> Sorry I don't use palm but have you had a look at your /var/log/messages > when you place the palm in the cradle? > > it should give you some hint as to have /dev you are using. > What kernel version are you using? you might have some USB issues. > Do you need to add something into /etc/hotplug ? > I know that I had a bit of stuffing around when it came to Mandrake > and my Ipaq.
thanks, Kevin I'm about to start reading the howto recommended by C earlier on, but, meanwhile, doing what you suggested says: [EMAIL PROTECTED] hotplug]# uname -a Linux roman 2.4.20-28.7 #1 Thu Dec 18 11:31:59 EST 2003 i686 unknown --- Apr 13 22:21:38 roman kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:14.2-2, assigned address 11 Apr 13 22:21:38 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Cli 4.x converter detected Apr 13 22:21:38 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Cli 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs) Apr 13 22:21:38 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Cli 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB1 (or usb/tts/1 for devfs) Apr 13 22:21:41 roman /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup visor for USB product 830/60 /100 Apr 13 22:21:59 roman kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:14.2-2 address 11 Apr 13 22:21:59 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Cli 4.x converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0 Apr 13 22:21:59 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm 4.0 / Cli 4.x converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html