Re: error message at gpilotd initialization

Nathan Owens <[email protected]> Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:14:55 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnome.apps.pilot
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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
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<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 &lt;[email protected]&gt=
; wrote:<br><br>&gt; From: Landis McGauhey &lt;[email protected]&gt;<br>&g=
t; Subject: error message at gpilotd initialization<br>&gt; To: gnome-pilot=
[email protected]<br>&gt; Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 7:04 PM<br>&gt; Just r=
eloaded my system with the<br>&gt; newest Debian kernel .&nbsp; When attemp=
ting to establish my PDA<br>&gt; (Palm Zire 22), gpilotd returns the follow=
ing<br>&gt; <br>&gt; Failed to connect using device 'Cradle', on port<br>&g=
t; '/dev/pilot'.&nbsp; Check your configuration, as you<br>&gt; requested o=
ld-style usbserial 'ttyUSB' syncing, but<br>&gt; do not have the usbserial
 'visor' kernel module<br>&gt; loaded.&nbsp; You may need to select a<br>&g=
t; 'usb:device.<br>&gt; &nbsp;I do not know how to build or modify the<br>&=
gt; kernels and, frankly, given bad experiences I've had in<br>&gt; the pas=
t with automatic updates that installed new kernels,<br>&gt; it scares me a=
 little.&nbsp; But if that's what I must do to<br>&gt; get this PDA initial=
ized, that's what I must do.&nbsp; And I<br>&gt; would rather have a pilot =
node appear in /dev, than<br>&gt; mess around with trying to identify vario=
us usb nodes<br>&gt; there, which I find are liable to change and generally=
 are a<br>&gt; pain in the neck.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; <br>&gt; Any advice would=
 be appreciated.<br>&gt; <br>&gt; cat /etc/issue:<br>&gt; Debian GNU/Linux =
5.0 <br>&gt; <br>&gt; &nbsp;uname -a:<br>&gt; Linux [system name] 2.6.26-2-=
686 #1 SMP<br>&gt; Thu May 28 15:39:35 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux<br>&gt; <br>=
&gt; Thanks to everyone for your consideration.<br>&gt; <br>&gt;
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___________________________________<br>&gt; gnome-pilot-list mailing list<b=
r>&gt; [email protected]<br>&gt; http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/lis=
tinfo/gnome-pilot-list<br>&gt; </td></tr></table><br>=0A=0A      
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