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-Palm OS Desktop HOWTO
-!!!Palm OS Desktop HOWTO
-!Sean Buckley
-
-sean@redbug.uklinux.net
-
-
-
-__David H. Silber
-palm@orbits.com - __ Original version
-
-
-
-v2..1, 03 March 2002
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-This HOWTO describes the use of Palm OS devices with Linux. Most
-of the advice is applicable to any version of the Palm PDA, and also to
-other devices that use the Palm OS, such as the Handspring Visor and Sony Clie.
-Many of the tools described
here will also work with other types of Unix, such
-as FreeBSD.
-
-
-
-''NOTE: '' this is a work in progress. There's a
-lot more I want to write, and I've noted areas that need work (look for
-TODO in the text). This version is very much an early draft to get the
-ball rolling. I would especially appreciate feedback from users of other
-combinations of PDA and Linux distribution (I currently use an m505 with
-Mandrake 8.1).
-
-
-
-
-
-----; __Table of Contents__
-
-1. Introduction:
- 1.1. DISCLAIMER
- 1.2. New versions of this document
- 1.3. Major Changes
- 1.4. Copyright and Licensing
-2. Connecting to the PC:
- 2.1. Serial Connection
- 2.2. Devfs device naming
- 2.3. USB Connection
- 2.4. IR Connection
- 2.5. Network Connection
-3. The pilot-link suite:
- 3.1. Installing the pilot-link software
- 3.2. Using the pilot-link software
-4. Coldsync:
- 4.1. Installing coldsync
- 4.2. Using coldsync
-5. Desktop Applications.:
- 5.1. JPilot
- 5.2. Gnome-pilot
- 5.3. Evolution
- 5.4. KPilot
- 5.5. XNotesPlus
- 5.6. WMSync
-6. Other Software:
- 6.1. The Pyrite Project
- 6.2. !MalSync
- 6.3. !PalmPix Decoder
-
-A. Appendix:
-A.1. Resources
-A.2. Devices that use the Palm OS
-A.3. A History of Palm OS devices.
-
-1. Introduction
-
-This document describes how to connect your PalmOS PDA to
-a computer running Linux, and synchronise the PDA data with local
-applications.
-
-----
-!!1.1. DISCLAIMER
-
-As always with information you read on the net, proceed with
-caution. Most of the information in this HOWTO has been tested with the
-devices to which I have access; an original Palm Pilot Pro and a new
-Palm m505. I have tried to indicate instances where I have not been able
-to test the information.
-
-
-
-If you have access to Windows or a Mac, I would recommend
-backing up your PDA with the provided software before testing it under
-Linux. Otherwise, take a backup with the Linux software before attempting
-to synchronise.
-
-----
-!!1.2. New versions of this document
-
-The latest "work in progress" version of this document can be found at
- http://www.redbug.uklinux.net/palm/index.html.
-
-----
-!!1.3. Major Changes
-
- This document was originally called the Palm Howto. Major changes are
-detailed below.
-
-
-
-
-__Revision History__Revision 2..12002-03-03Added info about various software that I hadn't even heard of before I
-got feedback from 2...Revision 2..02002-01-06Major rewrite to include USB connections and recent PalmOS devicesRevision 1.1.11999-02-28Last version maintained by David Silber.
-
-----
-!!1.4. Copyright and Licensing
-
-This document is copyright � 2001 Sean Buckley and
-copyright � 1997, 1998 8 1999 David H. Silber.
-
-
-
-Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
-under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
-or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
-with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no
-Back-Cover Texts. The full text of the license can be found at
-http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html
-
-----
-!!!2. Connecting to the PC
-
-The first step to getting your PDA running under Linux is to connect it
-to your PC. Until recently, all PalmOS devices connected via a serial
-cable. The latest devices use USB, and some can also connect via infrared.
-
-
-
-Another development allows the PDA to physically connect to one
-machine on the network and synchronise remotely with another machine.
-
-----
-!!2.1. Serial Connection
-
-The serial connection is currently the easiest way to connect
-your PDA to your PC. Simply connect the cradle to a serial port,
-then refer to that port when using coldsync or the pilot-link
-suite. The serial connection is slow, but has the advantage of
-being tried and tested. It should work with any Palm OS device for
-which a serial cable is available. Serial cradles and cables are
-available as accessories for the Palm PDAs, including those which
-come with USB cradles as standard.
