iSync with Motorola PEBL U6

igslartsch · 12-12-2005, 07:52 AM

Does anyone know how to sync a Motorola PEBL U6 with iSync? I know this should work, but I have to do some changes in the plist-file of iSync????

PLS help!

puffmarvin · 12-19-2005, 11:40 AM

:bump:

reading my contacts of the sim is getting annoying!! =)

graydonalan · 12-19-2005, 10:22 PM

As of now it can't be done. I am sure Apple knows this will be a hot new handset and is working on adding it to the list of supported devices. Take a moment and give Apple some nice feedback at http://www.apple.com/feedback/isync.html and ask them to add it soon.

I miss my SonyEriccson Z600 so bad right now but alas it's time to move on and stop grieving...I can live with my sim card numbers for a while, like macworld in january I hope.

Good luck.

puffmarvin · 12-20-2005, 09:28 AM

yeah, i know isync wont work yet but when i was an "early adopter" of the k750i, someone posted instructions on how to add the phone to the compatibility list by changing up some files. the pebl is much like the razr in functionality and i imagine it syncs using the same profiles. i wonder if there is a way to change the razr files to match those of the u6....

puffmarvin · 01-02-2006, 07:33 PM

no hacks yet, huh? bah. manually updating my phone sucks.

heyrussell · 01-03-2006, 11:15 AM

I tried hacking it using RAZV3's string settings but it didn't work. Guess we'll just have to wait for Apple to release an update.

puffmarvin · 01-10-2006, 06:02 PM

i was hoping today we would see something... :-\

mister_chase · 01-17-2006, 09:36 AM

Any word on this update to Isync?

puffmarvin · 01-17-2006, 10:24 AM

nada. i tried messing around with the plists within isync, changing the razr references to the pebl but since i dont know the exact text the pebl would use, it did not work at all.

the tease part is that when you go to add device in isync, the pebl kicks on with its throbbing bluetooth light and then isync says, nice try, not supported.

kschramm · 01-18-2006, 04:43 PM

Has anyone tried making an iSync plug-in for the PEBL? I plugged my PEBL in with a USB cable and noticed that the vendor/product ID's are the same as the RAZR so it *shouldn't* be impossible to hack together. I'll take a closer look at it tonight, but I'd like to know if anyone has tried it already.

Thanks!
Karl Schramm

Theshell · 01-20-2006, 09:12 AM

Found a solution today for PEBL which I haven't been able to fully test, but has certainly connected pulled contacts trhough from phone & Entourage / Address Book etc. It's shareware called OnSync available at http://www.onmadesoft.com/index.html. You can download a demo and see what you think, but beats having to use a PC!

kschramm · 01-26-2006, 04:19 AM

So I gave writing a plug-in for the PEBL a shot, but it appears that there may be other issues that's holding it back. As I mentioned previously, the PEBL identifies itself with the same product/vendor ID's as the RAZR so I tried spoofing the PEBL as a RAZR. I got that working, however, when I tried synching data things went sideways. After the sync, iSync reported that the PEBL refused some settings. It seems though that the PEBL took the sync, but jumbled the names in the adress book so that they were nothing more than random characters. Oddly, many of the phone numbers where numbers in my AddressBook.app

Oh well, I gave it a shot. It looks like we'll have to wait for an iSync update.

scriba · 02-02-2006, 02:17 PM

A note about OnSync and the PEBL mobile,
at the moment this mobile is not compatible with OnSync
a few tests gave negative results for this model.
If possible this mobile will be supported in the future.
for a detailed and updated list of mobiles supported by OnSync
please look at the following site: http://www.onmadesoft.com
in the Mobiles sections

sincerely
onsync development team

dendrite · 02-16-2006, 02:43 PM

I just got my PEBL yesterday. I hope work continues on this, I would like to take full advantage of its Bluetooth capabilities. I couldn't even get Bluephone Elite software to work with it. I already left feedback with the iSynch team too.

thomfred · 02-19-2006, 03:59 PM

From an earlier thread:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50520214153122

If you can figure out what existing model is most similar to yours. Remember to copy the plist file before working with it.

Didn't fully work for my Motorola V557 - names were came out gibberish on the phone. Also having trouble dialing from the computer using bluetooth connection.

five337 · 02-23-2006, 06:43 PM

I have found the proper strings and iSync sees my PEBL via USB and Bluetooth.

The only problem I have now is that the contact names are all gibberish. The phone numbers and emails are all there, but the names look like they are in hex or something.

puffmarvin · 02-23-2006, 09:28 PM

nice work five337 =) keep going!!!

five337 · 02-24-2006, 12:54 AM

Here is what I think the problem is... It sounds excatly like what I am going thru with the PEBL.

http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2006-02/moto_v557_no-go

five337 · 02-24-2006, 12:18 PM

I got it !

The E398 also uses a different encoding with iSync. So I just took those settings and added them to my MetaClasses file that I made for the PEBL and it worked! USB or Bluetooth ! It all works now !!!

I have attached the PEBL PhonePlugin file that I use. Just put it in your /user/library directory and you are good to go !

Here is the important part that needed to be added for the proper encoding.

