Re: [BitPim-user] V3m does not transfer SMS

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Thanks Jim.

Yes, I think I have a little over 500 messages, so if there is an upper
limit that may be my problem too. I had assumed the 'Overwrite' in the log
referred ot my choice to replace, rather than add to, the existing SMS
messages if any were stored in BitPim.  I will take a look next time I get
a chance and see if the other selection changes that log message.

 Unless you ended up with a solution, don't worry about going through your
notes.  I'll wait and see if I get a response from anyone else.  If it's
anything useful, I'll pass it along.

Thanks again,

Jon

On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Jim <jtu...@ms...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> I used a Motorola Razr on Verizon from probably about fall of 2007 for at
> least a couple of years.  I tried to use Bitpim to pull the SMS messages
> and had some of the same problems you describe now.
>
> At the time, I looked at the code and posted to the user group and
> developer group and no one was responsive at all.  I believe this was in
> the summer of 2008, but maybe 2009.
>
> Let me ask this... do you have a lot of messages?  I did.
>
> Notice the line in your log:
> 14:34:01.805 {'sms': 'OVERWRITE'}
>
> When I looked at the code back then, I found a loop which was used to read
> the messages was not set high enough for the number of messages I had
> stored.  The loop had no warning when it was reaching the limit.  From what
> I could tell, the program would simply crash when it reached the end of the
> loop, before it processed the messages.  I could never determine why there
> was no comment about the upper limit of the loop.  Possibly, there was a
> memory issue if it was set higher, or, a develop just figured it was good
> enough... maybe higher than what the phones would store at the time the
> code was written.  Most phones don’t keep more than 1,000 messages, but as
> I recall, the Razr could keep a lot more than that.  I don’t recall even
> getting the message you got, so maybe someone tinkered with it since then.
>
> If you search my postings, other than frustration, you will see where I
> posted the suspicious line of code and the module it came from.  As I
> remember, I put out a request that anyone running the platform change one
> number in the code and see if it would compile, and I offered to test it,
> since at the time, I didn’t feel like setting up the entire development
> platform.  It seemed like a simple request.  I debugged it, let someone
> else compile.
>
> No one ever responded.
>
> I would still be willing to test a custom version of Bitpim to see if it
> fixes the problem, as long as I know it comes from a developer.  I won’t
> hold my breath.
>
> I’ll dig through notes if you wish to pursue this.
>
> take care,
> Jim
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  *From:* Jon Zadra <jz...@gm...>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2013 2:38 PM
> *To:* bit...@li...
> *Subject:* [BitPim-user] V3m does not transfer SMS
>
>  Hello,
>
> I have a Motorola V3m (sprint).  I am trying to pull all the SMS messages
> off of it.
>
> It does not auto-detect, but I manually set it to the V3m (sprint) phone
> on COM4.  I am able to successfully get the phone book with these settings,
> and although it will briefly display the status of SMS in the status bar
> current task, no SMS messages are transferred.  There is no error.
>
> I have tried using COM3 (unable to communicate error), and also tried
> other similar phone settings (V3mM, V3cm, etc).
>
> Info:
> BitPim Ver 1.0.7
> OS: Windows 7 x64
> Using USB cable
>
> Phone info (retrieved by BitPim):
>
> Model: Motorola V3m-Sprint Phone
> Firmware Version: 24.2_00.37.0S3,2032
>
> Below is the log file excerpt of an attempted SMS transfer:
>
>  14:33:36.296 COM4: USB support is not available
> 14:33:36.296 COM4: Opening port COM4, 115200 baud, timeout 3.000000,
> hardwareflow 0, softwareflow 0
> 14:33:36.302 COM4: Open of comm port suceeded
> 14:33:36.303 Moto-V3m: Getting Phone Info
> 14:33:36.308 Moto-V3m: Switching to modem
> 14:33:36.322 Moto-V3m: Now in modem mode
> 14:33:36.342 Moto-V3m: Switching from modem to phonebook
> 14:33:39.427 Moto-V3m: Now in phonebook mode
> 14:33:39.450 Moto-V3m: Switching from phonebook to modem
> 14:33:39.575 Moto-V3m: Now in modem mode
> 14:33:53.450 Moto-V3m: Retrieving fundamental phone information
> 14:33:53.453 Moto-V3m: Switching from modem to phonebook
> 14:33:56.536 Moto-V3m: Now in phonebook mode
> 14:33:56.549 Moto-V3m: Phone serial number
> 14:33:56.556 Moto-V3m: Reading group information
> 14:33:56.586 Moto-V3m: Group Count: 14
> 14:33:56.631 Moto-V3m: Switching from phonebook to modem
> 14:33:56.757 Moto-V3m: Now in modem mode
> 14:33:56.763 Moto-V3m: Switching from modem to BREW
> 14:33:56.779 Moto-V3m: Now in brew mode
> 14:33:56.779 Moto-V3m: Now in brew mode
> 14:33:56.780 Moto-V3m: Reading Ringtone Index
> 14:33:56.782 Moto-V3m: Getting file contents '/MyToneDB.db'
> 14:33:58.207 Moto-V3m: Reading Wallpaper Index
> 14:33:58.207 Moto-V3m: Listing files in dir: 'motorola/shared/picture'
> 14:33:58.559 Moto-V3m: Fundamentals retrieved
> 14:33:58.559 Moto-V3m: Switching from BREW to modem
> 14:33:58.562 Moto-V3m: Now in modem mode
> 14:33:58.568 Moto-V3m: Reading SMS messages
> 14:33:58.568 Moto-V3m: Switching from modem to phonebook
> 14:34:01.654 Moto-V3m: Now in phonebook mode
> 14:34:01.680 Moto-V3m: Switching from phonebook to modem
> 14:34:01.805 Moto-V3m: Now in modem mode
> 14:34:01.805 ['uniqueserial', 'sms', 'sync', 'ringtone-index',
> 'wallpaper-index', 'canned_msg', 'groups']
> 14:34:01.805 {'sms': 'OVERWRITE'}
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon
>
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