Mobile phone/PDA combo that will sync with Ubuntu.

[nocturn]

Brian Durant Wrote: 
> --- nocturn <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> skrev: 
> > 
> > david Wrote: 
> > > On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 04:52, Daryn Hanright wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 02:29:55AM +0100, Brian
> > Durant wrote:
> > > > > I am looking for a new phone/PDA combo that
> > will sync
> > > > > e-mails, docs, etc with Ubuntu, but also has
> > the usual
> > > > > bells and whistles i.e. Bluetooth, GPRS,
> > Infrared,
> > > > > WAP, Dual/Triple band. I don't care about 3G
> > though.
> > > > > Something like the SonyEricsson P800 that I
> > have now
> > > > > would be nice :-) Any suggestions?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Brian
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I'd recommend the Palm Treo 650 too when its
> > widely available.
> > > > 
> > > > You'll see from my site listed in my sig
> > > (http://www.planetnz.com/palmheads)
> > > > I've got a site all about integrating Palm's
> > with Linux etc. My Palm
> > > is a
> > > > Tungsten W (no longer made), and the Treo 650 is
> > orders of magnitude
> > > better. I
> > > > currently (obviously) also use ubuntu, and have
> > no issues synching.
> > > I've got
> > > > mine working with Bluetooth thanks to a SD
> > bluetooth card which also
> > > is no
> > > > longer produced. The Tungsten W is a good 2+
> > years old.
> > > > 
> > > > Only issue would be pilot-link, the toolset that
> > Evolution, J-Pilot
> > > etc use for
> > > > synching. Understandably there is a delay
> > sometimes between new
> > > devices being
> > > > released, & pilot-link being able to support
> > them. 
> > > > 
> > > > Apart from that, Palm's & Linux work great
> > together!
> > > > 
> > > > cheers
> > > > Daryn 
> > > 
> > > I have  a Sony Clie NR70V (it runs Palm) and it
> > WILL NOT sync with
> > > anything other than Windows. I also have a Palm
> > Zire that syncs with
> > > Mandrake 10 and nothing else.
> > > Palm's are NO guarantee of interoperability.
> > > 
> > > As an aside, it's this sort of patchy Linux
> > support that makes using
> > > Linux a serious pain in the rear. Nigh on £300
> > I've effectively thrown
> > > down the toilet buying hardware that "should work
> > with Linux" only to
> > > find it absolutely doesn't.
> > > 
> > > David
> > > 
> > > 
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> > > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > >
> >
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> > 
> > 
> > If you are syncing over USB, you will need to add
> > the vendor and
> > deviceID for unknown devices to a gnome-pilot file. 
> > That'll probably
> > get your Clié and Zire syncing.
> 
> I just got inspired by this little sidebar discussion.
> I can't transfer contacts or anything from my P800 to
> Ubuntu Warty at this point (no Windows boot and the
> Lin alternatives mean basically you have to be a guru
> and jump through hoops), so I beamed all of my
> contacts from the P800 over to my Handspring Visor. I
> tried to get started with gnome pilot, but the Visor
> didn't register when I pressed the HotSync button on
> the USB cradle. I am pretty sure that the cradle is at
> ttyUSB0, but maybe I need to do something with the
> vendor and deviceID as well? What do I do and where to
> get the HotSync working?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brian
> 
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Ok, first you need to obtain your Vendor and productID.
sync the device (gnome-pilot is not yet needed), so it registers on the
USB port.

Try lsusb (from usb-utils if not installed). to find this out.

locate the file devices.xml in the gnome-pilot install (synaptic or
dpkg can show this).  I'm not on my Ubuntu right now, so I can't
check.

Check if your device is in, if not, add it in the same manner the
orthers are.

Now, press sync again (like before).
then type in a terminal: dmesg

This will show to which tty it binds (ttyUSB0).

IF that looks ok, try configuring gnome-pilot.  Start off with a lower
speed.


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