Re: [SLUG] usb help

From: Carson Wilcox (carsonwilcox@mail.arczip.com)
Date: Mon Dec 16 2002 - 19:25:58 EST


Thanks for the response.
What I found was:

1: I had to upgrade to pilot-link 0.11.1
2: Palm has to be bound to ttyUSB1
3: The hotsync button on the cradle has to be pressed before
   running pilot-link

After all of that it worked fine.

Thanks again
Carson

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Mark Polhamus <meplists@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: slug@nks.net
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 07:47:01 -0500

>Have you looked at the Palm OS Desktop HOWTO? New version is at
>http://www.redbug.uklinux.net/palm/pc-connect.html#PC-CONNECT-USB
>
>I can sync a Handpring Visor throught the USB port, but I believe
the newer
>Palms have different requirements.
>
>
>-- Mark Polhamus
>
>Carson Wilcox wrote:
>> I hope someone can help me with this.
>> I'm using Mandrake 8.2 on my laptop and have been syncing my
palm
>> throuh the usb port using a usb to serial converter for some
time.
>>
>> Over the weekend I got a new palm that has a usb connection and
I
>> can't seem to get the usb port on the laptop to recognize it.
>>
>> What do I need to do to make the usb port on the laptop work
like
>> a usb port and actually see the palm.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Carson
>
>
>



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