[Mortgage_It]

Is it possible for the 8130 to sync via DM on Bluetooth? Or do you still have to use the old USB cable?

[John Clark]

It will sync via bluetooth. However, you need to uninstall the widcomm drivers and install the native XP drivers.

The USB cable is much faster, though.

[acnst]

Originally Posted by John Clark

However, you need to install the widcomm drivers instead of whatever drivers came with your pc or bluetooth adapter.

Are you sure? I had thought you need to use the Windows builtin drivers. At least this is the case for Windows XP SP2. I am not sure about Vista.

[acnst]

You need the Windows builtin drivers. I have just found this documentation at blackberry.com.

[Danabw]

It's not simple, and I haven't tried it yet, but I do know others have posted that they have gotten it working...see the link below:

BlackBerry Search Results

This is one area that was a disappointment for me...the fact that the Pearl can't sync via BT w/anything but the XP SP2 BT stack. I hope that as they push more and more into the consumer side they will work out a fix for this.

[Xyxyll]

I haven't had any trouble syncing my Outlook calendar with my Verizon 8130 using Bluetooth. I am running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and an onboard bluetooth adapter (Acer TravelMate 8104). Desktop Manager can be configured by clicking Options->Connection Settings and selecting Enable Bluetooth support. After that it was just a matter of setting up my Sync settings through Desktop Manager.

[John Clark]

Originally Posted by acnst

Are you sure? I had thought you need to use the Windows builtin drivers. At least this is the case for Windows XP SP2. I am not sure about Vista.

Yep...my bad. Sorry folks. I thought the widcomm drivers were the native xp drivers.

[Danabw]

I finally decided to try this out, and just did my first BT calendar sync...

Cool!

Luckily, I was able to lean on information provided by Corey, another BB Forums member w/an HP laptop...from this thread:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...bluetooth.html

I added his suggested entries to my bth.inf file, uninstalled the HP BT drivers using Add/Remove programs, turned BT off and then on again, and browsed to the bth.inf file when the add new hardware dialog appeared. Drivers installed from that inf file perfectly.

Then I used the instructions at the RIM link provided above in this thread to pair the Pearl w/my laptop, and set up BT connection in DM, and I was off and BT-Syncing!

Very nice...I'll be able to sync at work or home w/the Pearl in my pocket, or sitting on my desk, w/out messing with the USB cable.

A small thing that makes me very, very happy!