[Pc_Support] Palm Tungsten E2 and Linux question?

[Bryan J. Smith]

jerry W. Hubbard wrote:
> If you have setup a Palm, I'm looking at the Tungsten E2,
> to sync with Linux (Fedora 3/4 or CentOS) please relate
> any problems or success. I would also like to sync with
> Outlook at work, if that is possible.

Thomas Carlson <tec at homemail.bjt.net> wrote:
> Jerry,
> Last time I set this up, the symbolic /dev/pilot link
> needed to have permissions to be more open.
> Good luck with it. :)

If it's USB-based, the big kicker in FC3+/RHEL4+ (including
CentOS 4+) is udev.  You have to add a script to add the
proper device, and also ensure the console.perms are set with
r/w for the device for the user logged in.

Google Handspring USB and udev and you'll probably find the
script you need.  Those instructions work for the Tungsten,
Treo, etc...  Otherwise, I'll send you my setup when I get
home tonight.

As far as syncing with more than 1 system, Linux doesn't have
a problem with that.  I do it with my Treo 600 to both my
notebook and my home system.  But I've noted some of the Mac
and Windows Palm software might not like having more than one
partner.



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