Re: Gnome-pilot consistently crashes.

["Øystein Gisnås" <oystein gisnas net>]

On 29/07/06, Dave M G <martin autotelic com> wrote:
> 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.
>
> --
> Dave M G
>
>
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