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Sunday 8 July 2007

Updating my E-Series profiles

Thanks to an update from Nokia, I'm going to pump out some more profile updates. Since Nokia has now released more E-Series profiles (and maybe there will be more on the way) which more closely match the target devices, here are some better profiles.

Manual install I'm afraid -- never did work out the kinks in that installer.

Here is a new E61 profile based on the identical E61i profile provided by the update, with the modification of passing through .m4a files (for iTunes), and changing the video to 320x240 (don't know if this has any impact, not sure why Nokia chose 352x288 for a 320x240 screen).

If you are upgrading simply replace the old e61.profile in Library/Application Support/Nokia Media Transfer/Profiles, or if this is your first install, copy it there, delete /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Nokia Media Transfer/Devices.plist, restart Nokia Media Transfer and choose Add Device...

Here also are some more rough tips for you if you are manually editing profiles:

  • If you want to use your phone with multiple machines for music, try making the paths different (they are in the profile) between machines. For example, change "iTunes Folder" to "iTunes Folder 2" on the second machine.

  • The codecTypes under supportedAudioCodecs are FOURCC codes - you can translate these by using Mac OS X calculator (copy the number across with the Calculator in Programmer mode and toggle the ASCII button). This is useful for modifying profiles to other phones.

  • To determine the correct model name and number, enter *#0000# from Standby on your phone.

  • To determine the official specifications of your phone, look for it in the list here.



Willing to make more profiles -- for example this profile would work on an E62 if I got the model number. If you want to help me out, leave the results of *#0000# in the comments below.
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6 comments:

  1. haifischjungeJuly 09, 2007 3:45 am

    is it also possible to include s40 phones? my girlfriend is getting a 7390 (very classy with 3mp camera and expandable memory for mp3s)

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  2. UnknownJuly 09, 2007 6:23 am

    It's worth trying, because I do not know for sure (there may be more settings in the profile to be tweaked).

    The best I know is that it requires the phone to have Bluetooth browse file support (even if you use USB) and PC Suite USB mode.

    So far I've only seen working profiles for S60 2nd and 3rd Edition devices.

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  3. haifischjungeJuly 10, 2007 4:11 am

    nokia 7390 has bluetooth, next weekend i will examine more in depth what bt profiles are supported.

    do i need to provide other settings, like product code and or paths to the default safe locations?

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  4. UnknownJuly 10, 2007 5:48 am

    Here is what I'd suggest collecting:

    The model number -- from either behind the battery or by typing *#0000# on the home screen

    The save locations for images, sounds, etc. Though be careful here -- not the friendly names Nokia puts into its File Manager (if your phone has that) but the real name (eg, put a memory card into a USB card reader)

    And check whether the phone works with Mac's Bluetooth Browse Device feature -- this also gives you the drive letters for the memory (usually C: and E:) and the real folder names again.

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  5. lacadazJuly 13, 2007 9:24 pm

    Model number for the e62 is RM-88 would love to have a working profile for this phone

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  6. UnknownJuly 13, 2007 10:32 pm

    Okay here goes:

    Download the E62 profile (modified from the above E61 profile) here

    Any problems let me know.

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