Fwd: Patch to gnomepilot2 for USB support under FreeBSD 5.x

[Roland van Laar]

Hello,

I was quite happe when I read this email :)
I've looked into it in the past, but couldn't find an easy way to get it
"native" usb to work. 

On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 22:36 -0400, Corey Smith wrote: 
> FYI:
> 
> Here is a quick walkthrough of my setup:
> 
> 5.3-RELEASE
> cd /usr/ports/palm/gnomepilot2 && make install
> cd /usr/ports/mail/evolution && make -DWITH_PILOT install
> kldload uvisor
> 
> gnomepilot2 uses the pilot-link package under the hood.
> 
> You should be able to test pilot-link with something like:
> 
> pilot-xfer --port /dev/ucom0 --list
> 
> The trick is to run this command within a few seconds of pressing the
> sync button on your cradle so that /dev/ucom0 actually exists when it
> starts.  If you get a list of the databases on your palm then things
> are working.
> 
> My patch for gnomepilot2 simply checks for the palm device every
> timeout and then starts the conduits if it exists.

Up to here everything works 
> 
> To configure evolution:
> 
> Start evolution and open: Tools->Pilot settings
> Set your device to "/dev/ucom0"
> I'm able to sync at high speed without a problem: 115200

When I select /dev/ucom0 and serial with a speed of 9600 everything
works. Although I have to first press the hotsync button before I start
gpilotd to let it find /dev/ucom0 and sync.

> 
> You should enable the evolution conduits at this point and be able to sync.
> 
> So how do you get gpilotd to startup when you start gnome?
> 
> Add the pilot-applet to your gnome notification area.  Then log-out
> and save your settings.  Now when you login to gnome the pilot applet
> will start and startup gpilotd.  

This works :)

> Then whenever you hit the hotsync
> button on your cradle a notification window will pop-up and show the
> sync status.

The problem is that when I press the hotsync button gpilotd starts to
give these messages:


gpilotd-Message: Shutting down devices
gpilotd-Message: Rereading configuration...
gpilotd-Message: Watching Cradle1 (/dev/ucom0)

/* I press the hotsync button */

gpilotd-Message: setting PILOTRATE=115200

(gpilotd:70207): gpilotd-WARNING **: pi_accept_to: Operation timed out

(gpilotd:70207): gpilotd-WARNING **: pi_accept_to: timeout was 2 secs
gpilotd-Message: setting PILOTRATE=115200

(gpilotd:70207): gpilotd-WARNING **: pi_accept_to: Operation timed out

(gpilotd:70207): gpilotd-WARNING **: pi_accept_to: timeout was 2 secs
gpilotd-Message: setting PILOTRATE=115200

(gpilotd:70207): gpilotd-WARNING **: pi_accept_to: Operation timed out

etc

> 
> Let me know if you experience any problems.

Let me know if you need more information.

Roland van Laar

> 
> -Corey Smith