[newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux (again)
Sorry to be a pest by asking this again but this is really important in my Linux Evolution. One of the last steps in being windows free in my daily computing is my ability to sync my contacts, to-do and calendar with my PDA. I searched Google for Treo USB to sync with Linux and I found nothing useful. I am running Mandrake 9 (2.4.19-16mdk kernel) on a 500 Mhz PIII with 256MB RAM. I am using KDE 3.0.1 Desktop, Evolution 1.2.1 and would ultimately like to sync my Treo 180 USB with Evolution. I have Jpilot and KPilot installed but I haven't been able to sync with either of these programs. My PDA is a Handspring Treo 180 (GSM phone/PalmOS PDA hybrid). The Treo is running Palm OS 3.5. I need to use the USB connection to connect with my PC. According to WebMin, my USB is set to start at boot and is currently running. (MandrakeSoft, : usb,v 1.44) but I am not 100 % sure it is running. Any help/guidance/instruction on this would be greatly appreciated. A step-by-step set of instructions from begining to end would be a wonderful thing. Thank you, TP Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
I have just reinstalled Mandrake 9 and this is the first time that I am going to sync my Palm with Evolution. Even when you PDA is different from mine, I guess this procedure should also work for you. I will give you every single step that I take: First of all, when I do a ls /dev/usb the only active USB port shown is hid, the one used by the mouse. When I do a ls /dev/usb after placing the Palm on the cradle and pressing the hotsync button, then two entries are shown: hid and tts. I make sure to create as root the symbolic link /dev/pilot with: ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot Subdirectories 0 and 1 of tts only appear when you hit the hotsync button on the cradle. Next step is going to Evolution-Tools-Pilot Settings. A wizards appears. Answer that this is the first time your going to use the software with the Pilot. Press Next and press the hotsync button on the cradle. It will recover the name and user id from the pilot. If it fails, try again. Sometimes it takes three or four times to get this info from the Pilot. After passing previous step, you should see an open window where you can define your conduit settings. Enable synchronizing ToDo, Calendar, Contacts (I also enable Memos) and that's it. Now, press again the hotsync button on the cradle and you should get the data transfered to evolution. HTH On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 15:57, ThinKer wrote: Sorry to be a pest by asking this again but this is really important in my Linux Evolution. One of the last steps in being windows free in my daily computing is my ability to sync my contacts, to-do and calendar with my PDA. I searched Google for Treo USB to sync with Linux and I found nothing useful. I am running Mandrake 9 (2.4.19-16mdk kernel) on a 500 Mhz PIII with 256MB RAM. I am using KDE 3.0.1 Desktop, Evolution 1.2.1 and would ultimately like to sync my Treo 180 USB with Evolution. I have Jpilot and KPilot installed but I haven't been able to sync with either of these programs. My PDA is a Handspring Treo 180 (GSM phone/PalmOS PDA hybrid). The Treo is running Palm OS 3.5. I need to use the USB connection to connect with my PC. According to WebMin, my USB is set to start at boot and is currently running. (MandrakeSoft, : usb,v 1.44) but I am not 100 % sure it is running. Any help/guidance/instruction on this would be greatly appreciated. A step-by-step set of instructions from begining to end would be a wonderful thing. Thank you, TP __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello [EMAIL PROTECTED] / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / _/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
Terry, When I tried to run 'usbview' I got command not found. /// Adolfo, I tried your method. Please See results inline First of all, when I do a ls /dev/usb the only active USB port shown is hid, the one used by the mouse. When I do a ls /dev/usb after placing the Palm on the cradle and pressing the hotsync button, then two entries are shown: hid and tts. This worked. I got the 'tts' when I typed 'ls /dev/usb' after I pressed the hotsync button. I make sure to create as root the symbolic link /dev/pilot with: ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot Did this(as root). Subdirectories 0 and 1 of tts only appear when you hit the hotsync button on the cradle. Next step is going to Evolution-Tools-Pilot Settings. A wizards appears. Answer that this is the first time your going to use the software with the Pilot. The wizard is giving me two options. 1. Yes, I've used sync software with this pilot before. 2. No, I've never used sync software with this pilot before. If I click the No option, it gives me a slot to put a User Name and ID. I am assuming I should use the 'Yes' option, since I have syncronized my Treo with the Palm Desktop software it came with on my Windows macine, and the device already has a username. Press Next and press the hotsync button on the cradle. It will recover the name and user id from the pilot. If it fails, try again. Sometimes it takes three or four times to get this info from the Pilot. After passing previous step, you should see an open window where you can define your conduit settings. Enable synchronizing ToDo, Calendar, Contacts (I also enable Memos) and that's it. After I answered OK to this final screen, I got the error message, Could not examine the port for Cradle(/devt/pilot). The port should point to a USB serial port. No such file or directory (2) When I go back now and type 'ls /dev/pilot' I get No such file or directory. My Treo keeps displaying the error message The connection between your handheld computer and the desktop could not be established. Please check your setup and try again. Now, press again the hotsync button on the cradle and you should get the data transfered to evolution. I got nothing. Well, I am getting a little frustrated, but that doesn't count. What should I do now? TP HTH Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:35, ThinKer wrote: Terry, When I tried to run 'usbview' I got command not found. /// Adolfo, I tried your method. Please See results inline First of all, when I do a ls /dev/usb the only active USB port shown is hid, the one used by the mouse. When I do a ls /dev/usb after placing the Palm on the cradle and pressing the hotsync button, then two entries are shown: hid and tts. This worked. I got the 'tts' when I typed 'ls /dev/usb' after I pressed the hotsync button. I make sure to create as root the symbolic link /dev/pilot with: ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot Did this(as root). Subdirectories 0 and 1 of tts only appear when you hit the hotsync button on the cradle. Next step is going to Evolution-Tools-Pilot Settings. A wizards appears. Answer that this is the first time your going to use the software with the Pilot. The wizard is giving me two options. 