-
-
-
-For convenience, you may wish
-to create a device called /dev/pilot
-as a link to the serial port. The pilot-link suite uses this device
-by default, so if the link exists it will save you having to specify
-it each time you call one of the programs.
-
-
-
-To create the link, log on as root and enter the following command:
-
-
-
-
-ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
-
-
-
-Replace /dev/ttyS0 with
-the serial port to which you have connected the your PDA. The device
-name /dev/ttyS0 corresponds to COM1 in
-DOS/Windows terminology, /dev/ttyS1 is
-COM2, and so on.
-
-
-
-You also need to ensure that you have
-permission to write to the serial port. On a standalone workstation you
-can change the permissions to allow global access to the port. As root,
-enter the following command:
-
-
-
-
-chmod a+rw /dev/ttyS0
-
-
-
-Greater security can be achieved using the group permissions. Set
-the permissions to read/write for the group and add the required
-users to the user list for the group (see man
-group). (TODO: More detail).
-
-----
-!!2.2. Devfs device naming
-
-Recent Linux distributions may use devfs for device naming. In
-this case /dev/ttyS0 may not exist, or may
-be a symbolic link to /dev/tts/. This is
-a new naming scheme brought in with the 2.4 kernel. Simply replace all
-references to /dev/ttyS0 with /dev/tts/.
-
-
-
-If you use symbolic links with devfs, you may find that the links do not persist
-correctly after you reboot. The /etc/devfsd.conf
-file controls the creation of symbolic links to dynamically created devices.
-
-
-
-As always, the operation seems to be set up differently under different
-distributions.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-Manrake 8.1 creates a link from /dev/usb/tts/1 to /dev/pilot when the hotsync
-button is pressed on the cradle.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-!RedHat 7.2 requires the link to be created manually. The link is then persistent
-across boots (thanks to Jim Mueller for this information).
-
-
-*----
-!!2.3. USB Connection
-
-USB access to Palm devices is relatively new. The Handspring
-Visor seems to be well supported, and works with the pilot-link
-suite. Currently, the Palm m500 series only works with coldsync, although
-pilot-link support is in active development. ''Update:''
-the current development version of pilot-link, .10.x, has support for
-USB devices. See the pilot-link section for more about this release.
-
-
-
-To use any
-USB device under Linux, you need to have USB support in your kernel. You
-will also need the relevant modules available. Most (TODO: Check which
-distros work out of the box) recent Linux distributions have USB support
-enabled by default. To check your system, try the following command as
-root:
-
-
-
-
-modprobe visor
-
-
-
-If you get no output from this command, then the module is available and
-you do not need to recompile your kernel. If this does not work, try the
-alternative usbserial module:
-
-
-modprobe usbserial
-
-This is used by some distributions, such as
-Redhat 7..
-
-
-
-If you need to set up USB support in your kernel, the
-Handspring
-Visor with Linux mini-HOWTO provides instructions. (TODO:
-Incorporate into this HOWTO?)
-
-
-
-Once USB support is set
-up, you should use device /dev/ttyUSB1
-to communicate with your PDA. Note that this device name only exists
-''after'' you have pressed the hotsync button on the
-cradle. You must press the button before running the connection software.
-
-
-
-If you have problems synchronising via USB, try an updated kernel. There
-may be some timing issues with the USB driver. For example, I found that
-stock Mandrake 8.1 did not work on one PC, but worked first time on a faster
-PC. Upgrading to a stock 2.4.17 kernel solved the problem and worked fine on
-both PCs.
-
-----
-!!2.4. IR Connection
-
-The latest Palm devices have infrared (IrDA) ports. If
-you have one of these, and a PC with an infrared port, you can
-synchronise over IrDA and do away with the cables altogether.
-
-
-
-David A. Desrosiers has written a comprehensive HOWTO on the
-subject. (TODO: Include this inline?)
-
-----
-!!2.5. Network Connection
-
-It is possible to physically connect your PDA to one PC,
-and synchronise it with another PC elsewhere on the network. This
-might be a useful feature if you need to synchronise with a PC to
-which you cannot physically connect your PDA.
-
-
-
-Once again David A. Desrosiers has written a (less comprehensive) HOWTO on the
-subject. (TODO: Include this inline? Not convinced of the value of this
-method - anyone care to comment?)
