Simon,
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Handspring-Visor.html
>
> What are you trying to use for syncing?
>
> I was using gnome-pilot but swapped to multisync when gnome-pilot
> wouldn't work with my Treo :-(
>
> I've since found out that gnome-pilot needed to be a patched witht he
> Treo's model number which I did and it works fine again.
I went through the howto,
modprobe visor
returns nothing
kernel is
Linux roman 2.4.20-28.7 #1 Thu Dec 18 11:31:59 EST 2003 i686 unknown
usb controller is
00:14.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
(prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 9
I/O ports at 2420 [size=32]
/dev/usb already has:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] usb]# ls
dabusb0 dabusb7 dc2xx4 lp15 mdc80012 scanner0 scanner7 ttyUSB4
dabusb1 dabusb8 dc2xx5 lp2 mdc80013 scanner1 scanner8 ttyUSB5
dabusb10 dabusb9 dc2xx6 lp3 mdc80014 scanner10 scanner9 ttyUSB6
dabusb11 dc2xx0 dc2xx7 lp4 mdc80015 scanner11 ttyUSB0 ttyUSB7
dabusb12 dc2xx1 dc2xx8 lp5 mdc8002 scanner12 ttyUSB1 ttyUSB8
dabusb13 dc2xx10 dc2xx9 lp6 mdc8003 scanner13 ttyUSB10 ttyUSB9
dabusb14 dc2xx11 lp0 lp7 mdc8004 scanner14 ttyUSB11
dabusb15 dc2xx12 lp1 lp8 mdc8005 scanner15 ttyUSB12
dabusb2 dc2xx13 lp10 lp9 mdc8006 scanner2 ttyUSB13
dabusb3 dc2xx14 lp11 mdc8000 mdc8007 scanner3 ttyUSB14
dabusb4 dc2xx15 lp12 mdc8001 mdc8008 scanner4 ttyUSB15
dabusb5 dc2xx2 lp13 mdc80010 mdc8009 scanner5 ttyU
i made these symlinks
[EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]# ln -s /dev/ttyUSB1 palmusb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] dev]# ln -s /dev/ttyUSB1 pilotusb
under Evolution/Tools/Pilot Settings/Pilot Conduits/Devices I have:
name:USB
port: /dev/palmusb
speed; 57600
timeout 2
type handspring USB
pressing hotsync on cradle returns:
Apr 13 22:46:55 roman kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:14.2-2, assigned
address
12
Apr 13 22:46:55 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter detected
Apr 13 22:46:55 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
Apr 13 22:46:55 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB1 (or usb/tts/1 for devfs)
Apr 13 22:46:58 roman /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup visor for USB product
830/60
/100
Apr 13 22:47:55 roman kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:14.2-2
address
12
Apr 13 22:47:55 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
Apr 13 22:47:55 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
----
if I press hotsync, then, execute pilot-xfer, I get:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] palm]# pilot-xfer -p /dev/palmusb -b t3backup
Port: /dev/palmusb
Please press the HotSync button now...
Apr 13 23:07:41 roman kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:14.2-2, assigned
address
13
Apr 13 23:07:41 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter detected
Apr 13 23:07:41 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
Apr 13 23:07:41 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now attached to ttyUSB1 (or usb/tts/1 for devfs)
Apr 13 23:07:44 roman /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup visor for USB product
830/60
/100
Apr 13 23:09:46 roman kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:14.2-2
address
13
Apr 13 23:09:46 roman kernel: usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 226
Apr 13 23:09:46 roman kernel: visor.c: Bytes In = 28 Bytes Out = 0
Apr 13 23:09:46 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
Apr 13 23:09:46 roman kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor / Treo / Palm
4.0 /
Cli 4.x converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
=====
any suggestions ?
in log above it mentions 'Palm 4.0', is Palm 5 different, perhaps ?
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