Syncing a Palm TX with Ubuntu Dapper LTS

[Anita Lewis]

On 07/22/2006 11:10 AM Dave M G wrote:
> Ubuntu Users,
> 
> I have installed gnome-pilot, edited /etc/udev/rules.d/10-udev.rules, 
> and basically followed every instruction I could find on the net.
> 
> When I plug my Palm Pilot into the USB port, /dev/ttyUSB0 and 
> /dev/ttyUSB1 are created, and a symlink called "pilot" is created that 
> links to ttyUSB1:
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2006-07-22 23:32 pilot -> ttyUSB1
> crwxrwxrwx 1 root dialout 188, 0 2006-07-22 23:32 ttyUSB0
> crwxrwxrwx 1 root dialout 188, 1 2006-07-22 23:32 ttyUSB1
> 
> However, I can not get any kind of response from gome-pilot, j-pilot, or 
> pilot-xfer. I have attempted pressing the hotsync button before and 
> after doing any action with any of those applications.
> 
> 
> What might I be missing?
> 
> -- 
> Dave M G
> 

Are you using a usb hub?  I had problems with the hub but not with the 
ordinary usb port.  There is a fix for it that requires compiling.  It's 
a bit of a job and required me downloading the kernel source.

Anita