[TriLUG] Palm/Mandriva synchronization question

[Jason Tower]

i didn't have to.  tail -f /var/logs/messages when you plug it in, it 
might show up as a different device.

Douglas Ward wrote:
> 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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