Palm Pilot

[Derek Broughton]

Neil Winchurst wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 21:52:43 -0500
> manchicken <manchicken at notsosoft.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Try unloading the visor module, and using libusb.  To use libusb, just
>> set the device to "usb:".
>> 
>> I've been using libusb with my Treo 700p for a while, and it works like a
>> charm most of the time.  It's a little less than stable in Gutsy, but
>> it's only resulted in daemon crashes, never data loss.
>> 
> I have looked at /etc/modules and the only item is 'lp'. Could part of
> the problem be that 'visor' is missing?

Possible, but it shouldn't be necessary.  udev should load the appropriate
modules at the time the sync button is pushed (ie, when a USB connection is
made - as Palm devices aren't usually logically connected until that time).
-- 
derek