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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Verizon / February 2008LGX8300 and Bitpim/data cable
I purchased a data cable for my LGX8300 so that I can use Bitpim to sync contacts on the phone. When I plug the cable and phone into the USB slot, I get an error message that "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it." I clicked on the balloon with the error message, and "Unknown Device" was bolded. However, when I go into Device Manager, none of the USB devices show any errors. When I go into Bitpim and take a look at the settings, not surprisingly, no ports are available. I did have a FutureDial Modem driver in the list, however, that didn't seem to work, so I uninstalled it and installed the modem driver from LG (LGUSBModemDriver_Eng_WHQL_Ver_4.6.exe), but that didn't make much difference. The readme file says: Inf files for Win2000/XP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lgusbmodem.inf - setup information file for usb modem for Win2000/XP. lgusbbus.inf - setup information file for usb bus driver for Win2000/XP. lgusbdiag.inf - setup information file for usb diag for Win2000/XP. Sys files for Win2000/XP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lgusbmodem.sys - driver file for the usb modem for Win2000/XP. lgusbbus.sys - driver file for the usb bus for Win2000/XP. lgusbdiag.sys - driver file for the usb diagnostics port for Win2000/XP. Catalog File For Win2000/XP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lgdriver.cat - Catlog File For Driver Kit for Win2000/XP System is XP/SP2. I tried manually installing the driver for the Unknown Device from the folder that contains the above files, but nothing has worked. I don't know if it's the cable or something else. I do know the cable isn't totally nonfunctional, as it charges the phone. Any advice? I'd like to get this to work, but should I stay away from the cheap data cables on Ebay (which is where this one came from, although a Google search seems to indicate that they work fine) and just get an LG cable, or would a bluetooth dongle be a successful (although more expensive) solution? I'd rather avoid the dongle if necessary. Thanks for any info. Paul >I purchased a data cable for my LGX8300 so that I can use Bitpim to > sync contacts on the phone. When I plug the cable and phone into the [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Paul Don't know anything about these cables, but I use the following USB bluetooth adapter with Bitpim and my VX8300. It works flawlessly: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156115 ON Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:16:41 -0500, "RBM" <rbm@noemail.com> WROTE: >Don't know anything about these cables, but I use the following USB >bluetooth adapter with Bitpim and my VX8300. It works flawlessly: >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156115 Thanks for the info Paul > Any advice? I'd like to get this to work, but should I stay away from > the cheap data cables on Ebay (which is where this one came from, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Paul Probably the wrong cable... I have tried 4 different ones (trying to save a few bucks), all claiming they would work for the 8300 (but didn't), and finally on the 5th one, direct from LG, got one that works.. I'd say just get the right cable from lg, rather than trying to save a few bucks and get the wrong ones....Why do you want to (in your own words... "I'd like to get this to work,"...) instead of just bite the bullet, spend a few bucks and get one that absolutely works, rather than try to save a few bucks by getting it from other sources? Of course if your time is worthless, or your a masochist, then you can probably get another elcheapo one/dick with it for a while/hope it works, and hey, you may actually get one that works : > Any advice? I'd like to get this to work, but should I stay away from : > the cheap data cables on Ebay (which is where this one came from, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] : with it for a while/hope it works, and hey, you may actually get one that : works "A few bucks" means, in this case, $40 plus shipping. No, that won't likely bankrupt anyone in this newsgroup, but it's about four times what a USB cable ought to cost. LG gets away with it because of their non-standard interface, but I can understand not wanting to encourage them if an alternative can be found. BTW, the cable listed on the LG Web site for the 8300 is claimed to be compatible with many other LG phones, but not the 8350. Have they finally gone to a more standard interface? Bob ON Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:22:15 -0500, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> WROTE: >> Any advice? I'd like to get this to work, but should I stay away from >> the cheap data cables on Ebay (which is where this one came from, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >few bucks), all claiming they would work for the 8300 (but didn't), and >finally on the 5th one, direct from LG, got one that