Handspring, USB, KDE, no worky!

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2002-01-24 at 21:31, Alan Dayley wrote:
> I've hit the sites.  I've read the how-to's.  I've done all that I can think 
> of.  I need more knowledge.
> 
> -Compiled and installed pilot-link.0.9.5
> -As root did "ln -s /dev/usb/ttyUSB1 /dev/pilot"
> -Then as root did "chmod 666 /dev/usb/ttyUSB0", "chmod 666 /dev/usb/ttyUSB1" 
> and "chmod 666 /dev/pilot"
> -Running USBview shows the "Handspring Visor" in the bus tree when I hit the 
> cradle sync button.
> -/var/log/messages shows the Visor's attempt to connect until it times out:
> kernel: hub.c: USB new device connect on bus1/2, assigned device number 10
> kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor converter detected
> kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor: Number of ports: 2
> kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor: port 1, is for Generic use and is
> bound to ttyUSB0
> kernel: visor.c: Handspring Visor: port 2, is for HotSync use and is
> bound to ttyUSB1
> kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or 
> usb/tts/0 for devfs)
> kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor converter now attached to ttyUSB1 (or 
> usb/tts/1 for devfs)
> kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 10
> kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
> kernel: usbserial.c: Handspring Visor converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
> -When I run KPilot, the daemon reports "Cannot open Pilot port "/dev/pilot".  
> These is no such device."  (yes, it says "These")
> -Then KPilot reports that it cannot start the Daemon.
> 
> If I press the cradle sync button at the same time I start KPilot, the daemon 
> will start and will indicate sync has started and the Visor will say 
> "Syncronizing" but it will eventually time out without passing any data.
> 
> The only hitch I can think of in all of this is my new USB printer.  The 
> computer has 2 USB ports with the printer on one (using port /dev/usb/lp0 
> with CUPS and gimp-print) and the Visor on the other USB port.  So the 
> printer is on /dev/usb/lp0 and the Visor uses /dev/usb/ttyUSB0 and 
> /dev/usb/ttyUSB1.  That make 3 devices but only 2 physical ports.  Is this 
> the problem?  Do I need a hub?
> 
> What do you all, anybody, think is going on?  What else can I try?
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didn't I read somewhere that the USB connection still doesn't work with
pilot?

Craig