-
-----
-!!!3. The pilot-link suite
-
-The pilot-link suite provides the tools for communicating with
-your PDA. The pilot-link programs provide the background functionality for
-many higher level programs, but can also be used on their own as command
-line tools.
-
-
-
-Most distributions come with the pilot-link
-suite available as an optional package. The package will be available on
-the installation media or from the ftp site of the distribution. Install
-the package in the usual way for your distribution. You may also need
-development versions of the packages if you wish to compile any software
-that uses pilot-link.
-
-
-
-''Note:'' Unless otherwise specified, the details below refer
-to the .9.x release of
-pilot-link. The version in development is .10.x. This version contains
-support for USB devices, and has been updated to ensure greater consistency
-between the various utilities. Once .10.x is officially released, this
-document will be updated for the new version.
-
-
-
-If you upgrade to .10.x, you will also need to update applications which use
-pilot-link. In particular, J-Pilot and gnome-pilot need modifications to work with
-.10.x. J-Pilot .99.2 should work with the
-latest version of pilot-link.
-
-----
-!!3.1. Installing the pilot-link
-software
-
-The pilot-link suite comes with most major
-Linux distributions, including !RedHat, Mandrake, SUSE and Debian. If
-you intend to compile applications which rely on pilot-link, you
-may need to install development packages as well.
-
-
-
-If you use a distribution that does not come with pilot-link, or you
-need a more recent version, you can find the latest release at www.pilot-link.org. As well as
-the current version, you will find a link to the latest CVS snapshot.
-
-
-
-Once you have the downloaded the source, unpack and
-compile it as follows:
-
-
-
-
-tar -zxvf pilot-link..9.5.tar.gz cd pilot-link..9.5
-./configure
-make
-make install
-
-
-
-The programs can be run directly from
-the directory in which they were compiled. You may wish to test them
-before running make install. For more
-information, see the README file that comes with pilot-link.
-
-----
-!!3.2. Using the pilot-link software
-
-Most of the programs in the pilot-link suite are ''conduits'',
-that is they transfer data into or out of your Palm OS device.
-
-
-
-Each time you use of one of the programs, press the !HotSync button
-on your PDA's cradle. This will initiate the PDA
-side of the data transfer. Note that not all of these programs prompt
-you to press the `!HotSync' button, so you may have to remember to do
-it yourself.
-
-
-
-For more details, view the corresponding manual
-page. There is an overview manual page under the name
-pilot-link.
-
-
-
-The pilot-link programs all use the same method of determining the
-location of your PDA:
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-If a device is specified on the command line, that device will be used
-regardless of the other settings.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-If the environment variable $PILOTPORT
-is set, that will be used unless a port is specified on the command line.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-If no port is specified on the
-command line, and the $PILOTPORT variable
-is not set, /dev/pilot will be used.
-
-
-*----
-!3.2.1. pilot-xfer
-
-Possibly the most useful program in the pilot-link suite,
-pilot-xfer allows you to install programs
-on your Palm OS device, make a backup, and restore that backup.
-
-
-
-To install a program:
-
-
-
-
-pilot-xfer /dev/pilot -i program.prc
-
-
-
-To backup your Palm OS device:
-
-
-
-
-pilot-xfer /dev/pilot -b backup-directory
-
-
-
-This will copy all of the databases on your Palm OS device, (including
-programs?) to a directory called ``backup-directory'', creating it if
-it does not already exist.
-
-
-
-To restore data to Palm OS device:
-
-
-
-
-pilot-xfer /dev/pilot -r backup-directory
-
-
-
-Generally, you will only need to do this if your Palm OS device loses
-power or if you have to do a hard reset.
-
-
-
-To list the programs on your Palm OS device:
-
-
-
-
-pilot-xfer /dev/pilot -l
-
-----
-!3.2.2. install-memo
-
-To install a memo into your (already existing)
-''project'' category:
-
-
-
-
-install-memo /dev/pilot -c project project.memo
-
-
-
-The name of the
-file will be inserted into the memo as its first line and will appear
-in the directory of memos on your Palm OS device.
-
-----
-!3.2.3. memos
-
- This program grabs each memo from the Palm OS device and prints
-it out in standard mailbox format.
-
-
-
- To view your memos:
-
-
-
-
-memos /dev/pilot
-
-----
-!3.2.4. pilot-addresses
-
-Transfer the address database to or from your PDA.
