I get this message from “tail -f /var/log/messages” :
Dec 13 21:32:37 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: USB disconnect, address 10
Dec 13 21:32:37 Uans kernel: visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
Dec 13 21:32:37 Uans kernel: visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
Dec 13 21:32:37 Uans kernel: visor 2-3:1.0: device disconnected
Dec 13 21:32:54 Uans kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB
device on port 3
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: new full speed USB device using
ohci_hcd and address 11
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1
choice
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: visor 2-3:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter detected
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
converter now attached to ttyUSB1
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: New USB device found,
idVendor=0830, idProduct=0061
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1,
Product=2, SerialNumber=5
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: Product: Palm Handheld
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
Dec 13 21:32:55 Uans kernel: usb 2-3: SerialNumber: PN70U4B8M2KM
What works for me is keeping a “tail -f” on the /var/log/messages file,
so I can see what device my Palm is currently at. Then depress and
release the hot sync button. About a half a second later enter a cmd
(e.g. pilot-xfer -p /dev/ttyUSB1 -l).
I just joined this forum and can’t see where to post a new thread,so am
taking the liberty to pop my question here.
I’m trying to connect my Palm Tungsten E to my EeePC 901 running on
Linux. Using kpilot: it scanned and said it found a connected device on
dev/ttyUSB1. I pressed the hot sync button on the Palm and it shortly
said HotSync operation complete. It also said Kpilot is configured to
sync with Kontact. But when I press the hot sync buttons on the
computer and Palm, nothing happens – Sync progress remains at zero and
the Palm jams up. I then have to press the reset button on the back to
get it going again.
Any help to resolve this problem would be much appreciated.
Hi Vince and others who are struggling to sync with 11.1, I’ve resolved
my palm sync kpilot issues with the following in no particular order.
I removed the “do not sync when screen saver is running” in
kpilot-> configuration-> HotSync. (I can’t get it to work with the
screen saver on - I believe this is a security precaution.)
I manually set the device to /dev/ttyUSB1 again in Kpilot config.
(Whether its 0 or 1 depends on your hardware of course.)
I added the group uucp to my user account. (When I logged into
root and checked the permission on these usb devices (ttyusb0 etc.) I
noted that permission is limited to root or the group uucp.) I’m
guessing this may be part of the issue for you.
I set the location of Kontact calendar files again in kpilot config
under conduits to directory home/“your user
name”/.kde4/share/apps/korganizer/std.ics (assuming you’re using the
latest kontact software in kde4. The default is .kde3 and kpilot
complains if it can’t create the necessary file.