works.. Thanks for the reply. Actually, I did get the cheap cable to work after all. I just d/l the LG modem driver, and when XP kept asking for a driver, I kept giving it the same one about 3 times, and then finally it said the phone was installed. Transferred all my contacts, photos, wallpapers, ringer, etc. Saved myself $30. And also saved myself some time, in the time it took me to do the d/l and install, I would have just gotten to the Verizon store. >I'd say just get the right cable from lg, rather than trying to save a few >bucks and get the wrong ones....Why do you want to (in your own words... [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >with it for a while/hope it works, and hey, you may actually get one that >works No comment, but thanks for the effort anyway Paul PS It should be "you're a masochist" not "your a masochist" : ON Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:22:15 -0500, "Peter Pan" : <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> WROTE: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] : took me to do the d/l and install, I would have just gotten to the : Verizon store. Are you able to charge the phone (from a computer) through the cheap USB cable? Bob > Are you able to charge the phone (from a computer) through the cheap USB > cable? Good point. I bought a cheap $12 USB cable and it could not charge my phone. It was to replace my second GoMadic cable. http://gomadic.com The first cable was replaced after 8 months under warranty, the second cable lasted a few months. Took them apart and appears to be a cold solder joint on the ground lead in their "universal" adapter design. I no longer recommend GoMadic to anyone. ON Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:24:48 -0500, Robert Coe <bob@1776.COM> WROTE: >: ON Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:22:15 -0500, "Peter Pan" >: <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> WROTE: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >Are you able to charge the phone (from a computer) through the cheap USB >cable? Yes, the cable I got also charges the phone. It was more expensive than the $5.00 cables, but it specifically said it charged and the $5 ones did not. The one I got was http://item.express.ebay.com/USB-Data-Cable-w-Charger-fits-LG-VX-8300_W0QQitemZ3 20220878348QQihZ011QQtrZexpQQcmdZExpressItem or http://tinyurl.com/ypjldo Paul What operating system does your computer use? Have you used that computer with BitPIM and another phone before? My family has three 8300s, and one of them won't fully work with BitPIM. > I purchased a data cable for my LGX8300 so that I can use Bitpim to > sync contacts on the phone. When I plug the cable and phone into the [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Paul ON Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:16:37 -0500, "TheBreeze" <the_breeze_x@hotmail.com> WROTE: >What operating system does your computer use? XP SP2 >Have you used that computer with BitPIM and another phone before? No. I had used it with SnapSync and a Samsung before, but not with the LG and bitpim. After installing the LG drivers a few times, XP got the message and recognized the phone. >My family has three 8300s, and one of them won't fully work with BitPIM. You mean the same cable and computer, and 1/3 of the 8300's doesn't work? Sound likes a firmware upgrade is needed or the phone is somehow defective. Paul > ON Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:16:37 -0500, "TheBreeze" > <the_breeze_x@hotmail.com> WROTE: >> My family has three 8300s, and one of them won't fully work with >> BitPIM. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Paul When you say 8300s, do you mean they are all 8300 (83XX) models, or is one of them the 8350 that verizon has now, and needs a different cable and drivers?.... >> ON Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:16:37 -0500, "TheBreeze" >> <the_breeze_x@hotmail.com> WROTE: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > of them the 8350 that verizon has now, and needs a different cable and > drivers?.... I have a 8300 and my wife just got an 8350 and it has a different connector. >>> ON Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:16:37 -0500, "TheBreeze" >>> <the_breeze_x@hotmail.com> WROTE: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I have a 8300 and my wife just got an 8350 and it has a different > connector. FWIW, I had an 8300 and now an 8350, and while one worked fully with bitpim (actually have 2 8300's, one from verizon and the other was an alltell one I got off ebay, not a verizon one (they only have 8350's now), the 8350 didn't (different cable and drivers), however, all 3 phones take micro-sd cards, so I just use that to transfer stuff (use the old 8300's as a camera for the mutts, save the pix I take, and copy pix onto my network) was easier just to get a micro sd card reader for my puter $9 for a 7 in one reader, and let it work with any of the 3 phones memory cards, along with cards in cameras/photo frames/etc .... |
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