1. Yes, I've used sync software with this pilot before. 2. No, I've never used sync software with this pilot before. I have tried both options and they have worked nicely. Anyway, try the YES option. If I click the No option, it gives me a slot to put a User Name and ID. I am assuming I should use the 'Yes' option, since I have syncronized my Treo with the Palm Desktop software it came with on my Windows macine, and the device already has a username. Don't worry. There must be a button Get From Pilot or Get from PDA. Just press this button. Press Next and press the hotsync button on the cradle. It will recover the name and user id from the pilot. If it fails, try again. Sometimes it takes three or four times to get this info from the Pilot. After passing previous step, you should see an open window where you can define your conduit settings. Enable synchronizing ToDo, Calendar, Contacts (I also enable Memos) and that's it. After I answered OK to this final screen, I got the error message, Could not examine the port for Cradle(/devt/pilot). The port should point to a USB serial port. No such file or directory (2) When I go back now and type 'ls /dev/pilot' I get No such file or directory. It has happened to me sometimes. Just recreate it with ln -s ... and try again. __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello [EMAIL PROTECTED] / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / _/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 06:57, ThinKer wrote: Sorry to be a pest by asking this again but this is really important in my Linux Evolution. One of the last steps in being windows free in my daily computing is my ability to sync my contacts, to-do and calendar with my PDA. I searched Google for Treo USB to sync with Linux and I found nothing useful. I am running Mandrake 9 (2.4.19-16mdk kernel) on a 500 Mhz PIII with 256MB RAM. I am using KDE 3.0.1 Desktop, Evolution 1.2.1 and would ultimately like to sync my Treo 180 USB with Evolution. I have Jpilot and KPilot installed but I haven't been able to sync with either of these programs. My PDA is a Handspring Treo 180 (GSM phone/PalmOS PDA hybrid). The Treo is running Palm OS 3.5. I need to use the USB connection to connect with my PC. According to WebMin, my USB is set to start at boot and is currently running. (MandrakeSoft, : usb,v 1.44) but I am not 100 % sure it is running. Any help/guidance/instruction on this would be greatly appreciated. A step-by-step set of instructions from begining to end would be a wonderful thing. The following is a post from the Evolution list. I know nothing about this (I don't have a PDA), so if you need more help, try joining the Evolution List at http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution Note that the author reports success syncing with jpilot, which you say fails for you, so perhaps you need to recompile the kernel with support for this before moving on. At least you know it does work... :) quote Now... let me see if I can remember how i did it ;-) 1. Syncing already worked between treo and jpilot, so the kernel support and pilot-link support was there and working... (that enough for many other e-mails). 2. downloaded gnome-pilot-0.1.71 source 3. applied the patches that came with the source rpm (gnome-pilot-0.1.65-synctype.patch gnome-pilot-0.1.70-noapplet.patch) 3. ./configure 4. make 5. make install even though I got errors on this... it did put a fresh gpilotd up in /usr/bin Note! I told tools/Pilot Setting/Devices that my device was a SERIAL device NOT a USB device ... go figure Then I fired up evolution, attached the treo, hit the hotsync button, fired up /usr/bin/gpilotd (as myself... not as root)... and watched all my contacts, todo's and calendar items update! -- John M Trostel [EMAIL PROTECTED] unquote I hope this helps. Regards, John... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 20:35, ThinKer wrote: After I answered OK to this final screen, I got the error message, Could not examine the port for Cradle(/devt/pilot). The port should point to a USB serial port. No such file or directory (2) Also, at this point, you have to make yourself sure that the PDA is trying to synchronize. In other words, press the cradle hotsync button just before answering OK. __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello [EMAIL PROTECTED] / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / _/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
What version of Evolution are you using? I have version 1.2 -- __ / \\ @ __ __@ Adolfo Bello [EMAIL PROTECTED] / // // /\ / \\ // \ // Bello Ingenieria S.A, ICQ: 65910258 / \\ // / \\ / // // / //cel: +58 416 609-6213 /___// // / _/ \__\\ //__/ // fax: +58 212 952-6797 www.bisapi.com //pager: www.tun-tun.com (# 609-6213) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I need help syncing my Handspring Treo USB with Linux(again)
New Error. I just tried to sync again. This time, I did the 1. What version of Evolution are you using? I have version 1.2 Evolution 1.2.1 2. Also, at this point, you have to make yourself sure that the PDA is trying to synchronize. In other words, press the cradle hotsync button just before answering OK. I did this. I went to Tools--Pilot Settings on Evolution and got the wizard. When Pilot Identification asked the yes or No question I said yes, and right before I clicked next I typed ls dev/pilot as root. I got the no such file or directory so I typed ln -s /dev/usb/tts/0 /dev/pilot again as root and then I clicked next on the pilot wizard. Now the new error says Failed sending request to gpilotd. What now? TP -- looking for hair to pull out. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
