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Subject: Re: [Kde-pim] Newbie Palm IIIxe and Linux Mandrake 9.2
From: "Rep au" <rep_au () hotmail ! com>
Date: 2004-01-07 5:56:24
Message-ID: Law15-F53hKPc99ir3w0001b18b () hotmail ! com
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Darryl, ALT-F2 brought up the command box ok but entering kpilot or jpilot
gives me "could not run the specified command". I tried using rpm drake
Sofware Packages installation. I searched for jpilot and it returned
jpilot-0.99.6-1.mdk
jpilot-Mail-0.0.6-8mdk
jpilot-syncmal-0.71.2-3mdk
libjpilot_plugin0-0.99.6-1mdk
libjpilot_plugin0-devel-0.99.6-1mdk
when I go to select them I get told that to satisfy dependencies, the
follwoing packages need to be installed:
jpilot-0.99.6-1mdk
libpisock++0-0.11.8-4mdk
libpisock8-0.11.8-4mdk
pilot-link-0.11.8-4mdk
If I click on OK and then click on install I get a list of the 8 files with
every file listed as having a "Missing signature (couldn't open file)".
"Do you want to continue installation?" Y/N
I click on No.
What does it all mean?
Groer
>From: Darryl Millette <dmillette@fastmail.fm>
>To: "Rep au" <rep_au@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Kde-pim] Newbie Palm IIIxe and Linux Mandrake 9.2
>Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:02:07 -0700
>
>Hello,
>
>I also have a Palm IIIxe. Unfortunately, I found that the version of
>kpilot
>that came with SuSE 8.2 had some nasty bugs that even led to data loss in
>my
>address book. So, I tried out jpilot and have been very happy with it. It
>is very similar to the Windows Palm software and has so far synced
>everything
>perfectly. I was also able to get an AvantGo plugin for it so I could read
>websites offline.
>
>If you want to see if you have jpilot already, you should be able to press
>Alt-F2 to bring up a command box... then type jpilot and press Enter. If
>it
>runs, you've got it :-).
>
>If it doesn't run.. then you'll probably need to download and install it.
>
>
>For Mandrake: I just did a quick search for the Mandrake 9.2 install files
>(called "rpms" or "packages") for jpilot... You could use Mozilla or
>Konqueror or whatever web browser you have to download these three files.
>Put them all into the same directory (I'd recommend using your home
>directory):
>
>ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/
>jpilot-0.99.6-1mdk.i586.rpm
>ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/
>jpilot-Mail-0.0.6-8mdk.i586.rpm
>ftp://ftp.rutgers.edu/pub/mandrake/Mandrake/9.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/
>jpilot-syncmal-0.71.2-3mdk.i586.rpm
>
>Now you'll need to install these packages. I'm not sure if Mandrake has an
>easy way to do this or not - but you can install them from the command line
>if it doesn't. To do that, open up a console.
>
>Now, if you downloaded the files to your home directory, you should be able
>to
>see them if you type "ls" and press enter (ls gives a list of files in the
>current directory). If you don't see them, then you'll have to go to
>whatever directory you downloaded them too... the command for changing
>directories is "cd", followed by the directory you wish to go to. For
>example, if I want to go to "/home/darryl/downloads" on my computer, I
>would
>enter:
>cd /home/darryl/downloads
>
>If this is too confusing, please let me know. It's getting a bit late for
>me :-).
>
>
>Once you are in the same directory as the files you just downloaded,
>install
>them with the "rpm" command:
>
>rpm -Uvh jpilot*.rpm
>
>If it worked, you should see it installing the packages (there will be
>indicators that look like this: ##################). If it complains and
>says it needs several other files first, let me know and we can find what
>it
>needs. The rpm program, unfortunately, isn't very smart and can't figure
>out
>a whole lot on its own.
>
>If it installed, then great! Type Alt-F2 and then type jpilot to run it.
>You
>can find more documentation for jpilot at www.jpilot.org. After
>everything's
>working, feel free to delete those three .rpm files you downloaded.
>
>
>
>For SuSE:
>I use SuSE 8.2 here, so this might be a bit different for 9.0. Anyway, in
>your "Start Menu"-like menu, find the program called "YaST2". It will
>probably prompt you for your root password so also have that handy. Then
>choose Software, then Install and Remove Software. Under "Filter", choose
>"Search". Type jpilot into the search bar and click Search... it should
>then
>bring up all of the different jpilot packages available.
>
>You can select the different packages by clicking in the checkbox beside
>each
>package (the one to the left, not the one in the "Source" column). I
>recommend that you select jpilot, jpilot-Backup (which allows for smarter
>and
>quicker Hotsyncs), and jpilot-syncmal (if you use AvantGo). I just saw
>that
>there's also one called pilot-mailsync-jpilot that you can use to
>synchronize
>your email. I haven't used it but if you want to try it, go ahead and
>select
>it... it shouldn't hurt anything :-).
