Saturday, July 15, 2006

How to iSync the Nokia N80 on an Apple Mac

I will not be held liable for anything that may cause your computer to go awry. BACK-UP!!!

Below are instructions on how to make your Nokia N80 sync with your Mac.

0. Close iSync.
1. Open the Applications (Apple+Shift+A) folder.
2. Right-Click on the iSync application.
3. Click Show Package Contents.
4. Contents > Plugins > ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice > Contents > Plugins -> PhoneModelsSync.phoneplugin > Contents > Resources.
5. Open MetaClasses.plist in TextEdit.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the text and add this script BEFORE the last </dict> text:
 <key>com.nokia.N80</key> 
<dict> 
<key>Identification</key> 
<dict> 
<key>com.apple.cgmi+cgmm</key> 
<string>Nokia+Nokia N80-1</string> 
<key>com.apple.gmi+gmm</key> 
<string>Nokia+Nokia N80-1</string> 
</dict> 
<key>InheritsFrom</key> 
<array> 
<string>family.com.nokia.serie60v2.3</string> 
</array> 
<key>Services</key> 
<array> 
<dict> 
<key>ServiceName</key> 
<string>com.apple.model</string> 
<key>ServiceProperties</key> 
<dict> 
<key>ModelIcon</key> 
<string>NOKN80.tiff</string> 
<key>ModelName</key> 
<string>N80</string> 
</dict> 
</dict> 
</array> 
</dict> 

7. Save the file (Apple+S).
8. Download this N80 icon (NOKN80.tiff).
9. Copy the NOKN80.tiff image to THE SAME FOLDER as the MetaClasses.plist file.
10. Done!

Run iSync and Add Device (Apple+N). You know how it goes from here.

Enjoy!