Problem Apple iSync with 6600 solved

Instead of changing the name of the files for 3650 to 6600 simply copy the existing 3650 set of files to 6600 instead. Then the 3650 device will still work should that be necessary.

whenever I use your changes specifically and I have the key in SupportedDevicesInfo set to "6600" I always end up getting an

"App. closed ectcpadapter_00808E5C"

alert on the phone

strangely enoughly if I set the key to "Nokia 6600" so that it will be seen as an unknown phone type I never get this alert.

Could you please tell me how i can edit the text in the supported devices folder as it wont allow me to change it?

Normaly you dont have access to that folder. You have to login as the administrator to edit the files !

why using mapping of 3650 not 7650?

I would expect the 6600 to be closer to the 3650 as the NGAGE is than the older 7650.

sorry, joined this discussion a bit late but I too am trying to set up my 6600 with iSync and can't get into the files to edit them even thought I am logged in as administrator - probably something really obvious I am not doing!!

Look ma, no hands...

I have done the same thing. But the big question is... does it sync with anything? After seeing the phone on my iSync, I was really excited, but trying to sync my address book or calendar comes up empty handed. Can anybody shed some light here?

Thanks...

Well this isn't hard to debug..

Take a look at

/Library/Application Support/SyncService/501/output.synclog where 501 in my case is my users id. your's may differ.

That will show you what isync was doing and what errors it came across.

is it possible with these modifications to sync an psion pda (5mx pro) with isync?

cu beet

Thanks Steffi, I checked and double checked. I'm very sure that the settings are all correctly changed to 6600, even added new 6600.tiff which shows up and can see the device but when I try to sync, this is the message I was getting...

[***] Tuesday, December 9, 2003 6:58:41 PM US/Pacific
|6:58:42 PM|Info| Connecting to SC 6600
|6:58:56 PM|Error| |SC 6600| Could not connect to SC 6600. SymbianConduit may not be correctly installed.
|6:58:56 PM|Warning| Can't synchronize contacts to SC 6600: device is not available
(BTW, I changed my phone name to SC 6600.)

Here's my iSync

Sorry, I attached a wrong type of file. Here it is again. (Too quick in sending the screen grab without exporting to jpg)

My suggestion is that you should try to get it working with the exact names as described above and then try to tweek it for the names you want. Following the above instructions to the letter and see what happens.

Hi Steffi, Thanks for the advice. I tried to no avail. 😞
This is what I got:
Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:42 PM
|6600| Could not connect to 6600. SymbianConduit may not be correctly installed.
Can't synchronize contacts to 6600: device is not available

Dunno what else to do.

Are you able to pair your phone and send files to your phone with Bluetooth File Exchange?

Yes, Bluetooth works just fine. All files sent to the phone goes to my In-box and all files sent to my Mac goes to the configured folder.
I tried sending vCards on each individual accounts, and that works too. I just open the files once it's received via Bluetooth, hit save and it'll saved as contact, the only time it'll give me an error if there's picture attached to the file.
I really appreciate all your help and support Steffi.

Try removing the directory under

/Library/Application Support/SyncService/501... remove the userid directory and try to sync fresh.

I tried removing almost everything in that folder, still giving me the same problem. I tried restarting the computer, removing all the files that was created today in the /Library/Application Support/SyncService/501... Restarted my phone, set everything from fresh, even removing the link from iSync and added the 6600 back in. Still sees the phone, added in the list, unfortunately, still end up empty handed. I don't know what I did wrong, does yours sync with address book and iCal just fine? Thanks again for your quick response and sincere assistance.

Well there's one more thing you can try if you're willing but I'm not sure it will address your problem.

Reformat the mmc in your phone

and return your phone to factory settings.

with *#7370# on the phone.

Make sure you have a full battery before resetting your phone.

You need to reformat the mmc before doing this I've found.

The files that you're using are they downloaded versions of hand edited versions? There was an attachment that contained prepared files posted on here once have you try those?

In OS X which version of the bluetooth software are you using? The lastest 1.4.1 or the previous to that? I recently had an issue where by I couldn't sync but I'm pretty sure it was because of something strange with my phone because I installed OS X 10.3 fresh and I still couldn't sync with my phone.

I am however, reluctant to upgrade my bluetooth though.

That's a good one Steffi. I upgraded my OSX to Panther over a month ago. Yes, I'm using 1.4.1 Bluetooth. Everything else works, except working right with iSync. I thought the problem is with iSync where the new Symbian 7 is not totally supported yet, that's why the sync isn't working right. That was the case with the 3650 when they first came out. Everybody had to wait for Apple to upgrade iSync before they start working. Don't know for sure if this is the same situation.

Clearly this is not the issue since I'm running 10.3.1 and my phone syncs with the suggested control file changes.

I am not running Bluetooth 1.4.1 and don't plan to either.

Thanks for confirming your doubts. So, I just have to downgrade my Bluetooth or call Apple support regarding this issue. Or just wait for the next upgrade. For now, I'm satisfied that I can at least put a few of my contacts into the phone (via vCard and Bluetooth). Thanks for all your help.

DiskTools, repair permissions -> 😛

/Husaby

Same problem here. I tried everything! I changed the files in symbianconduit.bundle manually for several times, I copied the forums examples and I downloaded the patched file... Firewall is turned off, preference files & the files in "Application Support" have been deleted and iSync has been un- and installed twice.
No matter what I do I'm ending up with the same problem:
6600 is working perfectly with AB and BT file exchanger. iSync recognizes the 6600 (shows up and can be added as a new device) but finally it can't connect to the phone.
Always the same error:

Connecting to 6600
|Error| |6600| Could not connect to 6600. SymbianConduit may not be correctly installed.
|Warning| Can't synchronize contacts to 6600: device is not available

I recognized that the bluetooth icon on my 6600 (the little point on the "desktop"😉 shows a connection for a second --> ( � ) after isync tries to connect...

any help is VERY appreciated

thnx

I'd like to give a big credit to Husaby, he was able to give me the solution. I'm sharing his detailed instruction (from the private post) so that it may help all those having the same problem as myself.

From Husaby:
In your applications folder there is a(nother) folder called utilities. (You can acess it by apple-shift-u)

Browse to the application called disk tools and start it.

Click on your hard drive and some options will appear. Select "repair permissions".

This is one of the oldest tricks in the book, and it fixes all sorts of problems. The repairing of permissions is included in automated maintenance tools like the one I use, Cocktail.

In OSX all files have permissions, which dictate what different users and processes kan do with them. Sometimes these get corrupted.

A typical case when permissions get corrupted is when you install new software by dragging it into a folder.

And, behold, when I ran repair, I saw that the bundle with setup information for the 6600 had the wrong permissions.
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I worked for me, I'm a very happy camper, Husaby is really a genius!!!
Thank you very very much again Husaby.

Huaaaa!!!
You saved my day - probably my whole week!!!
Christmas will be great!
Thank you macs & Husaby very much - couldn't be happier!!!!

Hi,

worked for me also, setup Powerbook G4 with System 1.3.1, Bluetooth 1.4.1 and Isync 1.3

Thanks

That's great!!! Everybody is happy. Thanks to Husaby, he's the hero.

Now, let's see how to solve the MMS problem. I know that's in another forum, but I can't MMS from my phone. I read the other thread, and understand that a lot of people still couldn't send or receive picture messages.

I'm in the U.S., using T-mobile (just in case you need to know)

If anybody out there found a solution, please post it away.....

Thanks agand cheers....

BTW, Happy Holidays!!! 😛