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Additional information for Fedora pilot-link users
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pilot-link-0.12.2-10.fc8 and later versions are configured to enable
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the use of libusb for console users - permissions are now handled by
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PolicyKit. For more information on libusb see README.libusb.
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pilot-link libusb support is relatively new and may still be
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incompatible with some handheld devices. If you experience such a
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problem you may want to try the older "visor module" USB method
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described below. If possible please report device incompatibility to:
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280251
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Visor module setup
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The Visor module is a backwards compatibility solution to expose the USB
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connection of newer Palm handhelds as a serial device, which is what
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older versions of pilot-link and dependent packages require to work.
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Unfortunately this solution is inherently imperfect when used with udev
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(as Fedora does) - you may have to tweak your individual setup.
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1) disable libusb: remove (or comment out the contents) of
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/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-visor
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2) Configure udev to detect the Palm and create /dev/pilot: copy
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60-pilot.rules from /usr/share/doc/pilot-link/udev/ to /etc/udev/rules.d/
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3) Configure permissions so that a console user can access /dev/pilot:
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copy 60-pilot.perms from /usr/share/pilot-link/udev/ to
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/etc/security/console.perms.d/
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For a discussion of the inherent problems related to the Visor module,
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see:
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=158809
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Old serial (non-USB) handhelds
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Older serial (non-USB) handhelds can be directly addressed by pilot link
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on their serial port (e.g. /dev/ttyS0) or /dev/pilot can be symlinked to
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the serial port.
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Kevin R. Page, 20071211
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