On Monday 15 Apr 2002 3:10 pm, Brian Koppe wrote:
> I remember hearins somewhere that Linux can sync up with Pam devices.
> Anyone know if this can work with Mandrake 8.2 and a Sony Clie and
Here's the full gruesome detail (for my T425; other devices are probably
similar). It's a little tricky; compiler options have to be set when
building pilot-link and the actual hotsync is not perfect.
The steps are as follows:
1. From www.pilot-link.org download the archive:
pilot-link-0.10.99.tar.gz
2. Detar it into its own folder:
cd ~
tar zxvf pilot-link-0.10.99.tar.gz
3. Configure (note the compiler options, which are all one line):
cd pilot-link-0.10.99
./configure --prefix=/usr/etc/pilot-link --with-perl5=no
--with-python=no
4. Make and install:
make
su
<password>
make install
exit
5. Add the directory in which the pilot-link packages are installed to
your directory path by editing ~/.bash_profile and adding
/usr/etc/pilot-link/bin:
{ my PATH was
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
and now looks like
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:/usr/etc/pilot-link/bin }
6. Tell Linux this updated path exists:
source ~/.bash_profile
7. At last everything is ready! You should be able to type commands
like, for example,
pilot-xfer -p /dev/usb/tts/1 -s ~/clie-backup
which will back up the Clie to ~/clie-backup. (It may be possible that
your setup thinks the Clie is on /dev/usb/tts/0 or some other USB
port).
8. Using pilot-link is sometimes a little sticky on my PC as it waits
indefinitely on the first hotsync after booting. I have to:
a. enter the pilot-xfer (or whatever) command;
b. press the button on the cradle;
c. Linux waits indefinitely, so cancel out of the hotsync at both ends
by pressing the Cancel button on the Clie screen and Ctrl-C on the
keyboard;
d. enter the command again and press the button - this time it works;
e. repeat step d. for other commands; the indefinite wait is only on the
first hotsync.
Doubtless there's some way of working round steps a to c, but what I've
got is good enough. Note that the command in d may have to be entered
several times (up-arrow and return) because the Clie takes a little
time to realise something's trying to communicate with it :)
There's a useful mailing list and other information at:
http://kreucher.net/clie/
Alastair
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