Re: Debian/Linux not recognizing Handspring Visor
After some testing, I determined that my cradle was broken. Pretty
embarrasing. So, I ran down to CompUSA and plonked down 30 bucks for a
new one. I plugged it in and my pilot is recognized properly. Due to
all of the suggesting, advice, and ideas I received, it worked
immediately.
I'd like to thank everyone for the OVERWHELMING amount of support in
helping me solve this problem. If any of you guys are in Chicago, I owe
you a beer.
Peace,
Don
On Sun, 2002-01-06 at 20:51, Andréas Saudemont wrote:
> On 2002-01-06 Don Napier wrote:
>
> > I am thinking that it is a hardware problem, which would be beyond the
> > scope of this mailing list (I think.) Maybe the cradle is busted, my
> > mobo is not liking the Handspring, or (*checking BOFH server*) /dev/clue
> > was linked to /dev/null.
> >
> > When I hotsync, something should appear in /var/log/messages, but
> > nothing happens. So, I'm going to do some more testing. I'll keep you
> > kids informed.
>
> First of all, did you enable the USB stuff either in the kernel or as
> modules? During kernel configuration, you should select "USB Serial
> Converter support" and "USB Handspring Visor Driver" from the "USB
> support" menu.
>
> If compiled as module, create a /etc/modules/usb file containing the
> following line, then run update-modules:
>
> alias char-major-188 visor
>
> Then when pressing the sync button on your craddle you should see lines
> such as:
>
> usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Handspring Visor
> visor.c: v1.2:USB HandSpring Visor driver
>
> in /var/log/messages.
>
> (Read the Documentation/usr/usb-serial.txt file for more information
> about the USB serial stuff in the kernel.)
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Andréas
>
>
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