MacGroup: Palm and OS X
I'm having almost the same problem as Suzanne Blake. I am running OS 10.2.1 and a Palm m105 (has a serial cabled cradle), have downloaded, unstuffed and installed Palm 4.0.3, and am using an IConcepts PDA USB adapter (the package specifically says, Compatible with all popular brands of PDA and Compatible with Mac 10.1 or above). The Palm software looks great on the iMac screen, but when I try to hot sync, the PDA says, The connection between your handheld and the desktop could not be established. In the Palm software, I have tried all the variants under HotSync--Software Setup--Connection Settings, with a restart after each change. The PDA is a year old and worked just fine with my previous Win98 and WinXP computers. I would have preferred to buy the PalmConnect cable adaptor instead of the IConcepts, but when I was shopping for it 2 weeks ago it was out of stock at palm.com, Circuit City, Best Buy, and CompUSA. I *suspect* the problem is in the adaptor... but the fact that Suzanne, who isn't using an adaptor at all, is also stymied makes me wonder. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Hi Alex (and Suzanne), I just today configured for a customer an old Palm IIIxe to sync up with Entourage X on a G4 running 10.1.5.The pda also had a serial to usb adapter. After installing the Palm 4 desktop software and the little bit of Microsoft conduit software to enable it to sync up with Entourage instead of the Palm Desktop software, things worked plug and play. I would assume that the vintage of pda you are using is not a factor as the one I configured today is older than yours or Suzanne's. Jaguar may be a factor but I can't indicate that for sure and personally I would not believe that to be the problem. The serial to usb adapter may be an issue but there's not much that can really go wrong with those things. Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. If not, go find a different adapter. If it detects it but you still have a problem, I would suspect that you have a software issue or a configuration issue. If that be the case, you may want to try setting up a new user, log in under that user's name and install the Palm desktop software again and see if you have any better luck getting it to work. If it does, you can rule out Jaguar as being a factor and focus more on the configuration of the conduit and possibly damaged preferences being the root of your problem.. Palm gives explicit instructions on removal of any prior Palm software before attempting an install of any new Palm desktop software. Good Luck! Ward Oldham on 10/31/2002 3:52 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: I'm having almost the same problem as Suzanne Blake. I am running OS 10.2.1 and a Palm m105 (has a serial cabled cradle), have downloaded, unstuffed and installed Palm 4.0.3, and am using an IConcepts PDA USB adapter (the package specifically says, Compatible with all popular brands of PDA and Compatible with Mac 10.1 or above). The Palm software looks great on the iMac screen, but when I try to hot sync, the PDA says, The connection between your handheld and the desktop could not be established. In the Palm software, I have tried all the variants under HotSync--Software Setup--Connection Settings, with a restart after each change. The PDA is a year old and worked just fine with my previous Win98 and WinXP computers. I would have preferred to buy the PalmConnect cable adaptor instead of the IConcepts, but when I was shopping for it 2 weeks ago it was out of stock at palm.com, Circuit City, Best Buy, and CompUSA. I *suspect* the problem is in the adaptor... but the fact that Suzanne, who isn't using an adaptor at all, is also stymied makes me wonder. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Palm software has a program that watches the serial port. If the port is being used by another application, like Appletalk, then you cannot sync your palm through the port. Make sure Appletalk is not using the serial port. If it is, either turn appletalk off or have appletalk connect through your ethernet port. Good luck. Harry on 10/31/2002 3:52 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: I'm having almost the same problem as Suzanne Blake. I am running OS 10.2.1 and a Palm m105 (has a serial cabled cradle), have downloaded, unstuffed and installed Palm 4.0.3, and am using an IConcepts PDA USB adapter (the package specifically says, Compatible with all popular brands of PDA and Compatible with Mac 10.1 or above). The Palm software looks great on the iMac screen, but when I try to hot sync, the PDA says, The connection between your handheld and the desktop could not be established. In the Palm software, I have tried all the variants under HotSync--Software Setup--Connection Settings, with a restart after each change. The PDA is a year old and worked just fine with my previous Win98 and WinXP computers. I would have preferred to buy the PalmConnect cable adaptor instead of the IConcepts, but when I was shopping for it 2 weeks ago it was out of stock at palm.com, Circuit City, Best Buy, and CompUSA. I *suspect* the problem is in the adaptor... but the fact that Suzanne, who isn't using an adaptor at all, is also stymied makes me wonder. