Hooking up a palm pilot to linux

[Tormod]

Okay, I'm going to pester all the linux advocates now that I am finally converted.

 

I have installed kpilot but it won't sync with my palm pilot.

 

When I hit the hotsync button, the palm is listed in the usb list:

 

fsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 003 Device 010: ID 0830:0060 Palm, Inc. Palm Tungsten T / Zire 71

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:007d Microsoft Corp. Notebook Optical Mouse

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

 

kpilot has created a /dev/pilot mount point but when I try to access it I get a "too many levels of symbolic links" message (translated from Norwegian).

 

kpilot is unable to locate my Pilot on hotsync.

 

BTW it's a Palm Tungsten E and it is connected via USB (obviously).

[alexander]

people say that it works flawlessly with jpilot and pilot-link

[Tormod]

okay, I'll check that out!

[Tormod]

Hm...I get the exact same error. pi_bind error: /dev/pilot - too many levels of symbolic links.

[Tormod]

Hey! Found the solution! I simply deleted a file and voila it synced right away. :lol:

[Tormod]

Forgot the link:

 

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=82239