-
-
-
-To write your address data to a Linux file from your PDA:
-
-
-
-
-pilot-addresses /dev/pilot -w storage.file
-
-
-
-To read your address data from a Linux file onto your PDA:
-
-
-
-
-pilot-addresses /dev/pilot -r file
-
-----
-!!!4. Coldsync
-
-Coldsync is an alternative to the pilot-link suite for transferring data to
-and from your PalmOS device. Like pilot-link, it can synchronise,
-backup and restore Palm databases.
-
-
-
-There are fewer applications available which use coldsync as their backend. That
-may change, but it seems to reflect a difference in philosophy between coldsync
-and pilot-link. Applications that sync using pilot-link tend to build
-in the functionality for synchronisation. It is therefore the author
-of the application that decides to include pilot-link support.
-
-
-
-Coldsync takes a different approach. Conduits can be written to
-use coldsync with almost any application. The synchronisation process
-can be entirely transparent to the application. If the application author
-is not interested in adding PDA support, it does not matter. As long as
-the data format of the application is available, someone else can write
-the conduit.
-
-----
-!!4.1. Installing coldsync
-
-Some Linux distributions are carrying coldsync, but it is
-not yet as widely available as pilot-link. It is also a younger
-application, so you are more likely to need to compile from source.
-
-
-
-You can find the latest release of coldsync at www.ooblick.com/software/coldsync.
-As well as the current version, you will find a link to the latest
-CVS snapshot.
-
-
-
-Once you have the downloaded the source,
-compile it as follows:
-
-
-
-
-tar -xvzf
-colsync-2.2.5.tar.gz
-cd coldsync-2.2.5
-./configure
-make
-make install
-
-
-
-You can run coldsync directly from the
-src directory. For more information,
-see the README file that comes with coldsync.
-
-----
-!!4.2. Using coldsync
-!4.2.1. The .coldsyncrc file
-
-By default, coldsync reads configuration parameters from a file called
-.coldsyncrc in your home directory. The
--f flag overrides the default if
-you need to use an alternative configuration file. In addition, some
-of the parameters in the configuration file can be set or overridden
-on the command line.
-
-
-
- The following is an example of
-a .coldsyncrc file:
-
-
-
-
-listen serial {
-device: "/dev/palm";
-protocol: default;
-transient;
-}
-pda "My Palm" {
-snum: "L0PK17C13832-M";
-username: "Sean";
-userid: 1234;
-directory:
-"/home/sean/m505";
-default;
-}
-
-
-
-This example tells coldsync to look for a serial port connection on
-/dev/palm. The transient keyword
-tells coldsync that the device may not exist until the user presses
-the Hotsync button. The pda section tells coldsync the serial number
-of the device, the username and id of the user and the directory
-to which the device will be backed up.
-
-
-
-The coldsync configuration file is well documented in the man page
-(man coldsync), but it is worth
-repeating some points:
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-Do not use a userid of 0 in your PDA section. This can lead to a loss of data
-if you need to perform a hard reset of your Palm.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-If you have a Palm m505 with a USB cradle under Linux, you
-should not use listen usb. Instead
-use listen serial with
-protocol: simple;
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!4.2.2. The p5-Palm Perl modules
-
-P5-Palm is a set of Perl modules for communicating with a Palm device via
-coldsync, and can be downloaded from the coldsync site. The purpose of the
-p5-Palm modules is to simplify and speed up the creation of conduits.
-
-
-
-You should install p5-Palm if you want to use any of the coldsync conduits.
-You do not need p5-Palm if you will only be using coldsync for simple backups.
-
-
-
-To install the modules:
-
-
-
-
-tar -zxvf p5-Palm-1.2.4.tar.gz
-cd p5-Palm-1.2.4
-perl Makefile.PL
-make
-make install
-
-----
-!4.2.3. Coldsync conduits
-
- A number
-of conduits are available for coldsync. These conduits use
-coldsync to synchronise other applications with your PDA. The
-conduits generally require the p5-Palm Perl modules described
-above.
-
-
-
-The list of conduits is available at http://www.ooblick.com/software/coldsync/conduits/.
-
-
-
-The conduits require an entry in your .coldsyncrc configuration file. To find
-out what should be entered, run /path/conduit -config, where path is the
-location of the conduit.
-
-----
-!!!5. Desktop Applications.
