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Re: Palm Desktop for Linux

PerfectReign wrote:
> 
> First, make sure you can access the USB device in the /dev filesystem. The
> device that represents the Zire connection is /dev/ttyUSB1. In the
> simplest case, as root, do this:
> 
>  chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB1
> 
> To make the connection a little easier to set up, you might want to use a
> symbolic link to represent the Zire. Historically, the connection is via
> the /dev/pilot link, so as root, do this:
> 
>   cd /dev; ln -s ttyUSB1 pilot
> 
> </quote>
> 
> One thing - you have to make the symlink each time you sync. At least
> that's what I'm noticing.
> 
I don't think you really need the pilot-ttyUSB? symlink. You can configure
KPilot to use the device directly. Look in the preferences. It's a long
time since I've used JPilot so it may need the symlink though.


-Roger

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