[TriLUG] Palm/Mandriva synchronization question

[Douglas Ward]

How could the palm pilot be mapped to both ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1?  Mandriva is
mapping /dev/pilot to ttyUSB1.  I have tried manually creating a link from
/dev/pilot to ttyUSB0 with no success.  Could there be something else I am
missing?

Jan 19 10:49:54 douglas kernel: usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using
uhci_hcd and address 15
Jan 19 10:49:54 douglas kernel: visor 2-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter detected
Jan 19 10:49:54 douglas kernel: usb 2-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Jan 19 10:49:54 douglas kernel: usb 2-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now attached to ttyUSB1
Jan 19 10:49:54 douglas pam_console.dev[10086]: Restoring console
permissions for /dev/ttyUSB0  /dev/tts/USB0 /dev/usb/tts/0
Jan 19 10:49:54 douglas pam_console.dev[10148]: Restoring console
permissions for /dev/ttyUSB1  /dev/pilot /dev/tts/USB1 /dev/usb/tts/1

Jan 19 10:52:14 douglas kernel: usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 15
Jan 19 10:52:14 douglas kernel: visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
Jan 19 10:52:14 douglas kernel: visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
Jan 19 10:52:14 douglas kernel: visor 2-2:1.0: device disconnected


On 1/19/06, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> wrote:
>
> 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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