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  • LLLActive at GMX.Net LLLActive at GMX.Net
    Wed May 7 03:21:44 EDT 2008

     

    Hi Faisal,
    
    Faisal Islam wrote:
    > Hello Al,
    >
    > Would you please try the following and see what happens?
    >
    > 1.  Connect your Treo to your computer via USB and turn it on
    > 2.  Open a Shell and log in as root (type in su and the root pwd)
    > 3.  Type in the following and see if visor shows up
    > 	lsmod | grep visor
    >     -- if it does, proceed to step 5
    >     -- if not, proceed to step 4
    >   
    I get:
    AL-WS:/dev # lsmod | grep visor
    visor                  37644  0
    usbserial              52688  1 visor
    usbcore               156456  6 visor,usbserial,usbhid,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
    
    > 4.  Type the following in the shell prompt
    > 	modprobe visor
    >     -- you should not get errors
    >     -- go to step 3 above
    > 5.  Type the following in the shell prompt
    > 	tail -f /var/log/messages
    >   
    
    I get:
    tail -f /var/log/messages
    May  7 08:51:08 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
    ohci_hcd and address 105
    May  7 08:51:08 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=0830,
    idProduct=0061
    May  7 08:51:08 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=1,
    Product=2, SerialNumber=5
    May  7 08:51:08 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Palm Handheld
    May  7 08:51:08 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
    May  7 08:51:08 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
    May  7 08:51:09 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    May  7 08:51:09 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter detected
    May  7 08:51:09 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB0
    May  7 08:51:09 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB1
    
    > 6.  Press the HotSync button on your Treo and check the output in step 5
    > above.  This will show you what the computer sees.  The following is an
    > example:
    >
    > May  6 07:43:49 localhost kernel: visor 1-1:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm
    > OS converter detected
    > May  6 07:43:49 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    > converter now attached to ttyUSB0
    > May  6 07:43:49 localhost kernel: usb 1-1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    > converter now attached to ttyUSB1
    >   
    
    I get (after a few minutes):
    
    May  7 08:53:53 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 105
    May  7 08:53:53 AL-WS kernel: visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
    May  7 08:53:53 AL-WS kernel: visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
    May  7 08:53:53 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: device disconnected
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
    ohci_hcd and address 106
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=0830,
    idProduct=0061
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=1,
    Product=2, SerialNumber=5
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Palm Handheld
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter detected
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB0
    May  7 08:53:54 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB1
    
    
    > 7.  Type in /dev/ttyUSB1 in your J-Pilot preference tab under serial
    > port and click OK.
    >   
    Did it.
    
    > 8.  Re-load J-Pilot and cancel Hotsynch on the Treo (from step 6 above).
    > Press hotsynch on the Treo, wait 2 seconds, press hotsynch on J-Pilot.
    > You should here the device beep and start to synchronize.
    >   
    I get no beep, but sometimes it beeps; can't figure out what sequence
    produces it.
    
    > 9.  If this doesn't work, let us know what happened and we will try to
    > trouble shoot.  If this works, send money to Judd Montgomery.  
    >   
    Sorry, no money yet.
    I get:
    
    May  7 08:58:50 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 107
    May  7 08:58:50 AL-WS kernel: visor ttyUSB0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
    May  7 08:58:50 AL-WS kernel: visor ttyUSB1: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now disconnected from ttyUSB1
    May  7 08:58:50 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: device disconnected
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
    ohci_hcd and address 108
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=0830,
    idProduct=0061
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=1,
    Product=2, SerialNumber=5
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Palm Handheld
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter detected
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB0
    May  7 08:58:51 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB1
    May  7 09:01:03 AL-WS kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: port 2 disabled by hub
    (EMI?), re-enabling...
    May  7 09:01:03 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: USB disconnect, address 108
    May  7 09:01:03 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: device disconnected
    May  7 09:01:03 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
    ohci_hcd and address 109
    May  7 09:01:03 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: device descriptor read/64, error -62
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using
    ohci_hcd and address 110
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device found, idVendor=0830,
    idProduct=0061
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: new device strings: Mfr=1,
    Product=2, SerialNumber=5
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Product: Palm Handheld
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Palm, Inc.
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: PalmSN12345678
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: visor 1-2:1.0: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter detected
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB2
    May  7 09:01:04 AL-WS kernel: usb 1-2: Handspring Visor / Palm OS
    converter now attached to ttyUSB3
    
    :-/
    
    Al
    

     

     

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