Re: gnome-pilot config question

[Simon Roberts <thorpflyer yahoo com>]

----- Original Message ----

> From: Matt Davey <mcdavey mrao cam ac uk>
...
> Hi Simon,
> 
> [note to self: it's time to release 2.0.17]
> 
> On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 12:03 -0800, Simon Roberts wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I'm trying to use my palm device (Sony Clie, Palm OS 4.1) with the gnome pilot 
> applet to sync with Evolution under Open SuSE 11.0. I've done this before with 
> OpenSuSE 10.3, but since the upgrade, it's not working.
... 
> Your issue is almost certainly due to changes in hal that occurred after
> the release of gnome-pilot 2.0.15.  Take a look at this recent posting
> for more info and a patch: 
> http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-pilot-list/2008-November/msg00001.html
> 
> You should raise a bug against OpenSuse.
> 
> By the way, a workaround is:
> 1.  kill any running gpilotd
> 2.  stop hald
> 3.  configure your palm using 'gpilotd-control-applet'
> 4.  restart hald

Many thanks. I believe OpenSuSE 11.1 is due out in about 2 weeks. I think I might just use JPilot until then, then have another try after that release. Otherwise, I'll look out for 2.0.17, which I infer is perhaps also capable of fixing this?

Cheers,
Simon