Enabling Bluetooth for iSync on the Verizon/Motorola E815 phone

[CPYCGerry]

Verizon does not enable bluetooth for syncing or browsing on the new Motorola E815 cellphone. Here is how to hack the settings in the phone. Lots of thanks to SClark1000 and this HowardForums thread .

First and foremost, this is not for the novice. What you do here may have side effects such as an inoperable phone and/or void of warranty. Use at your own risk.

What you will need:
1) A PC running Windows-XP SP2 with a USB port.
2) The Motorola USB cable (either SKN6311A or AAKN4011A).
3) Software
a) The Motorola Phone Settings tool.
b) The E815 profile to use with the PST.
c) The USB Drivers for the E815.

Step by step [all work done on the PC]
1) Download and expand all three zip files into a known place.
2) Install PST
3) Plug the Moto USB cable into the PC
4) Plug the phone into the cable. At this point the system should tell you that it has discovered new hardware and ask for drivers. When asked use the advanced option and browse to the MotoConnect folder in the unzipped Motorola folder from E815Drivers.zip file(s).
5) Launch PST, and then the p2kseem.exe in from the expanded SDModifiedP2K.zip file(s). Wait until the bottom left status goes to "connected".

You are now ready to backup and then edit.
1) BACKUP the existing settings
a) Change the value in Load/Seem to 2742 Leave all else alone.
b) Click "Load from phone"
c) Click "Save to file"
d) Name it "Backup" <- This is what you will need to restore
2) Now for the hack
a) Go to line 60 and then select right until the window "Selected byte details - "Offset" says 6a.
SET (check) bits 0,1,3,5,6,7
b)Go to line 70 and then select right until the window "Selected byte details - "Offset" says 75.
SET (check) bits 0,2,5
c) Click "Save to phone"
d) Wait a second or two
e) Click "Restart phone"

THAT EASY! {It was harder digging through the Windows stuff than it was to actually do the mod}

Quit applications - Unplug the phone - Go back to the Mac.

Remember to delete the USB E815 USB from iSync. You can't use both USB and Bluetooth to sync.

Once "paired" you can launch "Bluetooth File Exchange" in the Utilities folder and browse/upload/download files.

[CPYCGerry]

Someone just reminded me of a "gotcha". PST will not unzip on the PC . I unzipped it with Stuffit Deluxe on my Mac :-) and then networked it over to the PC.

[EvanDT]

After a few minutes ended up doing that myself,
everything else seems to be working fine, had to give the laptop back to my sister, will make the edit this evening.
Evan

[CPYCGerry]

This appeared in another thread, but should also be shown here ...

Quote: What I had a problem with (so stupido!) is that I didn't enable the Bluetooth prefs pane on the Mac side (allow file exchange...). So make sure, under the SystemPrefs/Bluetooth/Sharing tab, you enable the boxes (I also checked off Paired Security) Once I did that, I was able to add the E815 to iSync. And sync it did! - from imagework

[jsurpless25]

Why would I be able to connect with the MotoTools but not with the P2K? I've tried re-installing the drivers and nothing seems to work... I load the P2K and it just sits there with the hourglass until I move the mouse...

[MBHockey]

Just got my e815. I'd like to get OBEX working, but syncing with iSync worked fine (calendars). Is the only way to get OBEX working to use the seem hack? I have everything but the USB cable, but i don't want to buy it if i don't have to..

thanks

[CPYCGerry]

MBHockey - The only way to get OBEX working is to do the SEEM hack. And you also get the Dial Up Networking and the microSD (TransFlash) transfer as a plus. It's worth it.

[nickyct]

I did exactly following the step above but my PC still don't detect my phone.
I'm pretty new to the new tooth stuff. I bought the dongle and installed on my PC with the driver that came with it. When I turn on my blue tooth head set it dectected it.

After the hacking it should detect my phone automatically right ?
Or do I have to pair it with the PC first.

On Motorola mobile phone tools When I set my modem to blue tooth the Multi media icon/menu shows up but it grey out since I have no connection between the phone and the PC. But I switch it back to USB/motorola modem the icon disappear. Why is that ?
Is there a way that I can make the icon stays if I want to use the cable to do the multi media ?

Any instruction and detail would be greatly appreciated.
and last but not least. Will I see any diferent in screen menu on my phone after hacked. I don't really see the different at all.

[daninnc]

Hi Gerry,

Thanks for posting these directions all in one place. I'm waiting to receive my new e815 and I've been trying to figure out how to enable all the features once it gets here. Searching all these different forums gets kind of confusing!

I tried to download PST from the link you gave but the link no longer works. If you or anyone else could point me to the file, or if it's small enough to be emailed, it would be greatly appreciated.

One more question, and it probably doesn't belong here, but once I've gotten the hack completed, is there a way to make custom ringtones without having to email them to yourself. With my current LG VX7000, I use BitPim and it works like a champ. However, from what I can tell BitPim doesn't work with Motorola phones and I can't seem to find a comparable program.

Thanks in advance for all the help!
Dan

[SuperDoc]

Hi Gerry,

First let me thank you for the great work.

I have recently acquired the E815 phone from Verizon retail store. I have been looking for a way to easily sync the phone book. Now I run into this forum. Great. I am going to do it soon. But, the first link in your post for the software from motorola (file pst_723.zip) appears to be invalid. I have clicked it several times and the dreaded 'can find the page' message comes up. Can you suggest a solution? Thanks.

[jtjtj]

Everything was hacked correctly, but my Mac is not detecting the phone.

Is there anything else I have to do? I hacked the 2742 file, saved everything to my phone, restarted, and no luck.

[thejokell]

I have a different issue - I can get the phone to connect to the PC just fine, however the PST never seems to load anything from the phone. It is always blank. Anyone experienced that???

[rwaldin]

thejokell: I don't know if this is the same behavior, but everything works as described until I tell P2KSeem to load 90 bytes of seem 2742 and it eventually returns but there is no data on the page. Has anyone been able to get around this problem?

[jjluv]

hey guys, Ive done everything with the seem etc...
Now how do i upload ringtones and pictures?????
Please write back asap

[maschepers711]

Quote: Originally Posted by jjluv hey guys, Ive done everything with the seem etc... Now how do i upload ringtones and pictures????? Please write back asap

I am having the same problem. Did you ever find a solution to this problem?

Thanks...

[CAlvarez]

Haha, that's funny, I never saw this before. Instead of all that, do this.

1. Dial ##dialup on the handset.
2. Have a beer while it syncs.

[CAlvarez]

BTW, I should have noted... The lengthy first post is what Windows users have to do. Mac users don't need all that.

I very literally got it started doing a sync and internet dialup in my car with the PowerBook when I picked up the phone.

[paultimore]

I am trying the link for the The Motorola Phone Settings tool and it is asking for a login and password. Does anyone have it? Or can you offer a tip to get the file someplace else
thanks

[rino9]

I get the same box with a login /password? Help please?

[paultimore]

If you google search PST_7.2.3_GENERAL.rar you should get what you need. I had to decompress it using a PC though for some reason stuffit got confused with the .rar format.
www.howardforums.com/archive/topic/674803-4.html Talks about this problem.

Also I am having a hard time with Bluetooth File Exchange after doing this seem edit. I keep losing the connection. For example, sometimes I can see the picture folder but cant get in, or I start sending a picture and it will stop giving me a file transfer error OR sometimes it loses the bond completely and I have to go through the Bluetooth setup assistant process again. Another odd thing is that on my G5 at work isync works fine but on my G4 it wont. I can't tell if its the Mac, the phone or the bluetooth card. Any thoughts?
thanks