I have created and stickied this thread to briefly explain what Bitpim is, as well as link to important threads regarding Bitpim. I am open to Suggestions to improve this thread. Most of my information was taken from
http://bitpim.org.
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The Gist Of It: "BitPim is a program that allows you to view and manipulate data on many CDMA phones from LG, Samsung, Sanyo and other manufacturers. This includes the PhoneBook, Calendar, WallPapers, RingTones (functionality varies by phone) and the Filesystem for most Qualcomm CDMA chipset based phones." "BitPim runs on Windows, Linux and Mac."
What Do I Need? "You need a cell phone that BitPim can talk to. You will need a cable that plugs into your computer and into the cellphone. If you use Windows, a driver is required for your cable. The driver should be supplied by the supplier/manufacturer of the cable. Drivers may also be available online from the manufacturer of the cable or the phone. Mac OS X and most recent Linux distributions include the drivers, if required."
What Do I Do First?The first step is to tell BitPim what phone model you're using. Bitpim will try to detect your phone when you run it for the first time. If this fails, or you change the phone you are using you can tell BitPim to detect your phone again by clicking on the detect phone button on the toolbar or selecting "Edit" -> "Detect Phone" from the menu.
If AutoDetect fails, BitPim will give you the option to open the Settings dialog so that you can configure your phone manually. Press the Phone Wizard button in the Settings dialog to have BitPim help you choose your phone and it's connection to your computer.
The next step is to get your data from your phone into BitPim.
Press the Get Data button on the toolbar or select "Data" -> "Get Phone Data" from the menu.
You will then be given a choice of what to get. Initially it is worth getting everything so you can see what is on your phone. If an option is disabled and you cannot select it, this means that BitPim does not support this feature on your phone.
BitPim will automatically detect your phone and transfer all data selected from the phone. If you look in the status bar you will see that BitPim is busy, and the progress it is making.
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Helpful LinksBitpim's Official SiteGuide to Adding Images and Ringtones Using Bitpim -Guide courtesy of
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I hope this guide has cleared up any questions with Bitpim. If there is anything I need to change, edit, or add let me know.
