palm TX connects but nothing happens

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#1

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

But when I try to use this command

pilot-xfer -i /home/uars/downloads/GPS12b8/GPS.prc

I get this message:
Unable to determine port to bind
Please use --help for more information

Any suggestions!!!

THKS
Vince

#2

Hi
You probably need to define the port either /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyUSB1

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#3

I press hotsync then entered pilot-xfer -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -i /home/uars/downloads/GPS12b8/GPS.prc.

And I got this:
Listening for incoming connection on /dev/ttyUSB0…

But no data transfer.

Vince

#4

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).

#5

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.

Thanks,
Stuartp77

#6

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.

  1. 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.)

  2. I manually set the device to /dev/ttyUSB1 again in Kpilot config. (Whether its 0 or 1 depends on your hardware of course.)

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Hope this helps. Jim