Re: SuSE 11.0 not synchronizing through a USB port

[Matt Davey <mcdavey mrao cam ac uk>]

> I've just tried to synchronize my Palm Tungsten E2 through to my desktop
> computer running openSUSE 11.0 via a USB port. After starting
> Gnome-Pilot I just cannot get the device to connect for an initial
> synchronization, my Palm just times out, saying the connection could not
> be established.

Hi there,

If you search this list for "suse" you will find a thread from
last month including this response:

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Sorry you've been having trouble on openSUSE 11.
You may be having trouble with bug 484509:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484509

The first thing to do is to suspend hald while you start gpilotd.  This
will prevent gpilotd from using HAL for detecting devices, and it will
fall back to polling.

If that works, then you can try compiling from svn, or applying a patch:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-pilot-list/2008-March/msg00028.html

By the way, if you remove the sync applet from your panel that should
stop gpilotd from re-launching automatically.

Also, I've updated the wiki page to reflect the 2.0.16 release.  A
2.0.17 release is probably a good idea, as the HAL bug is affecting
distribs.
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Feel free to email the maintainer of the SUSE gnome-pilot package to
alert them to this issue.  You can also raise bugs on the suse site,
I guess.

Hope this helps,

Matt

> 
> Before, some time ago with openSUSE 10.3 there was no problem and on my
> wife's laptop running Windows Xp, (quick dash for some oral hygiene),
> both USB and Bluetooth run like a dream.
> 
> I have even rescued my old Tungsten E from the back of the cupboard to
> try it out with a standard USB lead without success. Other USB devices
> connect without problems but not the Palm.
> 
> Has anybody got an ideas; is this a problem with me and my system or, is
> there a problem with openSUSE 11.0?
> 
> Best regards
> Ray
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