Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Modifying/Backing up Contacts
That's allowed me to do it thanks... also used the following link; http://askubuntu.com/questions/365675/backup-export-contacts-from-ubuntu-touch-official-launch-r100-ubuntu-13-10-a using the answer from Robin Geyer, to use the command; syncevolution --export /home/phablet/Documents/utcontacts.vcf backend=evolution-contacts Think I've found the problem though. looking at the exported vcf file, there is only one entry for some of the people that are listed twice. Looking at Contacts|Settings I can see that I have a Personal address book, a Personal-gmail address book and also a Google (Icon) gmail address book. Any ideas how I can delete the extra ones out of the phone? I have set in 'System Settings'|Accounts so that the Google account only gives Google Calendar access to the account and not You Tube, Dekko or Contacts. Thanks Geoff On 04/04/16 11:33, royden yates wrote: On Mon, 4 Apr 2016 10:41:27 +0100 Geoff Lowther wrote: I realize that there's a lot of talk on here at the moment about being able to back up the phone to a desktop/server/cloud somewhere - I agree that the phone needs this facility as otherwise I'm stepping back to before I had a Palm Treo 650 - that had a separate program on the desktop that ran primarily under windows but ran equally as nicely under wine. I reluctantly put my contacts onto google and 'upgraded' to a HTC Desire running Android 2.x or similar when the Treo was on it's last legs, realizing that at this point I had really lost control of where my data is/was. I am now trying to take control of it again... I am trying to sort out my contacts on my MX4. I synced the MX4 with google originally (September time 2015) and it seemed to corrupt google contacts by losing some complete entries and losing fields in other entries - fortunately I could restore the contacts in google. I then removed the syncing and ran it completely separately - not ideal, but works for the most part. I had to relink to my google account again for another reason (it escapes me why at the moment) and I now have duplicates in my address book that I want to rationalize. From what I believed, the contacts are stored as a db file under home/phablet/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system called contacts.db. I believed as well that it is really an evolution contacts database file (more than just stored there in a clever format). I therefore tried to be clever, installed evolution on my desktop PC and then copied the contacts.db file across and replaced the file in /home/namehere/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system When I open evolution it can't seem to access that file though (I've set the permissions the same) - may be just something to do with the address book names inside the contacts.db file but don't know. Does anyone have any 'end-user' type ideas for how to open the contacts file in a readable way so that I can modify it, re-save it, then transfer it back down to the phone please. I'm not a programmer, but more of an end-user who understands sufficiently about Linux to 'get by' sometimes on the command line but preferring to use a GUI where possible. Any suggestions welcome Many thanks Geoff Hi, see https://gurucubano.gitbooks.io/bq-aquaris-e-4-5-ubuntu-phone/content/en/chapter9.html Might be some pointers there. Regards, Royden -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-phone] Modifying/Backing up Contacts
I realize that there's a lot of talk on here at the moment about being able to back up the phone to a desktop/server/cloud somewhere - I agree that the phone needs this facility as otherwise I'm stepping back to before I had a Palm Treo 650 - that had a separate program on the desktop that ran primarily under windows but ran equally as nicely under wine. I reluctantly put my contacts onto google and 'upgraded' to a HTC Desire running Android 2.x or similar when the Treo was on it's last legs, realizing that at this point I had really lost control of where my data is/was. I am now trying to take control of it again... I am trying to sort out my contacts on my MX4. I synced the MX4 with google originally (September time 2015) and it seemed to corrupt google contacts by losing some complete entries and losing fields in other entries - fortunately I could restore the contacts in google. I then removed the syncing and ran it completely separately - not ideal, but works for the most part. I had to relink to my google account again for another reason (it escapes me why at the moment) and I now have duplicates in my address book that I want to rationalize. From what I believed, the contacts are stored as a db file under home/phablet/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system called contacts.db. I believed as well that it is really an evolution contacts database file (more than just stored there in a clever format). I therefore tried to be clever, installed evolution on my desktop PC and then copied the contacts.db file across and replaced the file in /home/namehere/.local/share/evolution/addressbook/system When I open evolution it can't seem to access that file though (I've set the permissions the same) - may be just something to do with the address book names inside the contacts.db file but don't know. Does anyone have any 'end-user' type ideas for how to open the contacts file in a readable way so that I can modify it, re-save it, then transfer it back down to the phone please. I'm not a programmer, but more of an end-user who understands sufficiently about Linux to 'get by' sometimes on the command line but preferring to use a GUI where possible. Any suggestions welcome Many thanks Geoff -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Bluetooth Headset Issues
Many thanks Konrad, have added a comment with details onto https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1494225 as prompted - looks like it is the same thing. Cheers On 02/03/16 12:05, Konrad Zapałowicz wrote: Hi, Yes, we have seen it and we are currently working on fixing it. I'm not sure, however, if we will make it for the next OTA update. Anyway you can check https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1494225 to verify if your bug matches the one we are working on and for updates. I urge you also to provide us with the details such as the headset you are using and additionally we would be very happy to receive logs as per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingBluetooth Best, Konrad On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Geoff Lowther <ubuntu...@ghl.me.uk> wrote: First time I've tried this so apologies if I've done it wrong... On my MX-4, since OTA-9 I've been hitting trouble connecting my bluetooth headset to the phone for calls. If it's already connected then everything seems to work however if I try to connect while on a call then the phone switches to bluetooth (and the icon in the phone screen changes to the loudspeaker with the bluetooth logo next to it, as expected), however I can't hear anything and the other end can't hear anything either. Pressing on the icon and changing to phone loudspeaker works to get the call back, but even switching back to bluetooth using the icon causes the same issue. Only reseting the phone (seems to be a hard reset - 10 seconds press of the power button) or leaving it for 10 mins or so and going back to it, seems to clear the problem. Switching the headset off then back on, doesn't sort it either, just back to neither end being able to hear anything. This used to work well and seems to have broken with an OTA update. Only way I seem to get it to work from the start is to connect and leave connected for a minute or so before I want to make or receive a call. Anyone else got or seen this at all - anything that can be done to improve or just needs to go as a bug? Cheers -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Ubuntu-phone] Bluetooth Headset Issues
First time I've tried this so apologies if I've done it wrong... On my MX-4, since OTA-9 I've been hitting trouble connecting my bluetooth headset to the phone for calls. If it's already connected then everything seems to work however if I try to connect while on a call then the phone switches to bluetooth (and the icon in the phone screen changes to the loudspeaker with the bluetooth logo next to it, as expected), however I can't hear anything and the other end can't hear anything either. Pressing on the icon and changing to phone loudspeaker works to get the call back, but even switching back to bluetooth using the icon causes the same issue. Only reseting the phone (seems to be a hard reset - 10 seconds press of the power button) or leaving it for 10 mins or so and going back to it, seems to clear the problem. Switching the headset off then back on, doesn't sort it either, just back to neither end being able to hear anything. This used to work well and seems to have broken with an OTA update. Only way I seem to get it to work from the start is to connect and leave connected for a minute or so before I want to make or receive a call. Anyone else got or seen this at all - anything that can be done to improve or just needs to go as a bug? Cheers -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
