check this site : http://www.handspring.com/developers/documentation.jhtml download the "Handspring Product Guide" for your particular model. it'll have pinout descriptions for the cradle on page 12 (for a normal visor). it may differ for other models... basically, you need to short pins 3 & 4 to start a hotsync operation. if you can get this to work, please let me know! there's also some information on Palm.com about testing the cradle interface using a terminal window. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Barrett [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 10:31 AM > To: Eugene Linux User's Group > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [EUG-LUG:298] q: PalmPilot/Visor uplink-sync on Linux (no > cradle) > > I am having some problems getting my visor to sync using only the usb > cable (not the usb cradle that it came with)... and am wondering if anyone > has any experience with this or knows where documentation might be. I > have seen the regular howto's but it seems not covered(?) > > Maybe someone knows if the "hotsync" button, which I believe to be the key > component, is simply a switch on which line (that I could simply hack onto > the cable)?? The idea being that the cradle is far too cumbersome for > mobile use, with laptop or other usb device. > > Currently things seem to work, up to the point of needing to send the sync > request from my handspring visor, and the software signal doesn't seem to > cut it! I should at least be able to get a terminal session while > connected, right? Humph, I'm tired of using the windoze update and am > ready for a more integrated solution. > > Thanks for the time, > > Ben > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > - > "slide" to www.euglug.org, cs.uoregon.edu/open shanti, shalom > Finally, I (this text) would be delighted to be included, in whole or in > part, in your next discussion of self-reference. With that in mind, > please allow me to appologize in advance for infecting you.
