Re: HotSync shows two settings dialogs, doesn't sync

[Ben Liblit <liblit cs wisc edu>]

Matt Davey wrote:
> 1. Can you use 'pilot-xfer -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -l' to list the files
>    on your device?  This will verify that the kernel/usb/pilot-link
>    part of the system is functioning properly.

Yes, this works fine provided that the "/dev/ttyUSB0" file already 
exists when I run the command.  So in reality what I did was:

	1. Press HotSync.
	2. Cancel the two settings dialogs which appear.
	3. Run "pilot-xfer ..."

Running pilot-xfer before pressing HotSync yields an "Unable to bind to 
port" message.  I thought pilot-xfer used to be able to wait for a 
missing device file to appear.  Or am I mistaken?  In any case, that's 
not the main issue we're looking at here.

> 2. Try disabling HAL and restart gpilotd:

If I leave gpilotd-applet in my panel, it tries to restart gpilotd 
automatically.  So I stopped HAL, killed gpilotd, observed that a new 
gpilotd process had already been started, then restarted HAL.  I still 
got the two settings dialogs and no sync as originally reported.

Next I tried removing gpilotd-applet.  I then stopped HAL (as root), 
killed gpilotd (as me), restarted gpilotd (as me), and restarted HAL (as 
root).  I then started to work through the gnome-pilot initial setup 
druid.  When I reached the "Initial Sync" step I pressed HotSync.  I 
still got two settings dialogs as before.  However, this time the 
settings druid successfully read my user name and ID and moved on to the 
next step after "Initial Sync".

I now pressed HotSync a second time and finally got a sync.  Yay!  Each 
time I press HotSync now, a sync is performed.  Yay again!  However, I 
*also* still get the two settings dialogs appearing each time.  Boo!

If I put gpilot-applet back in the panel, I can see a progress dialog 
during sync.  But this has no affect on the two settings dialogs, which 
still appear each time I press HotSync.

For the sake of completeness I tried killing and restarting gpilotd 
again, this time with HAL already running.  Situation remains as before: 
sync happens, but two extra settings dialogs appear as well.

I guess this is some kind of progress.  gnome-pilot now knows about my 
device and I can perform syncs.  But the two superfluous settings 
dialogs on each HotSync are still somewhat bothersome.