Syncing WM6 over bluetooth with Windows Vista

[taim99]

Hs anyone here successfully synced their WM6 himalaya with Windows Vista over bluetooth?
I am trying to sync my device with Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 in Vista over bluetooth but whenever i try to click on "Connect Via Bluetooth" in ActiveSync found in my device i get following error on my device:

"Cannot communicate with the PC because of the following Remote Networking error (Error 608)

Please reconnect your device if problem persists, restart the device."

I have tried both the roms i.e. helmi_c & c_shehkar's rom but couldnt get to sync my device over bluetooth with Vista. Previously i had a WM5 rom on my device and it synced with Vista flawlessly over bluetooth.

Can anyone help me on this matter???

[EelcoV]

In the file After_You_Flash.txt you can read:

"Once the device comes to life after hard reset for the first time, goto Settings-->Connections-->USB to PC and check the advance network functionality.

If you dont do this the device shall refuse get conncted to PC via USB."

[taim99]

In the file After_You_Flash.txt you can read:

"Once the device comes to life after hard reset for the first time, goto Settings-->Connections-->USB to PC and check the advance network functionality.

If you dont do this the device shall refuse get conncted to PC via USB."

i did what was written in that file but the problem is im syncing it thru bluetooth not USB so tht didnt solve my problem.

[hyman]

can you syncing WM6 via BT with WINXP?

[kkamel]

It's not working with me too on XP

[utak3r]

Well, it was never working for me - on any OS - WindowsMobile wasn't detecting ActiveSync service on my PC via BT :rolleyes:

[SaBo]

it was never working for me - on any OS - WindowsMobile wasn't detecting ActiveSync service on my PC via BT

Himalaya WM 5.0 was syncing just fine via BT ActiveSync.
WM 6.0 is not (yet).

Sascha

[taim99]

I cant even sync it using my USB cradle eventhough i have tried what was written in after_you_flash.txt. I am using Vista and is WMDC 6.1 is installed on Vista which is supposed to work with WM6. The problem is when i connect it thru USB, Vista fails to install a proper driver for it.

[utak3r]

I cant even sync it using my USB cradle eventhough i have tried what was written in after_you_flash.txt. I am using Vista and is WMDC 6.1 is installed on Vista which is supposed to work with WM6. The problem is when i connect it thru USB, Vista fails to install a proper driver for it.

Oh man... my advice is.... get Vista away from your PC :D :p
Seriously, I can't help, there're so many problems with so many apps on Vista... :mad:

[taim99]

Oh man... my advice is.... get Vista away from your PC :D :p
Seriously, I can't help, there're so many problems with so many apps on Vista... :mad:

utak3r the problem is that i cant do that since i am a WPF developer and need Vista for it. I kno WPF applications are possible on XP too but we as developers look forward to next-gen technologies.
All i wish is that our masters here somehow get this thing to work over bluetooth.. I wish them best of luck!!

[help123]

which bluetooth software you using ?

[ather90]

I cant even sync it using my USB cradle eventhough i have tried what was written in after_you_flash.txt. I am using Vista and is WMDC 6.1 is installed on Vista which is supposed to work with WM6. The problem is when i connect it thru USB, Vista fails to install a proper driver for it.

There Might be a solution..Only if u have XP installed on 1 of the partition..u can search the drivers in that partition

[babisgr]

i can sync just fine with bt over vista using wm6...just had to make a new outgoing serial port on the ppc.
Using microsoft stack on both devices.

[bozzy]

Have a look at this link. Its for WM5 but I used it with WM6 successfully.

http://www.inspectmygadget.com/2007/05/31/how-to-connect-your-wm5-device-to-wmdc-via-bluetooth

Good luck

[nostromos]

A few months ago, I posted on some forums this solution of my own, that enables conection vista pc and wm6 ppc via BT:

OW TO CONNECT WMDC AND PPC ON VISTA

1.-run bt on your pc
2.-run bt on your ppc
3.-bond your pc and ppc via bt, that will require password on both devices
4.-once connected, your pc will show some services your ppc is offering: activesync, voice gateway, obex, etc. and will allow you to configure some of them. you can see that because under each configurable service there is a button named configure. your pc assings by default one specific com port to activesync service, that may vary depending on free com ports available on your pc. you can see the assigned port clicking on configuration button. on the new window, you can see COM PORT, and one number. For our purposes, let´s suppose it is COM5
5.-run wmdc software, modify connections and mark on "allow bluetooth connection", which is not marked by default. close wmdc.
6.-old activesync program allows to choice com port to connect to. wmdc does not. it must be set modifing windows vista registry. so, run regedit and look for the key HKLM\software\microsoft\windows ce services\serial port. this key has usually the value "bluetooth" (without quotes). well, modify it, delete bluetooth and write COM5. (or any other com port your pc has assigned to activesync). notice that we are modifing SERIAL PORT, that means wmdc uses this service to connect.
7.-close regedit and reboot pc in order to allow changes in the registry.
8.-run again bt on both devices.
9.- run "add new bluetooth devices" on your pc. it will show again your ppc and services it provides, including activesync. configure again activesync service, and check out com port is still the same as before. in this configuration window, you will notice you can modify the NAME of the service, that is "activesync" (without quotes). well, change it, and write Serial Port.
10.-run again wmdc and it will connect to your ppc

what have we done?
1.-activesync ppc service is connected to pc using COM5
2.-wmdc is using serial port on COM5
3.-we change the name of activesync ppc service to serial port service
4.-both running on com5.