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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] Zire31 not detected
From:       Adriaan de Groot <groot () kde ! org>
Date:       2007-05-31 10:18:27
Message-ID: 200705312314.34903.groot () kde ! org
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Hi John,

[[ I'm sending my reply to the mailing list kdepim-users@kde.org, since that's 
the better, more public place for this kind of questions. It puts this 
information in the mailing list archives 

On Wednesday 30 May 2007 14:43:05 John Fellin wrote:
>                   Kpilot will not detect my Zire31. Tried different distros
> also. My pilot is set for Local and Cradle /Cable.  It plugs into a USB
> port. How can I confirm that my usb port is active on a Linux system.

The way to check this is to follow the system log a bit. In a terminal / 
konsole window, type

tail -f /var/log/messages

You'll see the last few system messages and then it will sit there, waiting 
for new messages. ("tail" shows the tail end -- last lines -- of a file, 
and "-f" makes it follow the file, waiting for new things to be appended).

Right, so we'll give it some new system messages: connect the Palm and hit the 
hotsync button. You ought to get some indication of what is going on; you 
might post the messages to this mailing list, or drop by on #kpilot on 
irc.kde.org (in IRC). 

One thing that often trips people up is the visor kernel module; it's not 
loaded by default in many implementations. Try

modprobe visor

as root (depending on your Linux system, this might be best done as "sudo 
modprobe visor" or as some other command). Then connect the Palm (again) and 
hit hotsync button (again). Any difference?

If it all works, you should see some messages naming device nodes that are 
created, like /dev/ttyUSB1 ; an extra way of testing if things are ok is 
to -- once you know that /dev/ttyUSB1 is being used, or some other one -- 
type the following but *don't hit enter yet*.

pilot-xfer -l -p /dev/ttyUSB1

now hit the hotsync button, count three or say "minneapolis saint paul" and 
then hit enter. Timing is everything :(


> PS.  First computer  I ever built was a Timex Sinclair.


Sounds like a good hobby.


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