Re: Problem synching Handspring Treo 180g over USB

[Thomas Maeder <maeder+gnome-pilot-list glue ch>]

Am Son, 2003-07-06 um 14.18 schrieb David A. Desrosiers:
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> > 1. Synching now works, but only if gnome-control-center is running, and
> >    even then only if the Palm dialog was or is opened
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> 	Sounds like you didn't configure the Palm in gpilotd-control-applet.

I did. Otherwise would synching start at all?


> You definately don't need gnome-control-center running to sync your Palm.

I most definitely currently need it. Do you mean that I *shouldn't* need
it? (When in doubt, blame my English :-) )


> Are you sure gpilotd is running?

gpilotd is installed. Before I have started gnome-control-center for the
first time after booting, no gpilotd process is running. When I open and
close the "Palm OS Devices" applet in the control center, the process is
running, even if I close the control center. Synching only starts with
the control center open; in the moment the Treo signals that synching
has ended, the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock lights start flashing, and I
have to reboot.


> You're not logged into GNOME as root, are you?

Logging into Gnome?

I am using KDE; I have several Gnome packages installed, though. I start
Evolution and the control center as non-root. This is a (hopefully
exhaustive) list of the Gnome packages installed:

aspell-de-0.50.2-73
aspell-en-0.50.2-1.ximian.7.2
bonobo-activation-2.2.0-36
control-center2-2.2.0.1-29
evolution-1.4.0-0.ximian.7.6
evolution-pilot-1.4.0-0.ximian.7.6
gail-1.2.0-31
gnome-applets2-2.2.0-35
gnome-desktop-2.2.0.1-26
gnome-mime-data-2.2.0-25
gnome-panel-2.2.0.1-27
gnome-pilot-2.0.9-0.ximian.7.3
gnome-pilot-applet-2.0.9-0.ximian.7.3
gnome-pilot-conduits-2.0.9-0.ximian.7.1
gnome-spell1.0-1.0.4-0.ximian.7.1
gnome-vfs2-2.2.1-28
gtkhtml3.0-3.0.5-0.ximian.7.2
libbonobo-2.2.0-35
libbonoboui-2.2.0-36
libgal2.0-modules-1.99.7-0.ximian.7.2
libgal2.0_3-1.99.7-0.ximian.7.2
libglade2-2.0.1-104
libgnome-2.2.0.1-39
libgnomecanvas-2.2.0.2-0.ximian.7.2
libgnomeprint-2.2.1.1-32
libgnomeprintui-2.2.1.1-31
libgnomeui-2.2.0.1-35
libgtkhtml3.0_2-3.0.5-0.ximian.7.2
libgtop2-2.0.1-47
libsoup-1.99.23-0.ximian.7.1
libwnck-2.2.0-37
linc-1.0.1-23
metacity-2.4.34-31
orbit2-2.6.0-21
startup-notification-0.5-34


Is anything missing? What processes should be running when I start
Evolution 1.4 so that I'd be able to sync?


> > 2. At the end of the synchronization, my workstation freezes; the Caps
> >    Lock and Scroll Lock indication lamps on the keyboard are flashing, and
> >    the only thing I have found to do to go on is reboot.
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> 	This sounds like a known kernel issue. Are you sure you are running
> the Linux kernel version 2.4.21 or later?

Good point. No, I'm running 2.4.20. I'll try upgrading to 2.4.21.
Thanks.