[TriLUG] Palm/Mandriva synchronization question

[Douglas Ward]

Jason,

Thank you for this suggestion.  I created the file per your instructions but
it doesn't seem to help.  Should I reboot the laptop after creating the
file?  Thanks!

On 1/19/06, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:
>
> try creating the following file:
>
> cat /etc/udev/rules.d/10-visor.rules
>
> BUS="usb", SYSFS{product}="Palm Handheld*", KERNEL="ttyUSB[13579]",
> SYMLINK="pilot"
>
> once i did this is was able to sync my treo
>
> Douglas Ward wrote:
> > Hello all!
> >
> > I have transitioned into Mandriva 2006 on my desktop at work and have
> been
> > rather productive with the exception of getting my palm pilot to work
> > properly.  I was using a Kyocera 7135 palm/phone combo until last night
> > until it died on me.  I was never able to get the Kyocera to sync
> properly
> > to my satisfaction but it could have been because of a bad phone.  I
> cannot
> > work efficiently without my pda to store all of my important stuff so I
> am
> > rather stuck until I sort this out.  Here is the situation:
> >
> > Palm Z22 - I purchased this last night in the hopes that a new device
> would
> > work better than the faulty one
> > Mandriva 2006 - I have this installed on my laptop with all of the
> latest
> > patches using urpmi
> > Evolution 2.4.1
> > Exchange 2003 Server
> >
> > Evolution works well with Exchange server.  I have set up my Exchange
> > contacts and calendar lists as the default so it doesn't create anything
> in
> > the local store.  I have set up the synchronization options in Evolution
> and
> > am ready to sync my calendar and contacts.  The problem is that the palm
> > pilot never connects.  When I hit the hotsync button on the Palm Pilot I
> see
> > the following files created:
> >
> > /dev/pilot -> /dev/ttyUSB1
> >
> > When the synchronization has failed these files disappear.  It looks
> like
> > the laptop recognizes the device but it will never sync.  I contacted
> the
> > evolution list and they basically said that I should upgrade to 2.5.2.
> > Unfortunately this version is not yet available from Mandriva and my
> > attempts to manually compile the software failed miserably.  Has anyone
> > gotten this to work?  Is it possible to synchronize this way using this
> > software?  Any help would be most appreciated.  This is one of the more
> > important functions that I need to work.  If I can't get this to work
> > properly (soon) I will be forced to move back to Windows...  :(
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
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