[jp] Error Message upon syncing

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  • Carlo Graziani carlo at oddjob.uchicago.edu
    Fri Apr 25 15:08:48 EDT 2008

     

    Ronnie Ugulano wrote:
    > Thank you for responding.
    > 
    > I'm in the 50-udev.rules file, and placed that line (on one line) under 
    > the section tty, saved the file and started jpilot, and tried to sync 
    > again, and got the same error message.
    > 
    
    You almost certainly have to restart udevd, to get it to re-read its
    configuration.  I have no idea how this is accomplished in Sabayon
    Linux.  A reboot would certainly do the trick, though.
    
    Carlo
    
    
    > David A. Desrosiers wrote:
    >>> pi_bind error: /dev/pilot No such file or directory
    >>> Check your serial port and settings
    >>> Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
    >>> Finished
    >>>
    >>> What does this error message mean, and how do I proceed from here?
    >>>     
    >> It means /dev/pilot wasn't found, and that you probably should check 
    >> and verify your udev rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and ensure that they 
    >> contain the right line for your Palm device. That line should look 
    >> like:
    >>
    >> KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", ATTRS{product}=="Palm Handheld*|Handspring 
    >> *|palmOne Handheld", SYMLINK+="pilot"
    >>
    >> This should be all on one line, of course.
    >>
    
    
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