Re: Neo Visor/Evo 1.4MDK 9.1 - won't sync first time w/out entering Pilot Settings

["David A. Desrosiers" <hacker gnu-designs com>]

> Closing gives me an error message that the connection to '/dev/pilot' is
> not present. It doesn't matter if I use /dev/ttyUSB1' instead of the
> symlink, same result. Once I accept this error message, pressing the
> hotsync button on the cradle makes the connection and I am able to sync
> for as long as Evo is up and running. Sometimes, it lasts for as long as I
> am booted up.

	A couple of things:

	1.) Don't use devfs. Nobody is using it anymore, and the problems
	    with it are vast and many. If you must use it, statically create
	    device for your Palm handheld in /dev/, and make sure it remains
	    persistant through reboots.

	2.) Don't use hotplug for the visor driver. Blacklist it in the
            /etc/hotplug/blacklist file, so it is not loaded by the daemon
            itself. Add 'visor' to /etc/modules.conf, and let it load once,
            and remain loaded, at boot time.

> I have tried entering setting directly in Gnome Control Panel, but the
> same issue stands. I've noticed that the /.gpilotd directory is empty.
> Shouldn't I be seeing a configuration file in there?

	If you can run gpilotd-control-applet, and configure your Palm (not
as root, of course) and save that configuration, it should be put into
~/.gnome2/gnome-pilot.d/, not ~/.gpilotd. Make sure ownership and
permissions permit that, of course.

> Someone must be in a similar situation and found a way to have Evo
> remember its sync settings.

	Evo just calls the gpilotd applet as required, it doesn't actually
"sync" itself. It just reads the gnome-pilot data through a series of
conduits configured within Evo itself.

> The others work, but I need the functionality of Evo and that is my
> preference.

	Oddly, I found the opposite results. I can't do with Evolution, what
I can do with pine, for example (with the power and flexibility of mail,
that is. Of course, pine doesn't do calendaring, so that's a different
issue).

	Many people have Evolution working with their Palm handhelds,
without too much trouble. I'm sure your issues are just local configuration
related.


d.