-
-This section
-describes applications which can synchronise their data with your PDA. The
-applications generally use pilot-link to provide communication with the
-PDA. Coldsync provides conduit capabilities to application that are not
-specifically written with PDAs in mind.
-
-----
-!!5.1. JPilot
-
-JPilot is a
-Personal Information Manager (PIM) that provides a replacement
-for the Palm Desktop software provided for Windows and the
-Mac. JPilot provides desktop versions of the Palm address book,
-todo list, calendar and memopad. JPilot can also be used to install
-applications onto the PDA.
-
-
-
-JPilot is available with
-most Linux distributions. You can also download JPilot from http://www.jpilot.org. To use JPilot
-you must have pilot-link installed. As JPilot is a gtk+ application,
-you will also need gtk+.
-
-----
-!!5.2. Gnome-pilot
-
-Gnome-pilot
-aims to provide PDA connectivity for the Gnome desktop. Gnome-pilot
-provides conduits for the Gnome PIM applications, a control centre applet
-for configuring the link, and a panel applet for dislaying the hotsync
-status.
-
-
-
-Gnome-pilot uses a daemon process to communicate
-with the PDA via pilot-link. Client applications use the daemon, rather
-than call pilot-link directly. The daemon must be running in order
-to use the client applications such as the conduits.
-
-
-
-Gnome-pilot should be available as part of Gnome. The home page for the
-project is at http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnome-pilot/.
-
-
-
-Gnome-pilot configuration is done through the Gnome control centre. If you
-have gnome-pilot installed, you should have a "Pilot Link" section under the
-peripherals section of the control centre.
-
-----
-!5.2.1. The Pilot Link Applet
-
-The Gnome control panel Pilot Link applet allows you to configure your PDA for
-use with Gnome. You must set up your PDA before you can use any of the Gnome
-conduits.
-
-
-
-The first step is to add a device. Start the Gnome control centre, and click on
-"Pilot Link" in the left hand pane. The right hand pane should show the pilot
-link applet.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-Click on the devices tab, then click "Add". You should see the "Device Settings"
-dialog box.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-The "Name" field can contain anything to help you identify the port that you
-create.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-The "Port" field should contain the port to which you attach your PDA. The port
-should be the same as you use for pilot-link.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-The speed and timeout values will depend on your device. Try the defaults, and
-change them if you have problems synchronising.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-The "Type" should be set to your device type.
-
-
-*
-
-
-
-Once you have configured the device, you can configure the actual PDA:
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-Click on the "Pilots" tab, then click on "Add...". You should then see the
-"Pilot Settings" dialog box.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-If you already have a user
-name set up on the PDA, click "Get from pilot" to download the username and ID.
-Otherwise, click "Send to pilot" to set up your username on the PDA.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-The "Pilot Attributes" allow you to name your PDA and set a local directory to
-use for the conduits.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-The "Sync action" determines what happens when you press the hotsync button on
-your PDA. The default is "Use conduit settings". This allows you to customise
-set different sync actions for each conduit.
-
-
-*
-
-
-
-Once you have configured your PDA, you need to configure the conduits.
-
-----
-!5.2.2. The Pilot Conduits Applet
-
-Start the Gnome control centre, then click on "Pilot Conduits" in the left hand
-pane. If you have a PDA configured in the pilot link applet, you will see a
-list of available conduits. If you have more than one PDA, you can use the
-drop down list to select the one that you wish to configure.
-
-
-
-Each available conduit starts out disabled. To enable a conduit, select it in
-the list and click on "Enable". You will then be given a choice of methods for
-synchronisation.
-
-----
-!!5.3. Evolution
-
-Evolution is a Microsoft Outlook clone for Gnome from Ximian. Evolution comes
-with a conduit for gnome-pilot. The conduit can be configured through the
-gnome-pilot conduits control centre applet described above.
-
-
-
-__Warning:__ Mandrake 8.1 comes with a beta
-version of Evolution. This version seems
-to have a bug whereby it does not correctly identify records when synching.
-This can lead to records being duplicated on the PDA.
-
-
-
-The latest version of Evolution can be downloaded from http://www.ximian.com. Evolution is
-designed mainly for use with Ximian Gnome, and installing it independently
-involves resolving a number of dependencies.
-
-----
-!!5.4. KPilot
-
-KPilot is the KDE
-equivalent of Gnome-pilot. KPilot provides basic PIM functionality,
-as well as conduits to KDE applications such as KOrganizer.
