Re: [BitPim-user] getting data off SPH-A840

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Sometimes "not responding" errors are caused by the phone being in an uncooperative state at the time you attach it to the data cable.  Often you can eliminate those errors by powering the phone down and then powering it back up while still attached to the data cable.  When it comes up in brand new session mode, it is often much more amenable to listening to cable commands.

On Dec 28, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Patrick J. Collins wrote:

> Hi everyone.
> 
> I am on Mac OS X 10.6.5 (macbook pro), running bitpim 1.0.7.
> 
> A friend of mine gave me his sprint SPH-A840 with hopes of me being able to
> retrieve some valuable stuff off of it (photos, audio recorings)...
> 
> I was able to connect to the phone via /dev/cu.wwan, and attempted to get all
> of the data from the phone.  I tried doing this about 3 times, and each time I
> got an error:
> 
>> Device needs attention - SPH-A840 on /dev/cu.wwan
>> SPH-A840 on /dev/cu.wwan: The phone is not responding while manipulating the
>> phonebook.
> 
> The entire log is at:
> http://collinatorstudios.com/www/bitpim_log.txt
> 
> My question is, if the rest of the data is not retrievable, it seems that I
> should at least be able to access the many jpeg images that the log shows it
> successfully got and renamed...  However, I am unable to locate where any of
> these files are on my system.
> 
> If I look in ~/.bitpim-files, I see:
> 
> .bitpim-files/
> ├── bitpim.db
> ├── cache
> │   └── index.idx
> ├── ringer
> │   └── rowid
> └── wallpaper
>    └── rowid
> 
> Which I am assuming means the actual data is being stored in a database--
> Though in bitpim itself, going into BitPim > Phone > Media > images or camera,
> I see nothing..  It's all blank.  However, the PhoneBook is full of data-- it
> just seems that the media stuff is not showing up for some reason.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
> 
> Patrick J. Collins
> http://collinatorstudios.com
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