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. Harry, Harry Jacobson-Beyer Surveyor of the Passing Scene! http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/a/harryjb/ What a strange, long, trip it is! remember: it's not how fast you climb the hill that matters, it's how fast you go coming down! The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Hi Harry, Under OS X, having appletalk enabled in your network system preferences on a usb equipped cpu does not create the problem you are referring to. It may create a problem on older cpus with printer/modem ports but I can't vouch for that either. Fax/modem software has been a long time culprit, however. Ward Oldham on 10/31/2002 5:41 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer at harryjb at bellsouth.net wrote: Palm software has a program that watches the serial port. If the port is being used by another application, like Appletalk, then you cannot sync your palm through the port. Make sure Appletalk is not using the serial port. If it is, either turn appletalk off or have appletalk connect through your ethernet port. Good luck. Harry on 10/31/2002 3:52 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: I'm having almost the same problem as Suzanne Blake. I am running OS 10.2.1 and a Palm m105 (has a serial cabled cradle), have downloaded, unstuffed and installed Palm 4.0.3, and am using an IConcepts PDA USB adapter (the package specifically says, Compatible with all popular brands of PDA and Compatible with Mac 10.1 or above). The Palm software looks great on the iMac screen, but when I try to hot sync, the PDA says, The connection between your handheld and the desktop could not be established. In the Palm software, I have tried all the variants under HotSync--Software Setup--Connection Settings, with a restart after each change. The PDA is a year old and worked just fine with my previous Win98 and WinXP computers. I would have preferred to buy the PalmConnect cable adaptor instead of the IConcepts, but when I was shopping for it 2 weeks ago it was out of stock at palm.com, Circuit City, Best Buy, and CompUSA. I *suspect* the problem is in the adaptor... but the fact that Suzanne, who isn't using an adaptor at all, is also stymied makes me wonder. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. Harry, Harry Jacobson-Beyer Surveyor of the Passing Scene! http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/a/harryjb/ What a strange, long, trip it is! remember: it's not how fast you climb the hill that matters, it's how fast you go coming down! The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward on 10/31/2002 9:48 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Ah, sorry. Must be a flat panel iMac. Try your keyboard in another usb port and plug your pda into the port that your keyboard was plugged into to see if it makes any difference. Ward on 10/31/2002 9:58 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward on 10/31/2002 9:48 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Hey Alex, Also have your pda plugged into the cradle with pda on and see if the system profiler gives you any different results. Ward on 10/31/2002 9:58 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward on 10/31/2002 9:48 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 09:58 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward Umm... my brand new super-dooper iMac has 3 USB ports on its body. They are grouped together under a symbol like a funky pitchfork. The packing carton says 5 USB ports including 2 on the keyboard. I am *not* a techno-wizard; I could be wrong... but I think it's got 5 of those puppies. Alex Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Hi Alex, Sorry for all of these partial replys. Check ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1393777615 Just one of many links to Palm products. The above link takes you to a $13 usb adapter. Ward on 10/31/2002 10:03 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: Hey Alex, Also have your pda plugged into the cradle with pda on and see if the system profiler gives you any different results. Ward on 10/31/2002 9:58 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward on 10/31/2002 9:48 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 10:03 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Hey Alex, Also have your pda plugged into the cradle with pda on and see if the system profiler gives you any different results. Ward AHA!!! I played the shell game and rearranged all the cables several times, restarting and checking the System Profiler each time. I have finally gotten the SP to acknowledge the PDA when the PDA is on and in the cradle, as you suggest above. (All 3 USB ports apparently do work properly -- I was wondering.) It still won't hot sync, but at least now I can guess it's a software issue, and the adapter is not the problem. And sheesh... *looks chagrined*... I should have gone to eBay the first time, because I paid $30 for this adapter! Next time... Now I'm going to reread your previous replies, Ward, and see if I can follow your suggestions for the software. Thanks! Alex The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
