[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] Working with Tiger?

[Paul Charlesworth]

Niels:

Not sure what happened when you send email to support, they may still 
be looking into it. It's perhaps a coincidence that the discussion came 
up on this board.

There really is no choice of com ports on a Mac that I am aware of.

On the PDA menu bar at the top do you see two arrows or two arrows with 
an X next to them?  When the bluetooth connection is active and talking 
to the Mac correctly they should look the same as when connected by 
USB.

> are you sure to chose the "activesync" option  ????? i have tried, but 
> with no success.

When you choose the activesync option, are able to see the Mac's 
bluetooth connection as I described?  Another option to try, which will 
help test this is to go back into the PDA's bluetooth manager, choose 
NEW and then CONNECT. Now choose the first item called "Explore a 
Bluetooth device" and press NEXT. In the next box where it says DEVICE, 
tap the Picture of the PDA with ? on it. You should now be presented 
with the Bluetooth Browser where you select your Macintosh. Having done 
that you will get a box called SERVICE SELECTION and you should choose 
OBEX FILE Transfer, which you select and press next.

If you don't see the OBEX FILE TRANSFER, go to the Apple bluetooth 
preferences, click the FILE EXCHANGE tab and check the settings. The 
first item "Receiving Items" I have set to prompt for each file and 
then at the bottom  I have the browse files button checked. On the 
settings page I have "discoverable" checked, and "status in menu bar" 
checked. Since you are having problems it is often useful to have "Open 
setup checked as well".

Once that shortcut is created you will have a link called OBEX File 
transfer. Double tap that and your PDA should connect to the Mac and 
display the contents of your documents folder.

I should point out that if you drop the bluetooth connection, you will 
need to press the reset button on the IPAQ. I don't know why, but I've 
found it is often the only way.

Beyond this point, you will need to provide more details because I am 
just going through the steps I use. We need to know how far you get and 
whether you can communicate well enough to activate file transfer. The 
issue is whether the problem is bluetooth or missing sync.

It has been a while since I used bluetooth with missing sync because I 
am currently using PocketMac Pro 3 on my home machine. If all else 
fails and you desperately need Bluetooth syncing, you could try 
PocketMac Pro. It was annoying to spend extra money, but but some of 
its features are a little more robust than Missing Sync, particularly 
when syncing categories and backing up. Having said that, Missing Sync 
is a much cleaner application because of its integration with iSync, 
and works better for large file uploads and in conjunction with Virtual 
PC.

Paul



On Jul 13, 2004, at 7:54 PM, niels trolle wrote:

> Paul:
>
> first -- thank u for your comprehensive answer.
> second  -- i apoligeze very much to u and others, who have been 
> troubled because of my foolish behavior   --- the case was, that i 
> submitted my question to "support" and expected an answer fm somebody 
> at support and got confused about the mail, i got fm the 
> discussion-group  -- very stupid of me  --- sorry again.
>
> the case is:  i try to connect a mac os10.3 with a hp 2210 pda using 
> missing sync. if i use usb physical connetion everything works ok.
> if i try to use bluetooth (using a d-link adapter dbt-120) i am in 
> trouble.
> i can make the mac application "arcive exchange" work ok with 
> bluetooth. ("arcive exchange" might not be the exact word, because it 
> is a translation fm danish, but something close to that). during that, 
> the bluetooth preferences knows my pda, is declared "connected: yes".
>
> i have tried the procedure on the pda, which you describe. are you 
> sure to chose the "activesync" option  ????? i have tried, but with no 
> success.
>
> the missing sync preference "enable bluetooth syncing" is checked.
>
> the troubles  might have something to do with choice of com ports 
> !!!????
>
> thanks again for your answer.
>
>
>
>
> Den 13/7-2004, kl. 5.35, skrev Paul Charlesworth:
>
>> Niels:
>>
>> You are subscribed to the disussion group, this is why you are 
>> getting these messages.  At the bottom of each message you should 
>> find instructions on how to unsubscribe. I suggest you do that if you 
>> do not understand the difference between discussion and support, it 
>> will save you a lot of confusion.
>>
>> You might also want to consider punctuation and complete sentences 
>> when submitting messages, I find it usually leads to more helpful 
>> responses from people. In order for people to help, we need a more 
>> detailed report than "I've spent a long time ....." because without 
>> knowing the symptoms, we cannot prescribe a cure. You could have 
>> spent a long time, but neglected the fact that your computer or PDA 
>> does not have bluetooth activated.
>>
>> Bluetooth on the Mac must be paired with bluetooth on the PDA. Have 
>> you done that? Open Bluetooth preferences and check that your PDA is 
>> listed under devices, if not, then you need to go through the process 
>> of pairing the two by clicking the pair new device button. If it is 
>> listed, click the list item and check in the box below. It should say 
>> something like:
>>
>> Device Name: Pocket_PC
>>
>> Device Address: 00-07-3f-76-5y-d8
>> Device Type: Computer
>> Device Services:
>>
>> Paired: Yes
>> Favorite: Yes
>> Connected: Yes
>>
>> When the PDA bluetooth connection is established, the "Connected" 
>> item at the bottom will say yes. If the PDA bluetooth connection is 
>> not established, the "Connected" item will say no. If it says no, 
>> then check that you have the PDA turned on and the bluetooth 
>> connection turned on. Then select "Bluetooth Manager" from the 
>> bluetooth icon in the bottom right. On the page that opens choose 
>> "New" and then "connect." From the list on the next page that comes 
>> up choose "Activesync via bluetooth" and press NEXT at the bottom of 
>> the page. Read and understand the next page and then press NEXT again 
>> and then NEXT again. You should now have a screen with a box that 
>> says "Device" and inside it probably says "<No device Selected>".TAP 
>> THIS BOX. If your Mac has a functioning bluetooth connection, it will 
>> be listed here. If not, the problem is your Mac bluetooth.  Tap the 
>> computer that is listed and you will be prompted with a shortcut 
>> creation page. I usually select the secure encrypted connection box 
>> and then you just press FINISH.
>>
>> The PDA will then make a bluetooth connection to the Mac and you will 
>> be asked to pair the two. Follow the instructions for pairing and you 
>> will be all set.
>>
>> If you have Missing Sync correctly set for bluetooth connections, the 
>> PDA will then automatically make a syncing connection as soon as the 
>> bluetooth connection is made.
>>
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