BlackBerry Configuration

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[edit] Software

[edit] Funambol ScheduleWorld Edition

This is the best client to use for your BlackBerry. It fixes many of the bugs found in the Funambol Community Edition. It can be found here: http://funambol-sw.krkeegan.com/

[edit] Funambol Community Edition

If the above client doesn't work for you for any reason feel free to try the original client from Funambol:funambol-blackberry-plugin-3.0.8.zip. However this client is known to have a few issues.

[edit] Configuration Settings

For both the ScheduleWorld and Community Edition of the Funambol client you should use the General Funambol Configuration settings. Note that currently the Funambol clients for the BlackBerry only sync Contacts and Calendar.

[edit] General Funambol Configuration

Funambol clients come configured correctly except for the URL, username and password.

• URL - http://sync.scheduleworld.com/funambol/ds
• username - This is your ScheduleWorld account ID (number). You must not use your email address. Your ScheduleWorld account ID was emailed to you when you signed up, and can also be found on your preferences page (General Preferences for <account ID>). You need to log in to see this page.
• password - the same password you use to login to the ScheduleWorld web site.

The following settings are the default settings:

• contacts URI - scard
• calendar event URI - scal
• calendar todo/task URI - stask
• notes - snote
• encryption - no
• v-card - no
• i-cal no

Please do not set the scheduler to sync more often than once every 30 minutes. This helps keep the load on the server down.

[edit] Viewing The Logs

It's been reported that the log can be viewed by holding ALT and typing LGLG from the home screen.

[edit] Known Issues

[edit] Synchronization Successful but Nothing Syncs

This has been seen on T-Mobile. It is suspected that T-Mobile has an error in a proxy server that runs on port 80. The solution is to use the following address as the sync url:
URL - http://sync.ScheduleWorld.com:8080/funambol/ds

[edit] Synchronization failed. could not open tunnel - failed

The solution was posted to the forums by cbusddc. Reformatted for the wiki:

It may be a problem with your APN settings. Third party applications generally require this to be configured to work properly. You can find the setting by going to Settings->Options>Advanced Options->TCP.

For Cingular:

APN: wap.cingular
username: WAP@CINGULARGPRS.COM
password: CINGULAR1

For T-Mobile:

Gateway APN: wap.voicestream.com
Gateway IP: 216.155.165.50
Gateway Port: 9201
If only the APN is provided you will get an error asking for the IP.

Also, make sure the APN associated settings are blank in the application settings for your SyncML client. I believe there is a place for this in both the Funambol and SyncJE clients.

I should also note that the applications previously mentioned (web browsing with the built in client, Google talk, etc.) do not require the APN settings in order to work properly which is probably why you do not have an issue with them.

[edit] There seems to be a problem with certain types of recurring events:

• monthly events specifically set to occur on the 1st <day> of the month, or the last <day> of the month

• yearly events set to occur on the <nth> <day of week> of <month>.

This is being investigated by Funambol.

[edit] Error Prevents Calendar From Syncing

Previously in 3.0.7 of the Funambol client certain calendar events would not sync correctly and would cause an error preventing any Calendar Syncing. There error reported was:

Synchronization failed.
com.funambol.syncclient.spds.SyncException</math> 

You can see a discussion of this error here and here.

A work around has been deployed in 3.0.8. So far this error has not been seen in the 3.0.8 versions of the ScheduleWorld or Community Editions. A detailed discussion of the workaround is available here.

[edit] "proxy error page"

Someone posted about Orange France having a broken proxy. The solution was: Disable the proxy on BlackBerry :

Choose Options -> Security Options -> TLS -> TLS Default
Choose Handheld and not the Proxy setting.

• When attempting to install via BB Desktop Manager Version 4.3.0.15 (Aug 15 2007) release. BB Device Manager Version 4.3.0.7. BBDevMgr 4.0.0.1. RIM USB Driver 4.0.0.2. RIM USB Serial Driver 2.1.0.4. Application Loader 4.3.0.13. RIMProgram 1.0.0.35

Device Porperties: Platform Version: 3.1.0.32. Application Version 4.3.0.60

An error message is displayed reading, "No additional applications designed for your device were found."

For updates check out http://forge.objectweb.org

[edit] General Funambol Issues

Finally you can also see a list of General Funambol Issues

[edit] General Exception / TMobile / If All Else Fails

If none of the other suggestions work for you it might be that you have to use a different URL:

http://sync.scheduleworld.com:8080/funambol/ds
Also leave the Gateway APN, IP, and Port blank in the Funambol client configuration.