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
the use of libusb for console users - permissions are now handled by
PolicyKit. For more information on libusb see README.libusb.
pilot-link libusb support is relatively new and may still be
incompatible with some handheld devices. If you experience such a
problem you may want to try the older "visor module" USB method
described below. If possible please report device incompatibility to:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280251
Visor module setup
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The Visor module is a backwards compatibility solution to expose the USB
connection of newer Palm handhelds as a serial device, which is what
older versions of pilot-link and dependent packages require to work.
Unfortunately this solution is inherently imperfect when used with udev
(as Fedora does) - you may have to tweak your individual setup.
1) disable libusb: remove (or comment out the contents) of
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-visor
2) Configure udev to detect the Palm and create /dev/pilot: copy
60-pilot.rules from /usr/share/pilot-link/udev/ to /etc/udev/rules.d/
3) Configure permissions so that a console user can access /dev/pilot:
copy 60-pilot.perms from /usr/share/pilot-link/udev/ to
/etc/security/console.perms.d/
For a discussion of the inherent problems related to the Visor module,
see:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=158809
Old serial (non-USB) handhelds
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Older serial (non-USB) handhelds can be directly addressed by pilot link
on their serial port (e.g. /dev/ttyS0) or /dev/pilot can be symlinked to
the serial port.
Kevin R. Page, 2007-12-11
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