[Opensync-users] SonyEricsson K750i Irmc-Sync <-> KDEPIM works .... for the most part

[Achim S. <Ach...@mn...>]

Hi,

I reported some weeks ago on still existing problems with German Umlauts, 
Resetting mobile phone and bad sync conflicts.

At first the technical details:
1) Kubuntu Dapper with fresh updated system
2) Opensync packages for UbuntuDapper which are build from a member of this
   list - BIG BIG THANKS!!!!
3) SonyEricsson K750i with Firmware version R1N035
   --> probably quite old, but last time I checked O2 hadn't released newer
       version
   (so I would have to let a service shop upgrade my firmware to a non-branded
    newer version, or not?)
4) KDE 3.5.3 (as updated from the semi-offical KDE Kubuntu Repo)


At first I was a irritated, as my mobile was STILL resetted with the new 
merged irmc-sync plugin. But some evaluation revealed, that the sync-group 
CACHE had some VERY VERY BAD DATA CACHED in my $HOME/.opensync/ SO THAT MY 
MOBILE PHONE WAS CRASHED BY SOME RUBBISH FROM OLDER TRIES!!!!
==>
1) The OpenSync programs shouldn't cause problems, when the current
   version of both sides don't contain any reference to broken cached
   entries (in my case it was probably a event at date, where neiter
   my mobile phone nor KDEPIM listed an event!!)
2) there should be a call parameter option to multisync to clear any
   cached data for a sync group.
   At least I had to create a complete new group, to get a fresh start.

OK - after I had created a new syncgroup, had cleared the complete mobile 
phone contact list (after backing it up) and had initially filtered 
everything but contacts OUT, I got my first successfull sync!!! Yippie

I was also able to successfully sync later with all parts including notes, 
calendar ..

Here some comments which I fill with debug information in the anonymized 
attachement.
1) It would be very fine, when debug messages on broken utf8 encoding would
   list also the affected words (or line), so that I have a chance to search
   KDEPIM and my mobile for those illegal data.
   EVEN BETTER:
   msynctool would immediately stop at thos positions, and would allow the
             user to define a corrected text

2) There are still several <tag> types for events and contacts, which are
   differing between KDEPIM and irmc-sync/K750i, so that the user gets lots
   of erroneous conflict reports.
   I attache several conflict reports, where I replaced all personal data I
   was aware of


PLEASE PLEASE DEAR developers check the attachement and derive decision plans 
to let opensync ignore in future those differences.

Thanks,
Achim