Re: [tlug] Here we go with the Palm Pilot

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

Scott ,

> >     
> Try changing the software settings to /dev/ttyUSB0 and see if that works.

No joy with either USB0 or USB1:

****************************************
Syncing on device /dev/ttyUSB1
Press the HotSync button now
****************************************
pi_bind error: /dev/ttyUSB1 No such file or directory
Check your serial port and settings
Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
Finished
****************************************
Syncing on device /dev/ttyUSB0
Press the HotSync button now
****************************************
pi_bind error: /dev/ttyUSB0 No such file or directory
Check your serial port and settings
Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
Finished

> The trick is to do a tail -f /var/log/messages, then press the hotsync 
> button on the PDA and see what the kernel recognizes

From that command, it seems to connect on both, which is consistent 
with what I've read on web sites. My understanding, which could be 
wrong, is that the ttyUSB0 connection is some "base" connection that is 
necessary, but the real transferring of data and all the action is on 
ttyUSB1. So both are needed, but it's ttyUSB1 which applications like 
J-Pilot do their magic. Of course, I could be totally wrong about all of 
that.

dave@example.com:~$ tail -f /var/log/messages
Apr  7 13:06:49 localhost kernel: [4374398.703000] usb 2-1.1: new full 
speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
Apr  7 13:06:50 localhost kernel: [4374398.797000] visor 2-1.1:1.0: 
Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected
Apr  7 13:06:50 localhost kernel: [4374398.798000] usb 2-1.1: Handspring 
Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Apr  7 13:06:50 localhost kernel: [4374398.798000] usb 2-1.1: Handspring 
Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB1
Apr  7 13:07:18 localhost kernel: [4374426.957000] usb 2-1.1: USB 
disconnect, address 6
Apr  7 13:07:18 localhost kernel: [4374426.957000] visor ttyUSB0: 
Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
Apr  7 13:07:18 localhost kernel: [4374426.957000] visor ttyUSB1: 
Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
Apr  7 13:07:18 localhost kernel: [4374426.957000] visor 2-1.1:1.0: 
device disconnected

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Dave M G