Razr phone...Slackware vs Ubuntu

[psych-major]

This should be the other way around, but...

I have a Motorola Razr V3 phone that I wanted to access via Linux. No problem I run Ubuntu, it should be a piece cake. right?

So I open Synaptic and grab Moto4Lin. Install it and read a brief tutorial...seems easy enough. However, my phone refuses to switch to PSK mode, and connects in AT mode with intermittent success. I dig further in various tutorials and try some tricks, still no luck....:mad:

On hunch I turn around to my Slackware 11 file server. Hop on LinuxPackages.net and grab the Moto4Lin package for Slackware and install it.

Plug in my phone, it shows up as /dev/ttyACM0, just like it did in Ubuntu.
Opened Moto4Lin as user, switched to PSK mode OK, but couldn't access the file system, but since I had launched it from a console, the console showed me a "permission denied" error...not terribly surprising.
Closed Moto4Lin and re-ran from the console as root, but it couldn't connect to the x server as root, weird, must be a KDE thing.
Went into the KDE menu and added a new entry with kdesu moto4lin as the command, and saved it.
Ran Moto4Lin from the menu, as root. Switched to PSK mode, and connected, then read and wrote mp3 and picture files slick as can be!

So, while Ubuntu may still be the distro of choice for newbs and lazy engineers like me for my laptop, when it really counts...use SLACKWARE! :cool:

[quip]

Funny how that works, huh? As they say--Slackware--It just works...

I was Slackin' for a couple of years, and while you have to do a little more yourself, it was very nice having things behave exactly as expected. Right now, for other reasons, I'm happy with OpenSuse 10.2, but Slackware remains my personal favorite.

Now onto my question.

I have a Razr V3c. I did not have a lot of luck with BitPim or moto4lin, but didn't put too much into it. I can transfer pics and mp3s via Bluetooth with ease, but calendar items and contacts are not so nice--I can only send one at a time, and must edit the file before sending.

Have you (or has anyone else) gotten the phone to sync with a program, so that all I have to do is hook it up, start the program, hit a button, and sync my calendar and contact data? I could do this via BitPim on an older LG phone, but have not had any luck with my Razr.

[psych-major]

No, moto4lin is OK for files, but I haven't looked for a real sync program for calendar and contacts. Honestly, I do that with Mobile Phone Tools on the XP desktop at home...:eek:

And yes, I tried to install mobile phone tools under wine...no luck.

I just got my wife a Palm Treo 600. It is an AMAZING device, and due to the Palm OS is easily synced with Evolution. I'm considering getting one for myself, for the Linux compatibility, if nothing else.

[quip]

I tried a version of phone tools, and was not impressed. I ran it under a vm, though...don't think that would make a diff...

[psych-major]

It's an OK tool, but I'm glad I didn't pay the $25 retail for it...

[quip]

It's an OK tool, but I'm glad I didn't pay the $25 retail for it...

Neither did I...;) , and I agree...