can't sync Treo 650 to Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy

[Derek Broughton]

Walter Garcia-Fontes wrote:

> * Florin Andrei [15/11/07 01:00]:
>> Another upgrade, another set of problems with PalmOS synchronization.
>> 
> 
> Blame it on the stupid USB connection of the PALMS, only available when
> pressing the sync button.
> 
>> On 7.04, doing a "modprobe visor" seemed to fix the problems. But on
>> 7.10, even after loading the visor module, when I push the sync button
>> on the cable, nothing happens on the system - I'm looking at the logs
>> and it doesn't seem to notice the PDA.
>> Of course, Jpilot doesn't work.
>> 
>> Anyone got sync working on 7.10 with a Treo?
> 
> It's working here. I changed the last lines in
> /etc/udev/rules.d/60-symlinks.rules, commented out the linkes for the
> Palm and introduced new ones that I found in some Ubuntu forum:
> 
> # Create /dev/pilot symlink for Palm Pilots
> #KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", ATTRS{product}=="Palm Handheld*|Handspring
> #*|palmOne Handhel
> d", \
> #                                       SYMLINK+="pilot"
> # Create /dev/pilot symlink for Palm Pilots
> BUS=="usb", SYSFS{product}=="Palm Handheld*|Handspring *|palmOne
> Handheld", \ KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", NAME="ttyUSB%n", SYMLINK+="pilot",
> GROUP="dialout", MODE="0666"
>  
> The visor module is loaded on bootup by the current kernel, I
> believe.

I'll try that myself - but I have little expectation, because those devices
don't look right.
-- 
derek