Gnome-pilot consistently crashes.

[Dave M G <martin autotelic com>]

Gnome Pilot List,

I have subscribed to this list in hopes of enlisting expert advice, as I 
have stumped my local Linux User's Group.

I have a Palm Pilot TX and Ubuntu Dapper 6.06.

The issue is that when trying to hotsync with gnome-pilot, there are two 
significant issues. One is that it only rarely connects at all. The 
other issue is that when it does, and begins the process of syncing, it 
always crashes before completing.

With the first issue, I'm not sure what to say. After weeks of struggle, 
I was able to get to the point where I could complete the wizard 
(druid?) that starts when one first runs gnome-pilot. It found my Palm, 
retrieved my user name, and created a directory for back up files in my 
home directory. After that, getting gnome pilot to successfully connect 
requires conditions that I have not yet been able to determine.

For example, if I successfully get a connection, it will go through and 
then crash (see issue #2). After that, getting a connection again seems 
only possible if I reboot. Or, sometimes if I restart the process, I can 
get it again. Also, if my Palm ever times out while waiting for a 
hotsync (say if I'm experimenting with using J-Pilot), then I can not 
get a connection with gpilot again.

All in all it's seemingly random as to when I can get a connection and 
when I can't.

The second issue is that when I do successfully connect to gpilot and it 
tries to synchronize, it crashes every time. The second progress bar 
gets to the exact same point at about three quarters complete, and then 
it crashes. It gives me a warning which says gnome-pilot had ended 
unexpectedly, and asks if I would like to "inform developers". I tried 
informing the developers the first time it happened. But it was too 
lengthy a process to repeat each time it crashed.

I have experimented with turning of all the conduits, and then turning 
them on one by one. But regardless of which conduit I'm using, the 
result is the same.

It might also be worth mentioning that I can not at all succeed in 
syncing with J-pIlot, pilot-xfer, kpilot, or pilotmanager. So as 
inconsistent and crash-prone as gpilot is, it has so far got further 
than any other app.

If there is more specific information needed, please let me know what to 
provide and what commands I need to extract the information. Please be 
aware that I am an end-user, not a Linux-guru, so I can not be relied 
upon to understand explanations that are too technical.

Thank you for reading this, and I look forward to any help anyone may be 
able to provide.

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Dave M G