On Tuesday 04 January 2005 19:21, Andrew Robinson wrote: > Got a new Palm Zire 31 for Christmas and I'm trying to get it to work > with my FC3 installation. When I run pilot-xfer, the hotsync starts, but > the Palm ends it after about 10 seconds. Does anyone know why this > happens or how I could fix it? > > If I run install-user, the sync starts and ends successfully, but the > whole install-user process only takes a few seconds. That suggests to me > that the problem is some kind of timing issue. If I reboot the system > into Windoze XP and hotsync with the Palm desktop, the Palm behaves > normally, completing the hotsync even if it takes several minutes. That > suggests that the problem is related to Linux. Before the Zire 31, I was > successfully syncing my Palm IIIx with pilot-xfer on the serial port. Andrew, You don't say what you're trying to sync your Zire with. Are you trying to use Evolution? Personally, I never was able to get my Clie to sync successfully with Evolution. After some exploration and Googling, I figured it was actually due to the conduits and not to either FC3 or the Clie itself. I switched over to KPilot and Kontact, and I haven't looked back. If you're using Evolution, check and see what kernel you're using. I found an obscure resource on Google which suggested using the .667 kernel and not the .681 or later; apparently there's a bug in the kernel itself which can cause gpilotd to crash silently, causing the HotSync to bomb. Hope that helps. Good luck! -- Richard S. Crawford (mailto: rscrawford@xxxxxxxxxxxx) AIM: Buffalo2K / http://www.mossroot.com "You can't depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus." -Mark Twain
