I have yet to bother with all this udev stuff. So many report it not working as designed, other report it working fine. To get my Treo 700p to sync on any Linux installation (Kubuntu, Arch, Slackware, Fedora Core), I have it load visor module and set up JPilot to find the Treo at /dev/ttyUSB1. Never fails me.
Under Ubuntu (or Kubuntu), you get the visor module to load by making sure it's in /etc/modules. On Wednesday 05 September 2007 08:19:04 pm Richard Todd Perry wrote: > OK, since there's at least a bit of interest, > I'll keep posting here until people tell me to go away. > > First of all, the basic setup. I'm using stock Ubuntu > 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) on a Dell Inspiron laptop. I have a Treo 700p. I'm > using the gpilotd daemon rather than the jpilot as I am using Evolution, > and gpilotd supposedly works better than jpilot with evolution. > > OK - first question. > > A look at my /proc/bus/usb/devices/ shows the below report: > > T: Bus=04 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 7 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 > D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=16 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=0830 ProdID=0061 Rev= 1.00 > S: Manufacturer=Palm, Inc. > S: Product=Palm Handheld > S: SerialNumber=PalmSN12345678 > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=500mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 4 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none) > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms > E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms > E: Ad=86(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms > E: Ad=07(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms > > Which is nice. But... I doubt the serial number, and I'm wondering about > the Vendor and ProdID codes. > > You see .. As per the instructions to setup a Palm device here: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PalmDeviceSetup > > ..I inserted my 700p into the /usr/share/gnome-pilot/devices.xm file > using the above vendor and product ID. However, looking elsewhere in the > same file, that same id is already assigned to a Zire 31. It doesn't > seem likely that they have the same id....so what's going on here? How > do I find the "real" product ID for a Treo 700p? Is this affecting > anything? > > Ok, that's enough for the moment. I have another issue pending, but one > at a time. > > For those that are interested, I would say that my integration between > my Treo and Ubuntu is about 50% so far (I've been working on this about > a month now). Basic functionality (with one exception - stay tuned to > next week's Puzzler) is good. However, big things still to work out: > 1) Bluetooth sync (which is supposedly possible.) > 2) Installing a mail ap on the Treo and having it sync to the desktop. I > should explain that I use my Treo as an organizer and a phone, but I > don't have an email/data plan. Honestly, I don't want one, either, but > it would be nice to be able to process email off-line on the Treo and > then send upon my next sync. I think Versamail will work for this, but > I'm not sure. > 3) Running desktop side "helper" applications within Wine or another > Windows emulator or native to Linux. For instance, I use SplashID quite > a bit. It's got a nice Windows desktop organizer which can streamline > the process of entering and managing passwords and data. It would be > nice to use it. > 4) An Open Office equivalent of Documents to Go. (that one's pie in the > sky, I think) > 5) Ditto for the Adobe Acrobat Reader helper app. (The basic reader on > the Treo works great, though.) > > > [Linux_advocacy_mode] > > For me, Ubuntu was...not hard. This Inspiron was purchased from Dell > with Ubuntu preinstalled (which was from here, by the way: > http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s >=dhs&~ck=mn ) but it's my fourth machine (fifth, if you count a old > dual-boot machine) in 12 years with some flavor of Linux and my third with > Ubuntu (which is by far the easiest version of the lot so far). I also run > Windows at work, have run Apple machines in the past and still keep one > machine here at home with XP (mostly for gaming.) My home network consists > of this Ubuntu laptop, a Ubuntu-only desktop machine, a Windows machine, > and a Ubuntu server (which is essentially just a place for media storage > and a laser printer.) > > Anyway, here's the thing on Linux. Ubuntu (and any version of Linux) > takes a bit more thought than Windows might usually, but I enjoy it, and > don't find that it affects my productivity - once I get my questions > answered. You do have to take the time to ask the questions, though. > > If you're interested in switching or trying it out, I would recommend > trying either Ubuntu or Freespire. Freespire (or its commercial > derivative, Linspire) is possibly a bit more "approachable" than Ubuntu > - it was specifically designed with the needs of a Windows "switcher" in > mind. However, it's based on KDE, and I've grown to prefer GNOME > (Ubuntu)...and if you don't understand what I just said, use Freespire - > you'll be just fine :^) Also, with either system, you can get a "live > CD" - a CD you can stick into your drive and boot from. This can allow > you to try out Linux with no lasting changes (although it will run a bit > slowly - CD speeds are much slower than hard drive.) Both also provide > support for "dual-boot" - you can have Windows and Ubuntu on the same > disc and pick one when you start up, allowing you to try them > side-by-side. > > Try it! It may or may not work as well or better for you. (You certainly > can't beat the value for the price, though!) For me? The final straw to > switch completely (ok, mostly) was a growing familiarity, the widening > support for and adoption of Ubuntu, and the price of Vista > upgrades....however, there are as many right answers as there are > people, so whatever works for you! > > [/Linux_advocacy_mode] > > Thanks for reading - I hope someone may have a suggestion on the above > question. > > Regards - > > Richard T Perry > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
