and
How To Use Your CDMA Cell Phone as a USB Modem on Mac OS X
http://homepage.mac.com/jrc/contrib/mobile_office/

This might help you out
Yahoo's Mac Cellphone Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maccellphone/

[daiphuoc]

you are a god, i finally got it to work!! and it works perfect!! i went to my device manager and it had a yellow question mark on the samsung driver, i did what you said and it fixed the driver and works perfect!!! great job!!!

what did you do?thanks!

[mbaverizon]

what did you do?thanks!

the drivers wasnt working right,so i went into my computers properties and seen the drivers and a big yellow question mark on the samsung driver so i either clicked on it or right clicked on it and it said update the driver ,so i did and it showed up in the list on bitpim, then it worked right ever since

[frasej]

All this works if I want to use the sound as my default ringer , but if I want to use it as a custom ringer (i.e. assign it to a contact) it doesn't show up. Any idea as to how to make it so it does show up?