On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 10:23 -0700, Srikanth Konjarla wrote: > > Craig White wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-07-16 at 15:13 -0500, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >> Craig White wrote: > >>> I am struggling trying to make a Palm T|X work on Fedora 7 > >>> > >>> The problem *may* lie with the fact that in order to make this box work > >>> (A Dell Optiplex 320), that I have to add 'pci=nomsi acpi=off' kernel > >>> params on bootup. > >>> > >>> udevinfo tells me all about the device. > >>> > >>> I can see the device exists when I plug it in and check it via > >>> > >>> ls -l /dev/ttyUSB* and > >>> ls -l /dev/pilot > >>> > >>> but even if I try (as root), > >>> > >>> pilot-xfer -l -p /dev/ttyUSB1 or pilot-xfer -l -p /dev/pilot show > >>> nothing at all > >>> > >>> Is the problem my kernel parameters? > >>> > >> It probably isn't your kernel parameters. If it were, then > >> /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/USB1 most likely not be created. What happens > >> if you use /dev/ttyUSB0? Or, if you have more then 2 ttyUSB* > >> entries, try using /dev/ttyUSB2. I don't remember if the T|X uses > >> the first or second USB serial port that is created when you hit sync... > > ---- > > OK - didn't know the impact of the kernel params > > > > # ls -l /dev/ttyUSB* > > crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 0 2007-07-17 09:52 /dev/ttyUSB0 > > crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 1 2007-07-17 09:52 /dev/ttyUSB1 > > > > and from dmesg... > > usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 6 > > usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice > > visor 4-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter detected > > usb 4-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB0 > > usb 4-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS converter now attached to ttyUSB1 > > > > but while the palm is using ttyUSB0/1 - I get nada... > > > > # pilot-xfer -l -p /dev/ttyUSB1 > > > > Listening for incoming connection on /dev/ttyUSB1... > > > > # pilot-xfer -l -p /dev/ttyUSB0 > > > > Listening for incoming connection on /dev/ttyUSB0... > > # > > > > but never anything else ;-( > > As you can see the device files are owned and writable by only root. > There are couple of options that you can try, > > 1. change the permissions on device files as root. > # chmod 777 /dev/ttyUSB* > > Try to sync your palm. ---- you might note the "#" cli prompt which is typical for user root. Trying to sync the palm is rather pointless if you can't do a basic listing of the files on the palm from the pilot-xfer (pilot-link package) which is the base package that all of the GUI tools (JPilot/KPilot/GPilot) all use. ---- > > 2. Review the udev rules for ttyUSB* under /etc/udev/rules.d. It is very > likely that the default mode is set to "0660". You can refer to > 50-udev.rules file. Here is a link from one of the old RH Magazines. > > http://www.redhat.com/magazine/002dec04/features/udev/ ---- I am all over the udev rules - I am a long time palm user but that is more for 'users' and I am simply trying to communicate with the palm via pilot-xfer which as stated above, is the basic toolset for accessing a palm. The udev rules are tilted towards user space and again, I am trying to work this through as root first. I am quite certain that this would work with FC-6 but that isn't the point...there is an issue with F7 and it would help if someone related what they have done to get a Palm working on F7 - especially one of the newer 'OS5' Palms -- Craig White <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
