RE: [Bitpim-devel] Audiovox CDM-8600 (Brew-enabled)

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Thanks Stephen and Roger - good feedback and a good reality check. I've =
checked on protocol analyzers (USB Snoopy is one) but lack sync software =
to analyze. I will buy a commercial phonebook sync package for the =
CDM-8600 when one becomes available and will see what it's sending. I =
have specs on USB protocol (http://www.usb.org/home) and have some =
resources in that area; however, I've checked the web extensively and so =
far cannot locate details on a sync protocol for Audiovox phones with =
Qualcomm chipsets.

> Can you tell us where to see the file format documentation?
>
>				Stephen

There is a lot of good activity from users of the Audiovox forum at the =
HowardForums site. A user name "Hexxboy" has developed a program to =
modify the ring tone and wallpaper index files. They have been using =
this tool and BitPim's file system transfer capability successfully. =
I've used this method myself with good success. The utility is called =
voxindexeditor. Two versions of it are available on the following page:

http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=3D&threadid=3D253375&perpage=3D1=
5&pagenumber=3D7

The phonebook format for the Audiovox CDM-8600 was documented by a =
HowardForums user "Kilsen" on January 24th. I've attached Kilsen's file =
to this message. The original post can be found here:

http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=3D&threadid=3D253375&perpage=3D1=
5&pagenumber=3D8

Another HowardForums user, "mentalbob", took Kilsen's document and wrote =
a C program for the CDM-8900 to take the raw phonebook file and convert =
it to CSV format. The user has posted the source as well as a binary. =
The post can be found here:

http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=3D&threadid=3D290620

Since things seem to be progressing quickly on these forums, I've been =
monitoring them for new developments. I figure it's only a matter of =
days before someone tests modifying the phonebook directly via the file =
system and posts the results. They'll probably post results before I get =
a change to try anything.

My thoughts are that it would be better to work on revisions to Bitpim =
since it's an open source effort - it makes a lot of sense to combine =
efforts instead of working on independent projects. The talent and =
interest seems to be there in the CDM-8600 user community.

Thanks for your valuable contributions to the open source community!

Best Regards,

Calvin.

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Calvin Martini
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada