Re: visor syncing troubles.

[Joschi <joschi eds org>]

That seemed to have done the trick... does anyone know off the top of
their head if a bug has been filed on this?

-Joschi

On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 22:57, paul wrote:
> I had this problem also. Here's how I got around it. 
> I installed a "generic" kernel and compliled the "visor" module under
> serial USB devices. Then "modprobe visor" to load the module. lsmod to
> confirm that it is loaded. You can probably skip this part because you
> have already gotten it to backup the Visor. So lsmod to make sure the
> module is loaded is probably enough.
> 
> I installed J-pilot.
> Then I use Jpilot to backup the Visor, first I configure J-pilot not to
> sync anything, just backup the Visor. Then I press the sync button on
> the Visor cradle, then click the sync button onscreen in the J-pilot
> program. Jpilot will then back up my visor. It appears to use the
> gnome-conduits to do it. And it also seems to setup some parameter that
> the conduits don't by themselves.
> 
> Then I can unload J-pilot and sync to my hearts content with the
> Gnome-Pilot conduits. 
> The very first time I tried this, it would not work. I killed the setup
> wizard and entered the username and ID number manually in the pilot
> settings. The next time I tried it it errored, the number I put in was
> wrong and it told me the correct number the pilot had. I then re-entered
> the correct number in the pilot settings and from then on it works.
> I did have to go into the conduit settings and enable the conduits for
> Evolution. I am copying from my Visor everytime. I tried syncing and it
> doubled most of my entries, it took me over an hour to delete the
> duplicates.I also turned off all the other ones, Evolution is the only
> Gnome thing that I am syncing to so I can't speak for how well they
> work.
> 
> Hope this helps..
> 
> PK
> 
> Once that is completed
> On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 17:09, Joschi wrote:
> > Hey people,
> > 
> > I'm trying to get my USB visor to sync up with Evolution for the first
> > time and and having some trouble.Here's what happens
> > 
> > - Choose Tools->Pilot Settings
> > 
> > - it brings up the gnome pilot control center capplet and the druid pops
> > up
> > 
> > - i make sure my device is right
> > 
> > - chose "yes I've used sync software before" (on windows)
> > 
> > - hit sync when it tells me it is going to retrive my user name
> > 
> > - it chirps, goes to identifying user on the palm... 
> > 
> > ... then nothing, the palm times out
> > 
> > I've gotten my box to backup my visor's data using pilot-xfer so that's
> > not the problem.  Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
> > 
> > Sorry if you've seen this question a million times, I couldn;t find an
> > answere in the archives.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Joschi
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > gnome-pilot-list mailing list
> > gnome-pilot-list gnome org
> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-pilot-list
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> gnome-pilot-list mailing list
> gnome-pilot-list gnome org
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-pilot-list