I found a fix, that worked on Xubuntu and on Ubuntu 12.04. (cf. http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/jpilot?&#ca_ne_marche_pas)
Below are the steps, in French (cf. http://doc.ubuntu- fr.org/jpilot?&#ca_ne_marche_pas) and in English 1°) installer les paquets syncbbdb, pilot-link, et pilot-manager 2°) vérifier que vous faisiez partie du groupe "dialout" (ou modifié ce groupe pour vous y inclure) 3°) redémarrer votre ordinateur 1°) install packages syncbbdb, pilot-link, and pilot-manager 2°) check that you belong to the group "dialout" (if not, modify that group in order to belong to it) 3°) restart your computer -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882054 Title: JPilot no longer connecting to Palm on port usb: under Ubuntu 11.1o To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jpilot/+bug/882054/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs