Re: [Xmblackberry-devel] Data Transfer OK - with "GPRS modem device Not available" error
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Re: [Xmblackberry-devel] Data Transfer OK - with "GPRS modem device Not available" error
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From: Rick S. <rw...@al...> - 2008-07-06 17:34:59
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On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 22:00 +0530, Pooja Chauhan wrote: > Thanks Rick, the latest check out from CVS worked perfectly. My bad, I > should have tried that. Glad to hear that. > > To keep the archives complete, make assumes libusb folder to be > present. I copied libusb folder from version 0.3. That worked. That's sort of mentioned in the README for compiling from CVS. Granted, not very well :( > > Thanks and Regards > --- Pooja. > > On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Pooja Chauhan > <po...@an...> wrote: > Thanks Rick. > > I have not been able to start on this again, but I will do so > on the weekend and let you know the result with latest code. > > Regards > --- Pooja. > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Rick Scott > <rw...@al...> wrote: > On Sun, 2008-06-29 at 18:16 +0530, Pooja Chauhan > wrote: > > Friends > > > > Thanks a lot for xmbb and the effort. > > > No problem. > > > > > I am trying to get my Blackberry Curve 8310 to work > with Ubuntu Hardy. > > I followed instructions from > > > http://wiki.colar.net/tethering_with_blackberry_pearl_on_linux - for > > one reason or another, nothing got installed in the > first time for me, > > and I spent the whole day making sure everything > gets installed > > > That's nothing compared to the time I spent figuring > out the protocol :) > > > without errors. The final step of verifying that my > BB is being > > identified as a modem fails and I haven't been able > to figure out why. > > > > 1. When I plug in the BB cable. I get the warning > about not having > > sufficient charge on BB screen. > > > Mostly cosmetic, everything still works, although it > takes longer to > charge. > > > 2. At this stage if I fire btool -l , no BB devices > are listed. (The > > tutorial also got Barry installed) > > 3. I fire bcharge and BB stops showing the warning. > > > XmBlackBerry will also do this for you. Crap, not sure > about the new > ProductId's though, I use bcharge with the udev rules > to switch, instead > of waiting to start XmBlackBerry. > > > 4. Now, btool -l shows my BB properly. so does > lsusb. Here, > > Device ID: 0x806ef88. PIN: 25200e9a, > Description: RIM 8300 Series > > Colour GPRS Handheld > > > > 5. I can start XmBlackBerry without any issues and I > get a warning on > > the console that rim-sync plugin is not installed. I > understand that > > this error does not matter. > > > Hopefully opensync matures soon so that it will be > easier to > integrate ... > > > 6. Finally, when I click on the Options menu, I get > this error message. > > XmBlackBerry.c:OptionPopupCallback(998) - GPRS > modem device Not available > > 7. Others on the forum have reported a couple of > other traces around > > this error. Rick replied to one saying the data > transfer protocol has > > changed. But I do not get anything else. > > > That line number tells me that you are not using the > cvs checkout, the > only version that supports the newer IPmodem protocol. > > > 8. I have tried restarting and reinstalling in many > permutations. That > > does not work. Thankfully, the behavior is > consistent. > > > The CVS HEAD should compile up easy, since you have > already got this > far, as long as the auto* tools are installed. > > > > > Please let me know if this error is due to the > change in protocol > > mentioned by Rick earlier, and I can't use this BB > as modem through > > xmbb. If I can, and this is only an issue of > diagnosing, I am willing > > to test and work on the problem further. I do not > know C very well, > > but I can follow stuff easily and will be glad to > add any value. > > > > 9. Lastly here is the output of XmBlackBerry -debug > 10: > > As you can see, while xmbb is reporting modem not > available, btool > > still lists the modem. (I clicked on Options twice, > every time it gave > > the same error) > > > > > > > > To add, all the time I can transfer data to and fro > my BB using > > Nautilus or Konqueror very easily. The mass storage > thing works fine. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Regards > > --- Pooja. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > > just about anything Open Source. > > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > > _______________________________________________ > > Xmblackberry-devel mailing list > > Xmb...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xmblackberry-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness > and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 > _______________________________________________ Xmblackberry-devel mailing list Xmb...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xmblackberry-devel |