On Mon, 2007-12-10 at 19:52 +0000, Mark Ellis wrote: > Thought it was time for a new thread. > > I would actually like to get started on this sooner rather than later, > so I thought I'd throw this out, see if anyone can catch any problems > before I go anywhere. The layout is terrible, hope it makes sense. > > The scripts and binary will be as one, but I've broken it down into WM5 > and legacy because the earlier steps will be distinct > > > WM5 > --- > > 1) > device connected > hal match - @info.parent:info.linux.driver = rndis_host > or > @info.parent:pda.platform = pocketpc > > 2) > callout - shell script > > ifconfig interface > > finally call... > > 3) > hal-dccm --iface= --dev-ip= etc... > initiate device connection, read info packet > add info packet as properties to hal > add other properties to hal ref. > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncIntegration/HalDesign > monitor hal for device disconnection > > provide dbus method for clients requesting rapi connection > or > add interface to hal to do this, request passed to us > ** can we do this if we are not an addon, need to check hal > docs > > exits when hal flags device removed > > > legacy > ------ > > 1) > device connected > hal match - info.capabilities = serial > and > @info.parent:info.linux.driver = ipaq > > 2) > callout - shell script > > bring up ppp on serial.device - most of this will come from synce-serial > scripts > ** may have to bring up dccm before ppp > > finally call... > > 3) > hal-dccm --legacy --dev-ip= etc... > wait for device connection, read info packet > add info packet as properties to hal > add other properties to hal re. > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SyncIntegration/HalDesign > monitor hal for device disconnection > > provide dbus method for clients requesting rapi connection > or > add interface to hal to do this, request passed to us > ** can we do this if we are not an addon, need to check hal > docs > > exits when hal flags device removed > > > > Mostly it'll be a stripped down odccm, bundled with some scripting to do > the interface set up. Any comments ? > > Mark >
This is pretty much exactly what i had been thinking about. You are my hero. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ SynCE-Devel mailing list SynCE-Devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/synce-devel
