[Bug 48550] Re: kpilot crashes

Fri Nov 23 15:44:43 UTC 2007

My situation seems to be relevant; this has been posted on the Ubuntu-
KDE-PIM site as well.

Apparently this task is beyond my abilities and I need help.  I recently
purchased a new Palm TX and want to sync it with the KDE-PIM suite
Kontact (calendar, contacts, notes, to-do, email).  I am using KPilot
(4.9.2-358 for KDE 3.5.8) on Kubuntu (7.10-Gutsy).  Here are the results
of my current configuration.  I am willing to provide any additional
information when requested.

> Palm cradle is connected directly by USB to my DELL Latitude D820 Laptop (not through a USB hub or docking station).  
> Palm HotSync is configured to connect to the 'PC' via the 'Cradle/Cable' at a speed of '9,600 bps' while set to 'Automatic' Flow Control.
> KPilot 'Wizard' failed at 30% reporting KPilot crashed was caused by a signal 11 (already reported multiple time on Bug list w/o solution).  Back to the Wizard configuration screen, I set my Use name to 'john' (as listed on the Palm HotSync screen) and set Device to '/dev/ttyUSB3'.  I saved these setting by selecting 'Next' then 'Finish' (default set to 'KDE-PIM suite') in order to create '/dev/pilot'.
> The file '/dev/pilot' points to 'ttyUSB3'.
> The file '/dev/ttyUSB3' permissions are set to 'Can Read & Write' for 'Others'.
> Linked Palm device to the correct USB port using 'ln -s /dev/ttyUSB3 /dev/pilot'
> ensured permissions by 'chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB3'  
> Inserted the following line in '/etc/udev/rules.d/10-custom.rules'.
	BUS="usb", SYSFS{product}="Palm Handheld*", KERNEL="ttyUSB*", NAME{ignore_remove}="pilot", MODE="666" 
> Inserted the word 'Visor' after the last line in '/etc/modules'.

After rebooting and the KPilot Daemon in my taskbar tray, I opened
Konsole and entered 'tail -f /var/log/messages' to see how the above
configuration worked while attempting to HotSync my Palm device; results
follow:

> With the Palm resting in the cradle.  The following lines list in the Konsole:
Nov 23 07:35:14 john-laptop kernel: [34783.644000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB3
Nov 23 07:42:58 john-laptop kernel: [35247.460000] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 8
Nov 23 07:42:58 john-laptop kernel: [35247.460000] visor ttyUSB2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB2
Nov 23 07:42:58 john-laptop kernel: [35247.460000] visor ttyUSB3: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB3
Nov 23 07:42:58 john-laptop kernel: [35247.460000] visor 4-1:1.0: device disconnected
Nov 23 07:44:27 john-laptop kernel: [35336.520000] usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 9
Nov 23 07:44:28 john-laptop kernel: [35336.692000] usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 23 07:44:28 john-laptop kernel: [35336.696000] visor 4-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected
Nov 23 07:44:28 john-laptop kernel: [35336.696000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB2
Nov 23 07:44:28 john-laptop kernel: [35336.696000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB3

> Pressing the Palm HotSync button, Palm reports “Connecting with desktop using Cradle/Cable”.  The following lines list in the Konsole:
Nov 23 07:46:15 john-laptop kernel: [35444.628000] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 9
Nov 23 07:46:15 john-laptop kernel: [35444.628000] visor ttyUSB2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB2
Nov 23 07:46:15 john-laptop kernel: [35444.628000] visor ttyUSB3: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB3
Nov 23 07:46:15 john-laptop kernel: [35444.628000] visor 4-1:1.0: device disconnected
Nov 23 07:46:16 john-laptop kernel: [35445.372000] usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 10
Nov 23 07:46:16 john-laptop kernel: [35445.544000] usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 23 07:46:16 john-laptop kernel: [35445.548000] visor 4-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected
Nov 23 07:46:16 john-laptop kernel: [35445.548000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB2
Nov 23 07:46:16 john-laptop kernel: [35445.548000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB3

 > Palm reports “The connection between your device and the desktop could not be established.  Please check your setup and try again”.  The following lines list in the Konsole:
Nov 23 07:48:29 john-laptop kernel: [35578.440000] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 10
Nov 23 07:48:29 john-laptop kernel: [35578.440000] visor ttyUSB2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB2
Nov 23 07:48:29 john-laptop kernel: [35578.440000] visor ttyUSB3: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB3
Nov 23 07:48:29 john-laptop kernel: [35578.440000] visor 4-1:1.0: device disconnected
Nov 23 07:48:30 john-laptop kernel: [35579.184000] usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 11
Nov 23 07:48:30 john-laptop kernel: [35579.356000] usb 4-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Nov 23 07:48:30 john-laptop kernel: [35579.360000] visor 4-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected
Nov 23 07:48:30 john-laptop kernel: [35579.360000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB2
Nov 23 07:48:30 john-laptop kernel: [35579.360000] usb 4-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB3

What am I missing here, where have I gone a stray?  Does anyone have a
suggestion to help me make this work?  I seem to be chasing my tail on
this one.

Thank you/  jwillar

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