I have been trying for several days to get my palm to sync over USB, with no success. My system is running debian etch with the stock 2.6.12 kernel (linux-image-2.6.12-1-686) to be precise.
When I tell my palm to HotSync, dmesg displays the expected output: ------- snip ------- ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: wakeup usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 12 visor 2-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected usb 2-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB0 usb 2-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB1 usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 12 visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0 visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1 ------- snip ------- But pilot-xfer just hangs when trying to install something: ------- snip ------- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/palm/down$ pilot-xfer -i PalmVNC.prc No $PILOTPORT specified and no -p <port> given. Defaulting to '/dev/pilot' Listening to port: /dev/pilot Please press the HotSync button now... ------- snip ------- I have used the same palm (Tungsten C) with the same cradle on several other computers (Windows and Mac boxen) and they seem to have no problem talking. I recall this not working either with the stock 2.6.8 kernel, but it *did* work with the 2.6.11 kernel. Someone in #debian suggested that I make sure that the bps settings on the pilot and the computer were set correctly, and they were. 'cat /dev/ttyUSB0' shows nothing. I vaguely remember it displaying several garbage characters back when it was working. So at this point I don't even know what to ask aside from "how do I get this working?" Cheers. ==================================== Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.chrishowie.com http://www.yics.org http://crazycomputers.deviantart.com perl -mstrict -wle \ '$;=65;@_=map{chr($;+=-65+ord)}"ACCDCBBCBBCBBBK"=~/(.)/g;print map{$_[-65+ord]}"ENLMOAHIMDCKOJCKGODABFCK"=~/(.)/g' -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/IT d-(--) s:- a--->? C++(+++)$> UL++++ P++++$ L+++>++++ E--- W++ N o++ K? w--$ O M- V- PS--(---) PE++ Y+ PGP++ t+ 5? X- R(+)>- tv-(--) b- DI+> D++ G>+++ e>++ h(--)>--- !r>+++ y->+++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ [You may freely ignore crap beneath.] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
