pilot sync problems.

[matthew at schnee.com (Matthew Schnee)]

Hi,

You can try /dev/ttyS0 instead of /dev/ttys0.
Also you can check the permissions on the device.

Matthew Schnee


Frank Ramsay wrote:
> 
> I just got a palm pilot and I can get it to sync with my linux laptop :(
> 
> I downloaded pilot-link 0.9.3 and built and installed it.
> but when I run pilot-xfer it says it can't bind /dev/pilot (linked to
> /dev/ttys0)
> I then tried using /dev/ttys1 through /dev/ttys4.
> 
> Then I re-booted into windows and double checked, it is on COM1 (ttys0
> right?)
> and works fine.  So why isn't it working?
> 
> I checked a few sites for info (linux.com, linuxcare, etc) but they all
> seemed say was "download pilot-link and use pilot-xfer".  But nothing
> about what to do when it doesn't work.
> please help!  I hate the idea of having to reboot just to sync my palm
> 
>                                 -fjr
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