Thanks to Mark Bowyer, a kind soul on this list, I have my Sony Ericsson P900 *almost* syncing. I've got it to sync succesfully with the backup plugin, so I now have a large number of vcf files in /home/matt/phone/backup. Importing these into Evolution, though, is an extremely arduous process because it only does one file at a time (if I send my whole contacts folder over by Bluetooth, and try to import that big VCF file, Evolution chokes, even version 2).
So what I would really like to do is to sync with Evolution 2, but using the same pair as the working backup plugin, except swapping the backup side for 'Ximian Evolution 2', doesn't work. If I try to do it the phone simply says 'Connection failed' straight away, although it doesn't disconnect from the rfcomm socket. Following are the relevant configuration files I'm using, and the output from syslog when I try to sync. Note that even though I've configured mrouter.zone, I still seem to be disconnected after 1.5 minutes - not a problem with the backup plugin because it can finish within that space of time, and potentially not a problem with Evolution once it works for me, but it might be a sign that I haven't got everything right yet. Once I have this working, I'm quite happy to write up a tutorial for Debian/multisync/P900 if it might help someone - neither Edd Dumbill's post nor p800.gesel.nu got me nearly as close as Mark's advice did, but then again I'm no expert. Hope someone can help! Best wishes, Matt PS Am using Debian experimental builds from the CVS of 3 November. PPS Have also tried doing a 'Backup <-> Evo 2' plugin, but that didn't work either. -------------FILE /etc/bind/named.conf---------------- options { directory "/var/named"; query-source address * port 53; }; zone "mrouter" in { type master; notify no; file "/var/named/mrouter.zone"; }; ----------------EOF------------------------------------ ----------------FILE /var/named/mrouter.zone----------- $TTL 86400 $ORIGIN mrouter. @ IN SOA @ root ( 42 ; serial (d. adams) 3H ; refresh 15M ; retry 1W ; expiry 1D ) ; minimum IN NS @ IN A 127.0.0.1 wsockhost.mrouter. IN A 169.254.1.1 IN NS 169.254.1.1 ------------------EOF--------------------------------- -----------------FILE /etc/ppp/options---------------- noauth nodetach debug passive silent crtscts lock local proxyarp ms-dns 169.254.1.68 169.254.1.68:169.254.1.1 ----------------EOF------------------------------------ -----------------LOG OUTPUT---------------------------- Nov 5 10:56:33 mkay-t42 dund[2562]: Bluetooth DUN daemon Nov 5 10:56:33 mkay-t42 hcid[1699]: link_key_request (sba=00:20:E0:79:1B:BB, dba=00:0A:D9:EB:6F:30) Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 dund[2563]: New connection from 00:0A:D9:EB:6F:30 Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: pppd 2.4.2 started by root, uid 0 Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: using channel 1 Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Using interface ppp0 Nov 5 10:56:39 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/rfcomm0 Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0xb2322120> <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x721f257> <pcomp> <accomp>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <magic 0xb2322120> <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x721f257> <pcomp> <accomp>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: kernel does not support PPP filtering Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 169.254.1.68>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 11 05 00 01 03>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 11 05 00 01 03>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 169.254.1.1> <ms-dns1 169.254.1.68> <ms-dns3 169.254.1.68>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 <deflate 15> <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x2] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 169.254.1.68>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mppe -H -M -S -L -D +C>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x2 <mppe -H -M -S -L -D +C>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 169.254.1.1> <ms-dns1 169.254.1.68> <ms-dns3 169.254.1.68>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 169.254.1.1> <ms-dns1 169.254.1.68> <ms-dns3 169.254.1.68>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: local IP address 169.254.1.68 Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: remote IP address 169.254.1.1 Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 2592) Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x3 80 fd 01 02 00 04] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x4 <predictor 1>] Nov 5 10:56:41 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 2592), status = 0x0 Nov 5 10:56:44 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x4 <predictor 1>] ********THEN, PRESS SYNC ON THE PHONE AND WAIT FOR IT TO SAY************ ********READING, WRITING A FEW TIMES UNTIL IT GETS TO MIDDLE************ ********OF STATUS BAR, THEN PRESS SYNC ON MULTISYNC 'SYNCML************* ********/EVO2 PAIR'. (THIS PROCEDURE WORKS FOR BACKUP)****************** Nov 5 10:57:26 mkay-t42 last message repeated 3 times ********WAIT...........................********************************* Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x2] Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: LCP terminated by peer Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Connect time 1.5 minutes. Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Sent 10027 bytes, received 177100 bytes. Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 2613) Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: sent [LCP TermAck id=0x2] Nov 5 10:58:10 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid 2613), status = 0x0 Nov 5 10:58:13 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Connection terminated. Nov 5 10:58:13 mkay-t42 pppd[2569]: Exit. -------------------------------EOF-------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ Multisync-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/multisync-users