>
>Anyway, you should then be able to choose Accept.. it may tell you that
>you'll
>also need to download other packages as well - if it does, let it install
>whatever it needs. Anyway, once it's done, you should be able to press
>Alt-F2 and type jpilot and run the program.
>
>
>I hope this helps!!
>
>Regards,
>Darryl
>
>--
>Darryl Millette
>Seminarian, Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, Canada
>email: dmillette@fastmail.fm
>--
>"It is by walking with Christ that we can achieve joy, true joy!"
>- Pope John Paul II, WYD2002
>
>
>On Tuesday 06 January 2004 20:04, Rep au wrote:
> > Thanks for the replies.
> > First I'll set Christian straight - I put Linux on my desktop. My Palm
> > IIIxe runs Palm OS 3.5.3. My desktop has an AMD 2600 CPU and 512M RAM.
> > Under Windows XP I use the Palm desktop (v 4.0 or 4.1 I think - can't
>check
> > without rebooting into Windows). I hotsync using the serial cable/cradle
> > that came with the Palm at 115,200bps. My Palm came with 8M RAM. It does
> > not have an expansion port.
> > I have no idea what FLOSS is.
> >
> > I don't want to use a command line utility so I wont try Pilot-Link.
> > I guess at this stage I was just wanting to see if I could sync my Palm
>but
> > KPilot sounds like it does everything that JPilot does plus a bit more -
>am
> > I right?
> >
> > If KPilot should have been installed by default, where do I go to find
>it?
> > I mean, do I go to the K Start Applications button, or do I go somewhere
> > else? (I did a search for "kpilot" using "KFind" - location "file:/" and
> > did not find anthing.) What is the Linux equivalent of the Windows
> > "Program Files" folder?
> >
> > If I haven't got KPilot, I'll need to download it. I gather that
> > downloading files is simple enough in Linux but then "stuff" has to be
>done
> > before they can be executed. If I need to download I'll need some very
> > specific help in this area.
> > If I need to download KPilot, what version is recommended - I don't need
> > nasty "gotcha's" that are ".. unpleasant". Also, if I go to
> > http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home/
> > is this the best site for me to download? (I have Mandrake 9.2)
> >
> > thanks again,
> > Groer
> >
> > PS. I can view posts on
> > http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-pim&r=1&b=200401&w=2
> > but I can't post on the web site
> > I can post from hotmail and I get every post sent to my hotmail account
> > (not what I want)
> > Is there a better way?
> > From: Adriaan de Groot <adridg@sci.kun.nl>
> >
> > >Reply-To: adridg@cs.kun.nl
> > >To: Rep au <rep_au@hotmail.com>
> > >CC: kde-pim@mail.kde.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Kde-pim] Newbie Palm IIIxe and Linux Mandrake 9.2
> > >Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:45:42 +0100 (MET)
> > >
> > >On Wed, 7 Jan 2004, Rep au wrote:
> > > > I gather that there are a few different desktop Palm apps that can
>be
> > >
> > >used
> > >
> > > > to sync the Palm to the computer (eg. KPilot,Pilot-Link,JPilot).
> > >
> > >Yes. They are very different in style though. Pilot-link is a
>command-line
> > >utility; you can use it to make backups and install software, but
>that's
> > >about it. JPilot is very much like the Palm Desktop - you can read in
>your
> > >Palm datebook and addressbook and they are displayed there. KPilot is
>an
> > >application that synchronizes your Palm with the applications on the
>KDE
> > >desktop (unlike JPilot, which keeps the data to itself, mostly). So
>KPilot
> > >makes your KDE addressbook and your Palm addressbook stay in sync.
> > >
> > >Which one you choose depends on what you want to do. For ease of use, I
> > >think JPilot is best. If you use KDE a lot and want to keep, say, your
> > >Palm datebook and KOrganizer in sync, then KPilot is the only choice.
> > >
> > > > I have two questions. What would be the easiest desktop Palm app for
>me
> > >
> > >to
> > >
> > > > install/setup/use (I have not done anything yet except install
> > > > Mandrake,
> > >
> > >use
> > >
> > > > the internet, configure Gaim and play a CD)?
> > >
> > >Once configured, KPilot works fairly well, especially if you start on a
> > >bare system. Since you have an old-fashioned serial-port Palm, setup is
> > >fairly straightforward.
> > >
> > > > Secondly, after browsing some posts, this forum seems way too
>technical
> > >
> > >for
> > >
> > > > me. Is there a simpler Palm forum for Linux newbies?
> > >
> > >Palm specific? I don't know. There is kdepim-users@kde.org, a mailing
>list
> > >for user-level (as opposed to development) questions.
> > >
> > >--
> > > Adriaan de Groot adridg@cs.kun.nl Kamer A6020 024-3652272
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> > > http://www.cs.kun.nl/~adridg/research/
> >
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