On (18/12/06 18:58), Rob Wright wrote: > I'm new to Debian, so please forgive me if this has been beaten to death. > Through Red Hat, Fedora, and OpenSuSE I've not been able to get my old > Palm IIIxe to connect and ultimately sync. This is something I was really > hoping to be able to do with Debian but I'm beginning to wonder if it's > possible at all. > > I have the original serial syncing cradle, with an USB adapter. Using the > serial connection and KPilot, the Palm acts like it's talking to kpilot and > tells me it's connecting and cleaning up but it's unable to sync, which is > farther than I've gone with anything else. That's using the configuration > wizard in kpilot, and autodetecting. Using the usb adapter gets me no > connection at all and the "unable to connect" message on the Palm itself. > > I've told kpilot to use /dev/ttyS0 directly, and I've linked /dev/ttyS0 > to /dev/pilot and tried it that way with no luck. > > I've found TONS of information through Google over the last year or two, but > nothing that actually works. Is it possible to sync up this thing with Linux > or have I been tilting at windmills? Assuming it is possible (I believe that > ultimately anything with Linux is possible given enough effort) can someone > point me to a dangerously simple and clear cut method for doing so? > > I have Etch installed, as of last Thursday.
I use jpilot and for USB I suspect you need to use something like /dev/ttyUSB1 (0,2 or whatever). Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
