Here’s the fix for the issue where iSync stopped recognizing my Motorola v265 upon upgrade to Tiger.
Locate the following file by right-clicking the iSync application and choosing “Show Package Contents” (only do this if you are moderately technically savvy):
/Contents/PlugIns/ApplePhoneConduit.syncdevice/Contents/
PlugIns/ PhoneModelsSync.phoneplugin/
Contents/Resources/MetaClasses.plist
Open the file using a .plist editor, BBEdit, or some other text editor you are familiar with. Once you have the file open, locate the following Identification key entry:
<string>Motorola CE, Copyright 2000+Motorola V265 Phone</string>
Change the entry simply by adding “m” to “V265”:
<string>Motorola CE, Copyright 2000+Motorola V265m Phone</string>
Save and close. You should now be able to add the device in iSync. Obviously, someone made a simple typo at Apple that needs to be addressed so that it will recognize the phone as it’s supposed to do. More thorough background on how I found this fix can be seen here.