<dict>
<key>ServiceName</key>
<string>com.apple.synchro</string>
<key>ServiceProperties</key>
<dict>
<key>stringEncoding</key>
<string>UCS2</string>
</dict>
</dict>

P.S. Can someone please submit this to the main site - I don't know how to make it look pretty

- Thanks!

poultryfarm · 02-24-2006, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by five337


	I got it !

nice! sorry to be slow but where exactly are you putting this folder? or file?
literally in my users library folder? i haven't gotten this to work yet. any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

12-19-2005, 10:22 PM	#3
graydonalan Prospect Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	pebl with isync As of now it can't be done. I am sure Apple knows this will be a hot new handset and is working on adding it to the list of supported devices. Take a moment and give Apple some nice feedback at http://www.apple.com/feedback/isync.html and ask them to add it soon. I miss my SonyEriccson Z600 so bad right now but alas it's time to move on and stop grieving...I can live with my sim card numbers for a while, like macworld in january I hope. Good luck.

02-19-2006, 03:59 PM	#15
thomfred Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 11	Try this mod From an earlier thread: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...50520214153122 If you can figure out what existing model is most similar to yours. Remember to copy the plist file before working with it. Didn't fully work for my Motorola V557 - names were came out gibberish on the phone. Also having trouble dialing from the computer using bluetooth connection.

02-23-2006, 06:43 PM	#16
five337 Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10	PEBL Support I have found the proper strings and iSync sees my PEBL via USB and Bluetooth. The only problem I have now is that the contact names are all gibberish. The phone numbers and emails are all there, but the names look like they are in hex or something.

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12-12-2005, 07:52 AM	#1
igslartsch Prospect Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Does anyone know how to sync a Motorola PEBL U6 with iSync? I know this should work, but I have to do some changes in the plist-file of iSync???? PLS help!

12-19-2005, 11:40 AM	#2
puffmarvin Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	:bump: reading my contacts of the sim is getting annoying!! =)

12-20-2005, 09:28 AM	#4
puffmarvin Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	yeah, i know isync wont work yet but when i was an "early adopter" of the k750i, someone posted instructions on how to add the phone to the compatibility list by changing up some files. the pebl is much like the razr in functionality and i imagine it syncs using the same profiles. i wonder if there is a way to change the razr files to match those of the u6....

01-02-2006, 07:33 PM	#5
puffmarvin Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	no hacks yet, huh? bah. manually updating my phone sucks.

01-03-2006, 11:15 AM	#6
heyrussell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	I tried hacking it using RAZV3's string settings but it didn't work. Guess we'll just have to wait for Apple to release an update.

01-10-2006, 06:02 PM	#7
puffmarvin Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	i was hoping today we would see something... :-\

01-17-2006, 09:36 AM	#8
mister_chase Prospect Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Herts Posts: 5	Any word on this update to Isync?

01-17-2006, 10:24 AM	#9
puffmarvin Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	nada. i tried messing around with the plists within isync, changing the razr references to the pebl but since i dont know the exact text the pebl would use, it did not work at all. the tease part is that when you go to add device in isync, the pebl kicks on with its throbbing bluetooth light and then isync says, nice try, not supported.

01-18-2006, 04:43 PM	#10
kschramm Prospect Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	Has anyone tried making an iSync plug-in for the PEBL? I plugged my PEBL in with a USB cable and noticed that the vendor/product ID's are the same as the RAZR so it shouldn't be impossible to hack together. I'll take a closer look at it tonight, but I'd like to know if anyone has tried it already. Thanks! Karl Schramm

01-20-2006, 09:12 AM	#11
Theshell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	Found a solution today for PEBL which I haven't been able to fully test, but has certainly connected pulled contacts trhough from phone & Entourage / Address Book etc. It's shareware called OnSync available at http://www.onmadesoft.com/index.html. You can download a demo and see what you think, but beats having to use a PC!

01-26-2006, 04:19 AM	#12
kschramm Prospect Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	So I gave writing a plug-in for the PEBL a shot, but it appears that there may be other issues that's holding it back. As I mentioned previously, the PEBL identifies itself with the same product/vendor ID's as the RAZR so I tried spoofing the PEBL as a RAZR. I got that working, however, when I tried synching data things went sideways. After the sync, iSync reported that the PEBL refused some settings. It seems though that the PEBL took the sync, but jumbled the names in the adress book so that they were nothing more than random characters. Oddly, many of the phone numbers where numbers in my AddressBook.app Oh well, I gave it a shot. It looks like we'll have to wait for an iSync update.

02-02-2006, 02:17 PM	#13
scriba Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	A note about OnSync and the PEBL mobile, at the moment this mobile is not compatible with OnSync a few tests gave negative results for this model. If possible this mobile will be supported in the future. for a detailed and updated list of mobiles supported by OnSync please look at the following site: http://www.onmadesoft.com in the Mobiles sections sincerely onsync development team

02-16-2006, 02:43 PM	#14
dendrite Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3	I just got my PEBL yesterday. I hope work continues on this, I would like to take full advantage of its Bluetooth capabilities. I couldn't even get Bluephone Elite software to work with it. I already left feedback with the iSynch team too.

02-23-2006, 09:28 PM	#17
puffmarvin Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7	nice work five337 =) keep going!!!

02-24-2006, 12:54 AM	#18
five337 Prospect Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10	Here is what I think the problem is... It sounds excatly like what I am going thru with the PEBL. http://www.macgeekery.com/gspot/2006-02/moto_v557_no-go