Re: [tlug] I'm a glutton for punishment - Palm Pilot and Ubuntu Dapper LTS connectivity [SOLVED]

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

Godwin
> So, how did you end up connecting? USB or BT?
>   
Sorry, I thought I said that I had done it with USB.

I think Bluetooth may still be something worth exploring, because it 
might be more stable than the USB. But for now I'm just going to use USB 
because it's working and I have a backlog of files and data that I've 
wanted to put on my Palm.
I might also state now, having played with it a bit for the last little 
while, that the USB hotsync with gnome-pilot is very flaky. It seems 
that in order to get it working, you have to make sure you wait a long 
time after the computer boots before attempting a sync. And also, if 
anything ever goes wrong, for example if a hotsync times out, or if the 
connection gets lost, or anything happens at all, then forget about 
trying to reconnect. Once one error has happened, something somewhere 
gets locked up and you might as well reboot before attempting again.
Also, I still can't figure out how to actually install new Palm programs 
with gnome pilot. It has a file install conduit (or so it seems), but 
damned if I can figure out where to put the .prc files or how to line 
them up to install on the next hotsync.
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Dave M G