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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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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!<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

USB<o:p></o:p>

Windows Device Manager says I have an Intel 82801 =
CA/CAM
Universal Host Controller - 2482<o:p></o:p>

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.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Infrared<o:p></o:p>

Windows Device Manager says I have a SMC Fast =
Infrared Port
running on an Intel 82801 CAM LPC interface =
controller<o:p></o:p>

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.<o:p></o:p>

I read through the Linux HOWTO for Infrared (<a
href=3D"http://howto.pilot-link.org/irdasync/ca.html">http://howto.pilot-=
link.org/irdasync/ca.html</a>)
and tried the following as root:<o:p></o:p>

<pre>      modprobe irda<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>      modprobe ircomm<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>      modprobe ircomm-tty<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><font=

size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3D"Courier New">      irattach /dev/ttyS1 =
–s<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>

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.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

When I tried <o:p></o:p>

<pre>      killall -9 irattach<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre>

the<fon=
t
size=3D2 face=3DArial> error
message said the irattach was not =
attached
to anything.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Thanks for any suggestions you may =
have!<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Mark Phillips<o:p></o:p>

Phillips Marketing, =
Inc.<o:p></o:p>

480 945-0798 =
office<o:p></o:p>

480 945-9197 fax<o:p></o:p>

mark@phillipsmarketing.biz<o:p></o:p></fo=
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