Syncing Palm -- so close, but USB issues

[Marius Gedminas]

On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 03:19:10PM -0400, Neil McLeod wrote:
> Here's what my syslog contains (numbers have been replaced by ####'s):
> 
> Oct 14 15:02:44 localhost kernel: [####] usb 2-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
> converter now attached to ttyUSB2
> Oct 14 15:02:44 localhost kernel: [####] usb 2-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
> converter now attached to ttyUSB3

In other words, the kernel decided that /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyUSB1
were still busy, and allocated /dev/ttyUSB2 and /dev/ttyUSB3 to your
Palm, this time.  (I wonder if next time it'll be /dev/ttyUSB4 and
/dev/ttyUSB5?)

> Oct 14 15:04:50 localhost kernel: [####] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 8
> Oct 14 15:04:50 localhost kernel: [####] visor ttyUSB2: Handspring Visor /
> Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB2
> Oct 14 15:04:50 localhost kernel: [####] visor ttyUSB3: Handspring Visor /
> Palm OS converter now disconnected from ttyUSB3
> Oct 14 15:04:50 localhost kernel: [####] visor 2-2:1.0: device disconnected

It looks like the Palm got tired of waiting for hotsync and disconnected
in 2 minutes.

> >Neil McLeod wrote:
> >
> >> I now have intermittent success at syncing my Treo 650 with KPilot.
> >About
> >> half the time it works; the rest of the time it gives the message that
> >it
> >> cannot open /dev/usbTTY01. I seem to be able to sync once; after that,
> >> it's only worked once I restarted my computer. This is not my area of
> >> expertise; is there perhaps a port that is not "freed" or "closed" after
> >> KPilot is done?

It does appear to be that way.

> >> If so, any ideas for what I could try to get it to sync a
> >> second time?

Go to kpilot's settings and change the port from /dev/ttyUSB1 to
/dev/ttyUSB3.  (Check the log file, or 'dmesg | tail', when in doubt.)

Maybe file a bug on kpilot not closing the device.

Or you could try entering /dev/pilot there.  I think udev might recreate
that symlink every time it sees a new Palm device appearing.  Or it
might not; I haven't used my Palm since I bought a Nokia 770.

Marius Gedminas
-- 
Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself.
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