Virtual Serial Port for interface to Palm TX

[Rosalind Mitchell]

I run Kubuntu (just switched over from Ubuntu but the question still applies) 
Dapper, and I have a Palm TX PDA to carry around with me.

Synchronising the TX to the PC has long been a problem - it works fairly well 
from its cradle under gpilot/Evolution once I got it going, but I dislike 
Evolution.  That is one reason for switching to KDE, because I like Kontact 
much more.  BUT the Palm doesn't seem to like the kpilot interface.  It will 
work now and then but it's very temperamental and I can't fathom what 
particular conditions apply when it does deign to work.

So, I want to sync using Bluetooth.  I can exchange files quite happily with 
Bluetooth, but I can't get it to sync.  I need a Virtual Serial Port to get 
this going, and no amount of Googling has got me particularly close to 
achieving one.  I've tried using sdptool browse to get a channel number, and 
the Palm makes a nice bleeping noise but either there is no output from 
sdptool, or theres a timed out message.  Certainly no diagnostics.

So, can anybody tell me how I should set about setting up a Virtual Serial 
Port that I can use, preferably in plain Englsih please!

Rosie
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