-
-
-
-As with gnome-pilot, kpilot uses a pilot-link
-via a daemon process.
-
-
-
-KPilot is available from http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home
-
-
-
-TODO: Again, I don't really use KDE, but will give it
-a spin.
-
-----
-!!5.5. XNotesPlus
-
-XNotesPlus provides a means to
-post small notes on your X-Windows desktop. These notes can be shared
-as memos with your PalmOS device.
-
-
-
-In addition to the notes, XNotesPlus provides PIM features, and integrates
-the notes feature with the todo list and addressbook. Note that XNotesPlus
-does not perform a true synchronisation, but simply replaces changed
-databases.
-
-
-
-The XNotesPlus web
-page at http://www.graphics-muse.org/xnotes/xnotes.html contains full
-installation and use instructions.
-
-
-
-XNotes is shareware, and not freely distributable.
-
-----
-!!5.6. WMSync
-
-If you use !WindowMaker, this might be useful. From the website:
-
-
-
-Wmsync is a !WindowMaker dockapp that starts your favourite sync program
-for your Palm(TM) PDA. It displays a small animation when syncing.
-It is controlled by a small perl script via SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 so it
-is highly customizable. That�s all.
-
-
-
-Wmsync is available from http://home.t-online.de/home/db7ne/wmsync.html
-
-----
-!!!6. Other Software
-!!6.1. The Pyrite Project
-
-Pyrite Publisher is a tool to convert documents to and from the Doc format used
-by electronic books for the Palm PDA. Compressed zTXT files are also supported.
-Pyrite Publisher is written in Python, with an optional module in C for enhanced
-data compression performance.
-
-
-
-The library used to communicate with the Palm is available separately, as
-python-libpisock. The library is a python binding for the pilot-unix libpisock
-library.
-
-
-
-Pyrite is available from http://www.pyrite.org
-
-----
-!!6.2. !MalSync
-
-Malsync is a command line tool for synchronising Palm PDAs with the !AvantGo
-server. !AvantGo is a - well, you'll know what it is if you use it. Unfortunately
-the website is a masterpiece of marketspeak.
-
-
-
-Malsync is available from http://www.tomw.org/malsync
-
-----
-!!6.3. !PalmPix Decoder
-
-The !PalmPix decoder extracts pictures from a !PalmPix database. The !PalmPix is a
-digital camera attachment for Palm PDAs.
-
-
-
-The !PalmPix decoder is available from
-http://www.geocities.com/aa_soft/!PalmPix.html
-
-----
-!!!A. Appendix
-!!!A.1. Resources
-
-Information resources for Linux/Palm applications
-
-----
-!!A.1.1. Pilot-link
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Website__ http://www.pilot-link.org
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__General mailing list__ http://www.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-general/
-.General discussions about pilot-link, conduit ideas, wish list items and
-anything else.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__General mailing list archive__ http://www.pilot-link.org/pipermail/pilot-link-general/
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Announcement mailing list__ http://www.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-announce/
-. Announcements for pilot-link releases, conduits, third-party tools and
-applications.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Announcement mailing list archive__ http://www.pilot-link.org/pipermail/pilot-link-announce/
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Development mailing list__ http://www.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-devel/
-. Development list for pilot-link code, releases, patches, conduits, bugs,
-testing.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Development mailing list archive__ http://www.pilot-link.org/pipermail/pilot-link-devel/
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__"Next Generation" pilot-unix mailing list__ http://www.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-unix-ng/
-. Development list for pilot-link code, releases, patches, conduits, bugs,
-testing.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__"Next Generation" pilot-unix mailing list archive__ http://www.pilot-link.org/pipermail/pilot-unix-ng/
-. Replaces the old pilot-unix list that is now offline.
