I first posted this in the Blackberry Discussions Forum but thought someone here might also find it useful.
I have Ubuntu 10.04 and use the standard Evolution mail client. To sync my Blackberry I followed these steps:
-Download and install the following packages (not sure if all is needed but it cant do any harm)
libopensync0
opensync-plugin-evolution
opensyncutils
syncevolution
multisync
multisync-tools
Download the barry project tool here - http://sourceforge.net/projects/barry
Download and install the following packages
libbarry0 (should be installed)
barry-util
barrybackup-gui
opensync-plugin-barry
Connect Blackberry via usb
In the terminal type: btool -t
This should spit out a list of databases on your phone (ie. you can see that the 2 are seeing each other)
To Backup/restore
In the terminal type: barrybackup
You'll need to first name your device. Its all real simple as it prompts you step by step.
To sync
All in the terminal
Create a Group:
msynctool --addgroup Blackberry
Add members to your group:
msynctool --addmember Blackberry barry-sync (this is your phone and needs to be configured later)
msynctool --addmember Blackberry evo2-sync (this is the mail client. in my case Evolution)
To see your group with its members:
msynctool --showgroup Blackberry
You will see that member 1 is not configured.
To do this type:
msynctool --configure Blackberry 1
Use your up/down arrows to navigate to where it shows device pin. Replace the pin with your phone's pin. Leave the two 1s at the end. That tells your devise
what to sync (contacts and calender). Save and exit.
When you want to sync type: msynctool --sync Blackberry
Easy!
I got most of my info from a post elsewhere. ie. this clever bit of bussiness is not mine!
I'm sorry but i forget the site. Its on my other machine. Ill post a link when I have a chance.
I have Ubuntu 10.04 and use the standard Evolution mail client. To sync my Blackberry I followed these steps:
-Download and install the following packages (not sure if all is needed but it cant do any harm)
libopensync0
opensync-plugin-evolution
opensyncutils
syncevolution
multisync
multisync-tools
Download the barry project tool here - http://sourceforge.net/projects/barry
Download and install the following packages
libbarry0 (should be installed)
barry-util
barrybackup-gui
opensync-plugin-barry
Connect Blackberry via usb
In the terminal type: btool -t
This should spit out a list of databases on your phone (ie. you can see that the 2 are seeing each other)
To Backup/restore
In the terminal type: barrybackup
You'll need to first name your device. Its all real simple as it prompts you step by step.
To sync
All in the terminal
Create a Group:
msynctool --addgroup Blackberry
Add members to your group:
msynctool --addmember Blackberry barry-sync (this is your phone and needs to be configured later)
msynctool --addmember Blackberry evo2-sync (this is the mail client. in my case Evolution)
To see your group with its members:
msynctool --showgroup Blackberry
You will see that member 1 is not configured.
To do this type:
msynctool --configure Blackberry 1
Use your up/down arrows to navigate to where it shows device pin. Replace the pin with your phone's pin. Leave the two 1s at the end. That tells your devise
what to sync (contacts and calender). Save and exit.
When you want to sync type: msynctool --sync Blackberry
Easy!
I got most of my info from a post elsewhere. ie. this clever bit of bussiness is not mine!
I'm sorry but i forget the site. Its on my other machine. Ill post a link when I have a chance.