(Newbie) Yet another Palm sync issue

Fluctifragus · 06-21-2005, 01:39 AM

Hello all,

I'm using KOrganizer on Fedora Core 3 and have a Zire 31 palmOne. I'd like the two to play nice, but y'know how it goes. Anyway, it's a USB cradle, which I understand often causes problems but shouldn't be insurmountable.

So here's the deal: I run KPilot, trying to configure a HotSync, but the compy and pilot time out. I read an article which asked me to check that there is a Pilot directory in my .dev directory. There isn't. The article then told me I have "a whole different problem." but then didn't go on to tell me what that other problem was, much less how to fix it.

So, does anyone have any ideas?

Personally I think the problem is in the Device line of the KPilot wizard. I've got a feeling that If I could just point that in the right direction (the proper USB port) it would find the Pilot alright. But how do I do that?

Also, I've read elsewhere here that certain "modules" (visor?) may need to be introduced. However, I don't know what a module is in this context.

Any help would be appreciated!

macemoneta · 06-21-2005, 08:16 AM

This is all you need to do:

1. Edit /etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev.rules
2. Before the line that says:

# old compat symlinks with enumeration

add this:

KERNEL="ttyUSB1",SYMLINK="pilot"

3. Save you changes.

It should now work, with the default "/dev/pilot" device. If you have multiple serial devices that use USB, you will have to adjust the "ttyUSB1" in the file, to point to the correct device.

Don't try using "/dev/ttyUSB1" directly; it doesn't exist. It is dynamically created by udev, which in turn uses the rules file edited above.

Fluctifragus · 06-22-2005, 09:36 PM

OK, so I tried this with no luck. You mention to adjust "ttyUSB1" to point to the correct device, but how do I know what to adjust it to? I've tried replacing the 1 with 0 through 4 (the number of USB ports on my compy) but none of those worked either. The only other USB device I have is my iPod and that just pops up on the desktop when I plug it in, however the compy seems to have no clue that the Palm pilot is there. Is there some way I can check to see if the computer recognizes the Palm?

macemoneta · 06-22-2005, 10:53 PM

Look in /var/log/messages while you are pressing the sync button. As root:

tail -F /var/log/messages

You should see messages like:

Code:

kernel: usb 6-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 36
kernel: usb 6-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS: port 1, is for Generic use
kernel: usb 6-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS: port 2, is for HotSync use
kernel: usb 6-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS: Number of ports: 2
kernel: visor 6-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected
kernel: usb 6-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB4
kernel: usb 6-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB5

And when you disconnect:

Code:

kernel: usb 6-1: USB disconnect, address 36
kernel: visor ttyUSB4: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB4
kernel: visor ttyUSB5: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB5
kernel: visor 6-1:1.0: device disconnected

The messages identify the ttyUSB devices, and you want the second one.