-
-
-*----
-!!A.1.2. Coldsync
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Website:__ http://www.ooblick.com/software/coldsync
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list:__ send an email to coldsync-hackers-request@lusars.net
-with the word subscribe in the body.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list archive:__ http://www.thedotin.net/maillists/coldsync-hackers
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!A.1.3. JPilot
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Website:__ http://www.jpilot.org
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list: __send an email to listar@moongroup.com
-with the word subscribe in the subject.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list archive: __http://www.moongroup.com/archives/jpilot
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!A.1.4. Gnome-pilot
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Website: __http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnome-pilot
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list: __http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-pilot-list
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list archive: __http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-pilot-list/
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!A.1.5. KPilot
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Website: __http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list: __
-There is no specific KPilot list, but you can use
-the kde-pim list. To subscribe, send an email to kde-pim-request@kde.org
-with subscribe followed by your email address in the subject.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Mailing list archive: __http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-pim8r=18w=2
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!A.1.6. Other resources
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__XNotesPlus website:__
-http://www.graphics-muse.org/xnotes/xnotes.html
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__WMSync website:__
-http://home.t-online.de/home/db7ne/wmsync.html
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__The Pyrite Project website:__
-http://www.pyrite.org/
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Malsync website:__
-http://www.tomw.org/malsync/
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__!PalmPix decoder website:__
-http://www.geocities.com/aa_soft/!PalmPix.html
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!!A.2. Devices that use the Palm OS
-
-This is an overview of the range of devices that work with the software
-detailed in this HOWTO.
-
-----
-!!A.2.1. Palm
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Pilot 1000, 5000, !PalmPilot Personal, !PalmPilot Pro.__ The original Palm PDAs, no longer in production. These should
-work over a serial port connection.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, IIIc.__ The III series, again no longer in production. These should
-work over a serial port connection. The first colour Palm, the IIIc, had an
-optional USB connection, but the serial interface is required for Linux.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm V, Vx.__ The V series, again no longer in production. These introduced the
-IR interface, and it should be possible to synch them via an IR port on a
-suitably equipped PC. They also work over the serial port connection.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm VII, VIIx.__ The VII series, again no longer in production. These introduced the
-built in wireless connection. They feature an optional USB connection, but the
-serial interface is required for Linux.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm VII, VIIx.__ The VII series, again no longer in production. These introduced the
-built in wireless connection. They feature an optional USB connection, but the
-serial interface is required for Linux.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm m100, m105.__ The current entry level Palm PDAs. These should
-work over a serial port connection.
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm m500, m505.__ The latest version of the IR connection enabled Palm. They come with
-USB cradles as standard, and should synch over USB. An optional serial cable is
-available if USB synchronisation is not possible,
-
-
-*
-*
-
-__Palm i705.__ The latest Palm with wireless network connection capability. It
-synchronises via USB. No reports yet on whether it works with Linux over USB.
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!A.2.2. Handspring
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Visor.__ The Handspring Visor series of PDAs come with USB cradles. Serial
-cables are also available. USB is better supported under Linux for the Visor
-than for Palm PDAs, so USB should work with few problems.
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!A.2.3. Sony
-
-
-
-
-
-
-*
-
-__Clie.__ Sony's higher resolution version of the Palm PDA.
-
-
-*
-
-----
-!!!A.3. A History of Palm OS devices.
-
-This section is included unchanged from the original document. It's
-clearly out of date, and I'm not sure if it's worth keeping in. It's a
-bit offtopic for a Linux howto, and the effort of keeping it current
-seems a bit pointless. Instead I've added a section detailing devices
-that use the Palm operating system, and which therefore should work with
-the instructions in this HOWTO.
-
-
-
-There are two versions of
-the Pilot. They are the ''1000'' and the
-''5000'' and have 128k and 512k of RAM,
-respectively. They come with Palm OS 1.0 in ROM.
-
-
-
-Then came two devices with the name ''!PalmPilot''. They are the ''!PalmPilot Personal'' and the ''!PalmPilot Professional'' and have 512k and 1 Meg
-of RAM, respectively. They also have a backlighting feature for the
-LCD panel and version 2.0 of the operating system. The ''Professional'' also comes with a TCP/IP stack and
-a few extra programs built-in.
-
-
-
-IBM has released a rebadged version of the !PalmPilot Professional,
-which they call a ''!WorkPad''.
-
-
-
-Now we have the Palm III, which has a redesigned case and an
-infrared port, not to mention the 2 Meg of RAM and Palm OS 3..
-
-
-
-There is an announced product from Qualcomm, called the
-''pdQ smartphone'', which is a cell phone
-that incorporates a Palm OS PDA. Don't get all excited about it yet,
-it will not be released until sometime in 1999.
-
-
-
-It is possible to upgrade any Pilot by swapping out the memory
-card, which includes both RAM 8 ROM. Of course, this doesn't get
-you backlighting for the original Pilot series
.
+Describe [HowToPalmOSHOWTO]
here.
