<pkaytes@DELETECAPSAND THIS@SIGN.att.net> wrote in message
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>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

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/Produc...82E16833156115