[ltp] thinkpad 600x irda / palm 3 / mandrake 10

[Bret Comstock Waldow]

I have synced via the IrDA port before.  I don't know if it's enabled
right now.  Let me know if the HowTo covers this or not (it's time to go
to work right now).

Cheers,
Bret

On Thu, 2004-09-09 at 02:55, David Smith wrote:
> gad, eventhough it was in the subject line, i forgot to mention i want to
> synv via irda. i dont have a usb sync cable and the serial base is not
> convenient to schlep around with the laptop.
> 
> i have not read the visor howto, ill check it out.
> -- dave
> 
>   /"\
>   \ /  ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN  CAMPAŅA DE MOŅO ASCII
>    X   AGAINST HTML MAIL      CONTRA CORREO DE HTML
>   / \
> 
> Bret Comstock Waldow said:
> > I don't use mandrake, I have a T21, and I have a Clie.  But I have it
> > working.
> >
> > You didn't mention what you have, or what you have tried.  Does the 600
> > have USB?
> >
> > I have a combo USB/Serial sync cable.  I can use USB alone to sync with
> > Evolution or JPilot.  I can sync via the serial connection with my
> > venerable copy of VMware Express (running Windows 98 within it - Express
> > came out before support for USB ports in virtual machines).
> >
> > The Clie (and an earlier Visor) uses ttyUSB0 & ttyUSB1, but syncs on
> > ttyUSB1 - that's what to set for USB.  For serial, set whatever serial
> > port you are connecting the cable on.
> >
> > So what do you do, and what happens, and what doesn't happen?  Have you
> > read the Visor HowTo?
> > http://www.linuxpda.com/visor/howto/current/index.html
> > http://usbvisor.sourceforge.net/index.php3
> >
> >
> > Bret
> >
> > On Tue, 2004-09-07 at 12:37, David Smith wrote:
> >> Hi, running mandrake 10, with a thinkpad 600x and have a palm 3 palm
> >> pilot.
> >>
> >> I'd like to be able to sync it to gnome-pilot but can't seem to get the
> >> palm pilot to talk to the laptop or vice versa.
> >>
> >> i've already googled this many times and tried many options, im
> >> wondering
> >> if anyone already has this working and set up and can tell me what the
> >> process is? thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >> -- dave
> >>
> >>   /"\
> >>   \ /  ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN  CAMPAŅA DE MOŅO ASCII
> >>    X   AGAINST HTML MAIL      CONTRA CORREO DE HTML
> >>   / \
> >>
> >
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