[TriLUG] jpilot users

[M. Mueller (bhu5nji)]

Thanks for the lead.  I'll get on the list.  I really can't put off learning 
CVS any longer now.

I saw some favorable comments on the web at linux-usb related sites saying 
the Aten 232 type device works.  

This looks promising.

Mike M.

On Tuesday 05 February 2002 09:17 pm, you wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, M. Mueller (bhu5nji) posted the following:
>
> MMb>I just tried KPilot.  No luck.
> MMb>
> MMb>I have a working Palm IIIx, serial cradle, serial to USB adapter, USB
> port on MMb>laptop.  System worked on Windows ME and Palm software.
> MMb>
> MMb>Linux laptop sees USB serial portt when the adapter is plugged int. I
> chmod MMb>666 on /dev/ttyUSB0 and the underlying /dev/bus/usb/tts/0.  I
> configured MMb>KPilot with both port descriptors.
> MMb>
> MMb>The Hot Sync button on the cradle brought up KPilot a couple of times
> but the MMb>Pilot complained about a broken link.  KPIlot alerted me to the
> difference in MMb>Pilot user names, so there was at least some coherent
> data exchange.  The MMb>machine locked up twice in several tries as well.
> MMb>
> MMb>SHould I move on to jpilot?  Will that work better?  It's not loaded on
> my MMb>machine.  Has else anyone tried to use a serial to USB adapter?
>
> You have to get the cvs version of pilot-link to make the usb thingy
> work. David Desrosiers (pilot-link's author) hangs out on the jpilot
> list so I've seen that one asked and answered a few times.