I can't get my Blackberry Pearl 8130 (Sprint) to connect to Blackberry Desktop Manager running in Parallels
I am trying to connect via USB in order to synch with Outlook.
The more people who report this problem, the more it gets noticed.
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Inappropriate?OK, I finally got this to work after relentlessly reading the Parallels support forums and searching blogs. Basically, the problem is twofold:
- MacOS and Parallels VM fight unendingly for control of the USB connection. Go into your system preferences under Parallels and give control of the USB connection to the GuestOS.
- Some obscure settings in Blackberry Desktop Manager are affecting the connection. #1: Make sure that you leave 'synch device date and time' UNCHECKED in your Desktop Manager configuration. #2: Make sure that you have 'automatically synch device when connected' CHECKED.
Making these changes resulted in a swimmingly smooth synch. This appears to be a very common problem between Blackberries (all models) and Parallels. I'm sharing the answer here in hopes that others won't waste all the time I did trying to find the answer!!
I’m relieved that this works
1 person says
this solves the problem
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1 person says
this solves the problem
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Inappropriate?I tried these two steps and it didn't make a different... The desktop manager is still not recognizing that my phone is connected.... I had it working before I reformatted my hard drive yesterday... now I can't get it to work... I've uninstalled and installed and still no luck...
I’m frustrated
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