tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343794189135090562.post65299815234058404..comments2008-06-06T12:56:33.684-04:00Chappiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12929454485353848359noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343794189135090562.post-22845767607775796552008-06-06T12:56:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:56:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:56:00.000-04:00I have successfully gotten a USB tether between my macbook and my bb 8830.. since i kinda figured it out on my own, and i remember finding no help on the interwebs, i figured i'd post it here since this is a top result from google on the subject.<BR/><BR/>i am on verizon and this uses verizon software, so im not sure if it will help other users... although it uses the os x network preferences, so i would try changing those settings to see if it will work with other access.<BR/><BR/>first, I downloaded VZAccess Manager and even though it claims not to support my bb on the mac, i got it to work.<BR/>i have a backup of the installer at http://www.projectbutter.com/bb/vzam please don't download it if you are not an authorized user of the software. that being said, when i looked in the contents of the installer package, inside contents/ i found archive.pax.gz, which installer uses as a model for the files to copy. <BR/>inside the folder structure, i found the files that get copied to /system/library/extensions and, lo and behold, the was a kernel extension called blackberryUSB.kext and (and blackberryUSBdev.kext) im not sure if a normal install would have placed those files where they belong or not, because by that time i had already manually moved them into the indicated folder. i was hoping this would allow me to use mac os x's built in menu extra as i do with bluetooth, but it still requires the vz access manager to connect (i noticed a "initializing device" status message, and feel that's the missing link.) a small prive to pay for USB speed broadband access for my mac via my blackberry.<BR/>I hope this comment finds other bb/mac users who have all but given up their quest to get online at full speed. please post your results with changing the dial-up number, user and pass to conform to other access providers if you get it to work, i have no idea how that will go, but it looks slightly promising. plus.. if anyone figures out how to get internet connect / the modem menu extra to skip the need for vzaccess manager, please kindly let me know how at butter(a)mac*com also, if this post helps you i'd love to know it was worth writing it up, so please drom me a mail and let me know.<BR/>best of luck, and happy roadwarrioring,<BR/>Butter.Butterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474335274047078704noreply@blogger.com