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Need help plugging in Blackberry

americandreammachine

Aug 16, 2007, 1:09 PM
I use an Imac g5, and I know there are certain limitations as far as syncing, but i can't seem to sync whatsoever.

I bought a 2gig card for the blackberry, and ONE time when I plugged it into the computer it came up a "no name" external harddrive that when i opened up had "videos" "pictures" etc folders.
However when i tried to drag and drop files it came up with an error message. I tried unplugging it and replugging it in. It has never come up again. I tried it on another computer and it never showed up at all..

my friend has a g5 mac, and a curve, and he says without fail it always just shows up on the desktop and he's able to drag/drop files.

I exchanged the cord, still nothing. I was able to put the sandisc in a card reader and...
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Blumpelstiltskin

Aug 17, 2007, 1:09 PM
Dream machine - PIN message me and I will gladly walk you through the steps - if you don't have that set up, drop me an email via the contact link. I really don't feel like typing all of this out.



First off I would reformat your card (options>settings>media card)
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americandreammachine

Aug 17, 2007, 4:25 PM
I don't really know how to PIN message you. I never formatted the card to begin with. I didn't know I would have to?
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Blumpelstiltskin

Aug 18, 2007, 9:06 AM
well format the card first (see my original post) then make sure "enable mass storage" is turned on.


I use a Mac as well, and my device also comes up as "noname" - as far as I believe, you're unable to change that. Once you format the card and mount it properly, you'll have the correct folders.
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americandreammachine

Aug 18, 2007, 1:00 PM
yeah i tried some stuff out and I just needed to turn on the "mass storage". And it works. For any1 else who has this problem.
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