Palm pilots' I may actually be able to help with (USB side). It is very 
limited help but help none the less. 
This works with jpilot.
first be sure :
chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB*
then:
ln -sf /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/pilot
now if that doesn't work change the '0' to a '1 then '2' then (etc) until it 
does work.

Now then, for the infrared you just need to find out what they use to mean 
infrared and put it where 'USB' is.

Also, first Press sync on jpilot then the sync on the cradle.

Hope that helps


On Saturday 22 November 2003 08:55 am, Mark Phillips said:
~ I have a Debian system running on a Latitide c610 and I would like to
~ hotsync my IBM WorkPad c505 with both USB and Infrared. The WorkPad c505
~ is the same as the Palm m505c. It has a USB cradle. I can hotsync from
~ Windows 2000 (the computer is a dual boot machine). I can also get the
~ Infrared port to access the WorkPad in Windows 2000. So, I am pretty
~ sure the hardware is working - it is just a matter of software!
~
~ USB
~ Windows Device Manager says I have an Intel 82801 CA/CAM Universal Host
~ Controller - 2482
~ I have tied both KPilot and JPilot and neither program sees the USB
~ port. I ran usbview and it shows a root hub and nothing else. Nothing
~ happens when I plug in the usb cable or when I hit the hotsync button on
~ the palm pilot.
~
~ Infrared
~ Windows Device Manager says I have a SMC Fast Infrared Port running on
~ an Intel 82801 CAM LPC interface controller
~ I setup the IR port in the bios as COM2, then COM3, and then COM4. I
~ also tried both Fast and (slow?? ) settings in the bios but neither
~ worked with the information from the Linux HOWTO for Infrared and the
~ palm OS.
~ I read through the Linux HOWTO for Infrared
~ (http://howto.pilot-link.org/irdasync/ca.html) and tried the following
~ as root:
~       modprobe irda
~       modprobe ircomm
~       modprobe ircomm-tty
~       irattach /dev/ttyS1 -s
~
~ All the commands returned without any error. However, I did not get any
~ indication on the Workpad that it was receiving a signal from the laptop
~ as the HOWTO said I would.
~
~ When I tried
~       killall -9 irattach
~
~ the error message said the irattach was not attached to anything.
~
~ Thanks for any suggestions you may have!
~
~ Mark Phillips
~ Phillips Marketing, Inc.
~ 480 945-0798 office
~ 480 945-9197 fax
~ mark@phillipsmarketing.biz
~
~

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