Thanks but I don't have an SD card in my Centro. Jean
--- In [email protected], Alli <a...@...> wrote: > > Here's a reply to the same issue from a while back from Michael Hodish: > > TreoI've been fighting with the instability of this for months... often > getting the error message about "serial port not available, in use by another > application", or something like that (shows on the phone). > > The error log contains: "Protocol Error: Unknown error. (6410)" > > Following many many repetitive fixes found on line was fruitless. > > Finally, came across a support page on palm.com for network synching, of a > different device, but giving the same 4 digit error code in the log... and it > says that if you have MEDIA files on the SD card, it will do this. > > Remove the card, and, presto, synching works like it should have all along. > > I guess some how if you have media files on the sd card, that occupies a > serial port. Weird. > > At any rate, I hope this is useful to someone else. > > Mike > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > On 9/5/2010 2:43 PM, Jean wrote: > > Hello > > > > I'm trying to get my Centro to hotsync with Palm desktop on Windows 7. > > > > I've been told that it has to be via bluetooth. > > > > I have Palm dsktop 6.2.2 > > > > My laptop can see the Centro and the Centro can see the laptop via > > bluetooth. > > > > The Centro bluetooth asks me to set up a virtual serial Com port on the > > laptop which I believe I have done (COM6). I have set it as an Incoming > > port. > > > > In Hotsync settings on the laptop, I have ticked Bluetooth and Serial on > > the Connections tab. > > > > When I initiate the Hotsync, it says "Connecting with the desktop using > > JeanTosh (my laptop) then fails with > > "Unable to initiate HotSync operation because the port is in use by another > > application". > > > > Any ideas???? > > > > Palm support doesn't seem to cover Windows 7. > > http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/common/article/49229_en.html > > > > I imagine someone out there has successfully done this.Please help! > > Thanks, > > Jean > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
