iSync Problem (Bug? Or just me being stupid)

[DefUnct_UK]

Morning,

Having installed Tigger and being totally happy, i noticed something odd going on with my iSync. Can anyone help?

Basically, i have my iSync displayed in my menu bar at all times. The only options in there now are "Sync Now" and "Open .Mac Sync Preferences". In Panther i also had "Open iSync". However thats not the main problem.

If i click sync now in the menu bar, it seems to work, throws up no errors, ut doesnt actually sync with my phone. If i actually open the isync app, then hit sync, it all works and my phone gets updated! Any ideas on this?? I would have thought i should be able to sync from the menu bar.

For that matter, should i not have a list of devices in the menu bar? In which case my phone should be in there!

Help

 

[fryke]

I think it really only syncs .Mac right now - which is a bug in my opinion. I've had it not working with my mobile phones since the Tiger betas - and it still doesn't work for me in 10.4.2 betas. Guess right now, you have to use the iSync app instead. I also don't know whether it works if you _do_ have .Mac sync setup properly, i.e. does it synch to the mobile phones and PDAs then, too? Maybe someone who's got .Mac sync and a mobile phone set up could elaborate...

 

[DefUnct_UK]

Thanks for that, thought i was going crazy. Unfortunately thats a bit of a gap for me, since i dont use .mac

I guess ill wait and see if subsequent updates address it in some way.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Weird -- my iPod syncs by choosing "Sync Now" from the iSync menu without the iSync app actually being open.

Perhaps it's just phones/PDAs that require iSync to actually be open.

 

[DefUnct_UK]

See thats the weird thing, with the app open, the menu item still doesnt sync the phone, only by pressing sync in the app do i get a sync working.

Yet no errors pop up when using menu item.