[jp] Permissions and syncing

Thanks for replying so quickly!

I'm afraid I'm too much of a newbie to know whether I am using "normal 
USB" or libusb.

I have reinstalled pilot-link to make sure I have the latest version, 
but nevertheless in etc/udev/rules.d directory there is no 
60-libpisock.rules file.

There is  a 60-usbmount.rules  (but it contains no reference to palm or 
pilot) and a 60-symlinks.rules file with the following reference to pilot:

# Create /dev/pilot symlink for Palm Pilots
KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", SYSFS{product}=="Palm Handheld*|Handspring *", \
                    SYMLINK+="pilot"

The introduction to this 60-symlinks.rules files says:
# The names of the actual devices themselves must not be set here, but
# in 20-names.rules; the permissions and ownership of those devices
# should be set in 40-permissions.rules.

In the 40-permissions.rules file I find the following as regards USB 
devices:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device",        MODE="0664"

Should I amend either of these texts?

Thanks once again for your rapid reply!

Best wishes,

Eamann O Ruairc

David A. Desrosiers wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 20:15 +0100, Eamann O Ruairc wrote:
>   
>> I am running the latest version of Ubuntu and J-Pilot on an Acer 
>> Travelmate 800 and I am using a Palm Zire 71. 
>>     
>
> Are you using the visor module ("normal" usb)? Or libusb? 
>
> If you're using "normal" usb, you should see something like this in
> your /etc/udev/rules.d/ directory: 
>
> BUS=="usb", ATTRS{product}=="Palm Handheld*|Handspring *",
> KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", NAME="ttyUSB%n", SYMLINK="pilot", GROUP="usb",
> MODE="0666"
>
> If libusb, you'll want to update to the latest udev, and make sure your
> rules.d/60-libpisock.rules file indicates permissions which permit
> writing. If you're using the one I supply with pilot-link, it should be
> correct and allow this. 
>
>
>