Try starting coldsync before pressing the hot sync button. On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Thomas Seyrat wrote:
> > > Hi, > > Sorry for this possibly newbie question :-) > > I am trying to synchronize my m500 Palm under Linux with the USB > craddle, using software such as Coldsync, and the visor.o module from > Linux 2.4.16. > > I am however experiencing a most annoying problem. To have the Palm > "seen" by my kernel, I have to press the Hotsync button on the > craddle, and the Palm then waits for a sign from the computer. I then > start coldsync, for instance, which _asks me_ to press the hotsync > button, without noticing the Palm. Naturally, as this is already done, > nothing happens, and if I cancel the wait, the kernel ceases to see > the Palm ... > > This is the log when pressing the hotsync button : > > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/1, assigned >device number 2 > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: usbserial.c: Palm 4.0 converter detected > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: visor.c: Palm 4.0: Number of ports: 2 > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: visor.c: Palm 4.0: port 1, is for Generic use and is >bound to ttyUSB0 > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: visor.c: Palm 4.0: port 2, is for HotSync use and is >bound to ttyUSB1 > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: usbserial.c: Palm 4.0 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 >(or usb/tts/0 for devfs) > Nov 28 01:38:09 lise kernel: usbserial.c: Palm 4.0 converter now attached to ttyUSB1 >(or usb/tts/1 for devfs) > > And when canceling : > > Nov 28 01:39:15 lise kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 2 > Nov 28 01:39:15 lise kernel: usbserial.c: Palm 4.0 converter now disconnected from >ttyUSB0 > Nov 28 01:39:15 lise kernel: usbserial.c: Palm 4.0 converter now disconnected from >ttyUSB1 > > Coldsync says nothing but "Press the hotsync button ..." if the Palm > is present, and "Invalid device" when not. > > Of course, everything works with the serial cable ... > Does all this mean that my PC is simply unable to connect to the Palm using > USB ? > > Thanks for advice ... > > -- > Thomas Seyrat. > _______________________________________________ > Pilot-unix mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hcirisc.cs.binghamton.edu/mailman/listinfo/pilot-unix > --- Regards, Alf Stockton www.stockton.co.za Anybody with money to burn will easily find someone to tend the fire. _______________________________________________ Pilot-unix mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hcirisc.cs.binghamton.edu/mailman/listinfo/pilot-unix
