Re: error message at gpilotd initialization
Nathan Owens <[email protected]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:14:55 -0700 (PDT)
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--===============0818589104== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-456034463-1244985295=:97656" --0-456034463-1244985295=:97656 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It sounds like your distributions is using libusb. If so, then just choose = "usb:device", as mentioned in the error message. You wouldn't need to rebui= ld the kernel or anything like that. Nathan --- On Fri, 6/12/09, Landis McGauhey <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Landis McGauhey <[email protected]> > Subject: error message at gpilotd initialization > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 7:04 PM > Just reloaded my system with the > newest Debian kernel .=A0 When attempting to establish my PDA > (Palm Zire 22), gpilotd returns the following >=20 > Failed to connect using device 'Cradle', on port > '/dev/pilot'.=A0 Check your configuration, as you > requested old-style usbserial 'ttyUSB' syncing, but > do not have the usbserial 'visor' kernel module > loaded.=A0 You may need to select a > 'usb:device. > =A0I do not know how to build or modify the > kernels and, frankly, given bad experiences I've had in > the past with automatic updates that installed new kernels, > it scares me a little.=A0 But if that's what I must do to > get this PDA initialized, that's what I must do.=A0 And I > would rather have a pilot node appear in /dev, than > mess around with trying to identify various usb nodes > there, which I find are liable to change and generally are a > pain in the neck. >=20 >=20 > Any advice would be appreciated. >=20 > cat /etc/issue: > Debian GNU/Linux 5.0=20 >=20 > =A0uname -a: > Linux [system name] 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP > Thu May 28 15:39:35 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux >=20 > Thanks to everyone for your consideration. >=20 >=20 > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >=20 > _______________________________________________ > gnome-pilot-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-pilot-list > =0A=0A=0A --0-456034463-1244985295=:97656 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;">It sounds like your distributions is using li= busb. If so, then just choose "usb:device", as mentioned in the error messa= ge. You wouldn't need to rebuild the kernel or anything like that.<br><br>N= athan<br><br>--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Landis McGauhey <[email protected]>= ; wrote:<br><br>> From: Landis McGauhey <[email protected]><br>&g= t; Subject: error message at gpilotd initialization<br>> To: gnome-pilot= [email protected]<br>> Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 7:04 PM<br>> Just r= eloaded my system with the<br>> newest Debian kernel . When attemp= ting to establish my PDA<br>> (Palm Zire 22), gpilotd returns the follow= ing<br>> <br>> Failed to connect using device 'Cradle', on port<br>&g= t; '/dev/pilot'. Check your configuration, as you<br>> requested o= ld-style usbserial 'ttyUSB' syncing, but<br>> do not have the usbserial 'visor' kernel module<br>> loaded. You may need to select a<br>&g= t; 'usb:device.<br>> I do not know how to build or modify the<br>&= gt; kernels and, frankly, given bad experiences I've had in<br>> the pas= t with automatic updates that installed new kernels,<br>> it scares me a= little. But if that's what I must do to<br>> get this PDA initial= ized, that's what I must do. And I<br>> would rather have a pilot = node appear in /dev, than<br>> mess around with trying to identify vario= us usb nodes<br>> there, which I find are liable to change and generally= are a<br>> pain in the neck.<br>> <br>> <br>> Any advice would= be appreciated.<br>> <br>> cat /etc/issue:<br>> Debian GNU/Linux = 5.0 <br>> <br>> uname -a:<br>> Linux [system name] 2.6.26-2-= 686 #1 SMP<br>> Thu May 28 15:39:35 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux<br>> <br>= > Thanks to everyone for your consideration.<br>> <br>> <br>> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br>> <br>> ____________= ___________________________________<br>> gnome-pilot-list mailing list<b= r>> [email protected]<br>> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/lis= tinfo/gnome-pilot-list<br>> </td></tr></table><br>=0A=0A --0-456034463-1244985295=:97656-- --===============0818589104== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ gnome-pilot-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-pilot-list --===============0818589104==--