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julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 20:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Whoo dam. I got my v180 a few days ago and was trying to figure out how to get it to connect to my computer. I neglected to get usb drivers for it (rendering the setup wizard useless). Instead, i just downloaded a bunch of software (mpt, pst, motokit) and got absolutely nowhere. Somewhere between not getting the driver and scrweing with all that software, my computer decided that it no longer wanted to recognize that i was plugging. Now when i plug it in through usb, i get three sad little notes instead of two happy notes and a setup wizard. Where oh where has my setup wizard gone and how can i get the gadgets talking?
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LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 20:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
First, start 100% completely over.
Unplug your phone, then go into the device manager, and uninstall anything that is under Motorola USB Device.

After that is done, plug in your phone, and whenever the install wizard comes up and asks for a driver, select [I will choose a location for the driver]. Every driver is located in the P2K directory, under /drv.

It will do this 5-6 times, and then your phone is set up.


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julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 20:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not sure i have a device manager. I never went through the wizard, and i never set anything up with the software, just installed it. Unless i'm not looking in the right place for the device manager, there is nothing related to my phone on the computer (as far as i know).
LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 20:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What OS are you running?


julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 20:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Windows Xp prof. ed.
LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 21:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can get the device manager by...

Right clicking on my computer
Go to properties
Go to the 'hardware' tab
Click on device manager


julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 21:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There was nothing related to motorola in the device manager, and i still get three sad little notes when i plug the phone in.
julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 21:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wait wait wait now. I was a little hasty in that last reply. When i plugged it in and checked out the device manager and looked at the phones properties, it asked to reinstall drivers. Any clue where i can get the drivers? (most preferably free. Pay for drivers?! craziness)
LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 21:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Okay! Good. The drivers are found when you extract the P2K program, they are under /drv.


julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 21:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Gah. i'm sorry. It's late. I've gote the p2k driver, and it's contents include two .inf files and one .sys in a zip file. Do i just direct the wizard to the zip?
LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 21:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Direct it to the directory with the .inf files in it. It will choose the right one.


julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 21:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Even though it is still zipped?
LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 21:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No... Unzip it, and then point it to the /drv folder which will be in the folder that you extracted it to.


julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 21:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ooooh man. Sorry about that; I didn't realize it would create it's own folder when extracted. Is there a specific folder that it would be best to extract it to (program files, etc.) and there is no /drv folder inside the newly created P2k folder.
LiNx88
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1. April 2005 @ 21:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You must have a different package of P2K...

I uploaded the /drv directory to my site.
http://161.184.158.71:6996/motorola/drv.zip

I have to go to bed... Dad's yelling at me. If you still don't have it, I can help you in the morning.

Good night!


julio13
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1. April 2005 @ 21:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh ho! Thank you very much. Greatfully greatful. It all worked out nice and smooooth. Hope you're dad's not too pissed.
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LiNx88
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2. April 2005 @ 06:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Haha... It's all good. Glad we got it working.


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