Can't get my Palm T|X to sync

wolfman007 · 2008-09-10 05:24:36

I follow the directions for the jpiolt on the wiki, and added my user to the tty group and still I get the message:

****************************************
Syncing on device /dev/pilot
Press the HotSync button now
****************************************
pi_bind error: /dev/pilot Permission denied
Check your serial port and settings
Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
Finished

Thank-you for any help in advance

Last edited by wolfman007 (2008-09-10 21:53:13)

brebs · 2008-09-10 10:11:15

wolfman007 wrote:

Permission denied

ls -l /dev/pilot

Check the group name and permissions.

kanim · 2008-09-10 10:14:34

the palm tx synced well with jpilot under my fathers kubuntu box but he had to load the visor module
maybe this helpes

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PalmDeviceSetup

and if you are using USB you need to set it under options to "usb:"

Last edited by kanim (2008-09-10 10:15:53)

firecat53 · 2008-09-10 16:28:50

I think I had to add myself to the uucp group, if I remember right. You should be able to tell when you do ls -l /dev/pilot (make sure you do this when it's actually trying to hotsync or /dev/pilot won't exist yet).

Scott

wolfman007 · 2008-09-10 17:47:57

This one worked for me, Thak-you everyone for all your help

kanim wrote:

the palm tx synced well with jpilot under my fathers kubuntu box but he had to load the visor module
maybe this helpes
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PalmDeviceSetup
and if you are using USB you need to set it under options to "usb:"

Edit: Well almost...

I can sync my Palm once then I have to reboot to Sync agian.

error message:

pi_bind error: /dev/pilot No such file or directory
Check your serial port and settings
Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
Finished

Last edited by wolfman007 (2008-09-10 22:06:42)

kanim · 2008-09-11 15:07:53

have you added visor to the modules in rc.conf?

brebs · 2008-09-11 16:29:31

wolfman007 wrote:

/dev/pilot No such file or directory

The Palm TX interacts slightly differently to previous Palm models, because Udev recognizes it when the adaptor is plugged in, rather than when the hotsync button is pressed.

So, when the hotsync ends (or if you're not fast enough on pressing the hotsync button after plugging in the adaptor), /dev/pilot won't be recognized again until you unplug and replug the adaptor. Slightly tedious, but no need to reboot.

Also, check whether an instance of pilot-xfer is still running, or misbehaving:

ps ax | grep pilot

If it is, kill it.

wolfman007 · 2008-09-13 18:34:12

This fixed it, Thanks everyone.

brebs wrote:

wolfman007 wrote:
/dev/pilot No such file or directory
The Palm TX interacts slightly differently to previous Palm models, because Udev recognizes it when the adaptor is plugged in, rather than when the hotsync button is pressed.
So, when the hotsync ends (or if you're not fast enough on pressing the hotsync button after plugging in the adaptor), /dev/pilot won't be recognized again until you unplug and replug the adaptor. Slightly tedious, but no need to reboot.

marciorp · 2009-01-13 15:20:51

You guys,

when root, i can sync my Palm TX with the standard udev rules and actually no voodoo about the order of button presses. jpilot first, then TX, and everything is fine. also, i always see the /dev/pilot symlink and the /dev/tts/USB0 device. they do not disappear while not hotsync-ing...

now when i am normal user, i can see the devices, i have group permissions, but jpilot just does not sync. it waits forever telling me to press the hotsync button. also, i guess because of the polling, my computer's fan starts when it is waiting for sync.

i have my user BOTH on uucp and tty groups, and i even reset the computer after changing them. i changed the group with usermod instead of gpasswd, and everyone talks about gpasswd so i actually unadded me from the group with usermod and then added back with gpasswd.

you see, i don't know what else to do.

i mean, the permissions are there! HELP, PLEASE!

brebs · 2009-01-13 15:42:20

/dev/pilot should disappear when the Palm TX is switched off.

If it doesn't, then udev isn't creating & removing it. So debug udev.

You mention uucp and tty groups, but you need to check the permissions on the device which is symlinked from /dev/pilot:

ls -l /dev/pilot
ls -lH /dev/pilot

"man ls" shows what that "H" does.

marciorp · 2009-01-13 21:28:26

udev is creating and removing it, but it does see my palm for the whole time it is plugged in and not exclusively on hotsync -- which is better, right?

/dev/pilot -> /dev/tts/USB1 owned by root:uucp, permissions are crw-rw----

everything normal, but... user with the uucp group does not sync...

Last edited by marciorp (2009-01-14 06:32:04)

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Can't get my Palm T|X to sync

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