HOWTO: Install BitPim

[d351GuJu]

For those who don't know what Bitpim is, check here!

All right let's get started installing Bitpim for now.

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We will need to convert a RPM package to DEB package, so do this.
sudo apt-get install alien

Now download BitPim from the original website, yes the RPM version.
And convert the RPM to DEB, by entering the following:
sudo alien -d bitpim*.rpm

It will take a few seconds, to convert and it will notify when it finishes.

Now let's install it:
sudo dpkg -i bitpim*.deb

Once installed run it by entering bitpim on the console.

ERRORS:

libstdc++.so.5 -> if you receive this kind of error, do the following:
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

libtiff.so.3 -> if you receive this kind of error, do the following:
cd /usr/lib
sudo ln -s libtiff.so.4 libtiff.so.3

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Devices that works so far:

None as of yet

[r3v3rs3pa]

http://www.bitpim.org/help/

click the folder "troubleshooting"
then select "linux issues"
for the same info, which if the app n its docs change, it will support any changes.

and they also support USB recognition.
same link, http://www.bitpim.org/help/

click the "reference" folder
then the folder "usb"
then select "linux usb setup"


UPDATE:
the newest version, all i did was use the auto-detect phone and it found mine. i didnt need the usb support at all.
i have the rl-4920, which isnt exactly the most common phone.
anyways, some of the buttons like "phone info" dont say anything.
i went to the menu "EDIT"-->detect
and it found my phone, which, last i knew, was one of the lesser supported phones.

[Didjit]

Installed ok, can't seem to get connected w/Bluetooth. Anyone have any luck connecting BitPim w/Bluetooth? Appreciate any shared info.

Didjit

[Paerez]

I am testing out bitpim on my gf's razr, and it finds it, but when I try to grab data I get this:

BitPim version: 0.9.00-official
An unexpected exception has occurred.
Please see the help for details on what to do.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "src/gui.py", line 275, in run
  File "src/gui.py", line 152, in __call__
  File "src/gui.py", line 1760, in getdata
  File "src/gui.py", line 1754, in getfundamentals
  File "src/phones/com_moto.py", line 226, in getfundamentals
  File "src/phones/com_motov710.py", line 118, in _get_ringtone_index
  File "src/phones/com_moto.py", line 161, in decode_utf16
LookupError: unknown encoding: utf_16le

[hbj]

I'm trying to run this in Dappr and the program would not start it unless I launched it with the kdesu command. So there must be a permissions issue. Any ideas on how to track this down?

[d351GuJu]

I'm trying to run this in Dappr and the program would not start it unless I launched it with the kdesu command. So there must be a permissions issue. Any ideas on how to track this down?

Hmm...I just installed the latest version (0.9.03) and it launched just fine from the command line. Could you run it from the command line by just typing "bitpim" and post here what the output is?

[marlin]

Sorry to break into your thread but I am having the same difficulty running BitPim in Kubuntu-Dapper and am asking for your assistance.

I converted the RPM to .DEB (bitpim_0.9.04-1_i386.deb).

I then installed using dpkg -i bitpim_0.9.04-1_i386.deb .
When I run "bitpim" from my home directory I receive the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/cx_Freeze-3.0.2/initscripts/ConsoleSetLibPath.py", line 30, in ?
File "src/bp.py", line 90, in ?
File "src/gui.py", line 30, in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode/wx/__init__.py", line 42, in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py", line 4, in ?
File "ExtensionLoader.py", line 12, in ?
ImportError: libtiff.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

Upon seeing the reference to libtiff.so.3, I created the suggested link in my home directory and when I run bitpim I recieve the same error as above. Any help is much appreciated.

[PokerFacePenguin]

Sorry to break into your thread but I am having the same difficulty running BitPim in Kubuntu-Dapper and am asking for your assistance.

I converted the RPM to .DEB (bitpim_0.9.04-1_i386.deb).

I then installed using dpkg -i bitpim_0.9.04-1_i386.deb .
When I run "bitpim" from my home directory I receive the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/opt/cx_Freeze-3.0.2/initscripts/ConsoleSetLibPath.py", line 30, in ?
File "src/bp.py", line 90, in ?
File "src/gui.py", line 30, in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode/wx/__init__.py", line 42, in ?
File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/wx-2.6-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py", line 4, in ?
File "ExtensionLoader.py", line 12, in ?
ImportError: libtiff.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.

Upon seeing the reference to libtiff.so.3, I created the suggested link in my home directory and when I run bitpim I recieve the same error as above. Any help is much appreciated.

You probably have libtiff.so.4 so set the link appropriately. Hope this helps.

[nynoah]

when I try to install this I run into a problem. after I install alien, I try to convert the RMP file but for some reason the RPM file can not be found. I downloaded it and I can see the file on my desktop.....whats going on?

Noah

[SmiLey497]

when you open the terminal write

sudo alien -k

then drag the rpm file to the terminal then press enter