FWIW My Keyspan serial -- USB converter specifically advises not to have anything connected while installing it's driver. Hey Alex, Also have your pda plugged into the cradle with pda on and see if the system profiler gives you any different results. Ward on 10/31/2002 9:58 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward on 10/31/2002 9:48 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 10:12 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Sorry for all of these partial replys. No need to apologize! I am grateful for your help. Check ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1393777615 That one was sold by the time I got there, but I have placed a bid on another -- the one that Palm, the Apple guy at CompUSA, and someone on the big macfixitforum board have all said is what I need. http://www.macfixitforums.com/php/ showflat.php?Cat=Board=Forum39Number=401853Forum=Forum39Words=palm Match=Entire%20PhraseSearchpage=0Limit=25Old=allpostsMain=401853Se arch=true#Post401853 Someone on the Apple discussion board said the iConcepts adaptor I bought is worthless with OS X, as it just doesn't have the drivers. :-( I hope CompUSA will take it back. Once this piece arrives, you can be sure I'll be back here either to pull some more of my hair out or to celebrate. Alex The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 09:58 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward Umm... my brand new super-dooper iMac has 3 USB ports on its body. They are grouped together under a symbol like a funky pitchfork. The packing carton says 5 USB ports including 2 on the keyboard. I am *not* a techno-wizard; I could be wrong... but I think it's got 5 of those puppies. mine does. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Standard Keyspan instructions, Nelson. I feel a little confusion brewing here. You're not using a Keyspan serial to usb adapter in conjunction with your pda cradle, are you? These Palm sync cradles usually have a DB-9 serial connector used to connect to a windows machine. The Palm serial to usb adapter does not require any drivers. The Keyspan serial to usb adapter is a DIN-8 to usb adapter requiring drivers to function. Most of the time it is used to connect older serial printers to a usb port. I'm easily confused at this hour. Ward Oldham on 10/31/2002 11:26 PM, Nelson Helm at helmkyny at clockwinders.net wrote: FWIW My Keyspan serial -- USB converter specifically advises not to have anything connected while installing it's driver. Hey Alex, Also have your pda plugged into the cradle with pda on and see if the system profiler gives you any different results. Ward on 10/31/2002 9:58 PM, Ward Oldham at woldham at insightbb.com wrote: OK, Alex . . . I'm confused. You have your keyboard plugged into one usb port. Mouse plugged into the side of the keyboard. Printer plugged into the other usb port. So how can your pda be plugged in at all? Ward on 10/31/2002 9:48 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 05:11 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Connectivity seems to be a likely issue. Make sure you have it connected directly to a built-in usb port, not a hub for your initial tests. It is plugged into one of the three USB ports on the back of the iMac. Once connected, you may want to check to see if the Apple System Profiler detects the device. Ah, there's the (first) rub. Under Devices and Volumes, System Profiler shows the keyboard with the mouse branching off from it. One mystery item shows up as a USB device ... but that device must be the printer since the printer prints. The results are the same whether the Palm cradle with adapter is plugged in or not. If not, go find a different adapter. And that's the (second) rub. The PalmConnect USB-serial adapter seems to have been discontinued, as it no longer appears on the Palm store website at all. The I-Concepts adapter (suggested with a shrug and a maybe? by the Apple rep at CompUSA) was the only one I could find in an afternoon of driving all over town. The people at Circuit City and Best Buy were not optimistic about getting any (Palm brand or otherwise) in. I'm just about ready to give up and rebuild my Win98 box for the sole purpose of backing up the PDA (is that nuts or what?)... Unless you have other ideas? Thanks for your help, Ward. Alex Whitman alylex at earthlink.net The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
MacGroup: Palm and OS X
Alex, This is the adapter you want to buy. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1392741483 Note that your particular Palm Pilot may require something a little different but this is the one I've most often seen. Through all of this, I don't have a clue what model you own. Ward Oldham on 10/31/2002 11:34 PM, Alex Whitman at alylex at earthlink.net wrote: On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 10:12 PM, Ward Oldham wrote: Sorry for all of these partial replys. No need to apologize! I am grateful for your help. Check ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1393777615 That one was sold by the time I got there, but I have placed a bid on another -- the one that Palm, the Apple guy at CompUSA, and someone on the big macfixitforum board have all said is what I need. http://www.macfixitforums.com/php/ showflat.php?Cat=Board=Forum39Number=401853Forum=Forum39Words=palm Match=Entire%20PhraseSearchpage=0Limit=25Old=allpostsMain=401853Se arch=true#Post401853 Someone on the Apple discussion board said the iConcepts adaptor I bought is worthless with OS X, as it just doesn't have the drivers. :-( I hope CompUSA will take it back. Once this piece arrives, you can be sure I'll be back here either to pull some more of my hair out or to celebrate. Alex The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers. The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be November 26 For more information, see http://www.aye.net/~lcs. A calendar of activities is at http://www.calsnet.net/macusers.
