Syncronize with Linux - SynCE

peterfeher · 09-28-03, 07:06 PM

http://synce.sourceforge.net/synce/

JaxDomino · 10-03-03, 06:59 PM

I was reding up on this today. The question I have is how does it work the docs are pretty slim and it seems more like a sales slick than anything.

systemstemplar · 10-05-03, 04:30 AM

Yeah i was wondering if anyone has used this.

silversky · 10-05-03, 03:13 PM

I tried. I failed. I booted into xp and used activesync. It's kinda confusing because I need to be running ximian, multisync, hotplug, and synce all at the same time. it was yelling something about a rapi library...

JaxDomino · 10-08-03, 02:15 PM

*****************RANT WARNING***********************

I wish someone would write a good program that's easy to use for us Linux newbies who WANT to move to Linux and who still want CHOICE. I think if you choose to have a PocketPC or Windows Mobile device, you should be able to use an "open source" application. One that is appealing to the eye as well as the mind. I find the eye candy part lacking in a lot of Linux apps.

systemstemplar · 10-08-03, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JaxDomino
*****************RANT WARNING***********************

I wish someone would write a good program that's easy to use for us Linux newbies who WANT to move to Linux and who still want CHOICE. I think if you choose to have a PocketPC or Windows Mobile device, you should be able to use an "open source" application. One that is appealing to the eye as well as the mind. I find the eye candy part lacking in a lot of Linux apps.

Yes i am in the same boat with you, right now my Axim is the only thing keeping me tied to windows, if i could backup its data in a linux app, and sync with it. Things would be soooo much easier.

systemstemplar · 10-12-03, 11:52 PM

Wow i am quite surprised, so has no one on the board managed to sync with any distros of linux?

JaxDomino · 10-13-03, 03:11 PM

I really don't think so. It seems there is a lot of talk. I'd like to see it in action.

dlaw · 10-15-03, 04:57 AM

I have a more complicated need....

I wish I can save my data on my server... my calender, email, contacts... and be able to sync my pocketpc with it over wifi....

Anyone has any ideas? I am thinking of an open exchange or something like that... but not yet have to time to really look into it.

jonboy545 · 10-18-03, 04:24 PM

http://www.screentap.com/modules.php...artid=2&page=1

Try that

TN_VOL · 01-08-04, 09:08 PM

I have been playing with synCE the last few days and can provide some details on how to get it working, what you should see, etc. jonboy's link looks good, I didn't have to recompile the kernel to get my AXIM talking to my RedHat box.

If you have kernel version 2.4.20 and greater, you can try using this instead of recompiling the ipaq kernel module .....

((Details were better here for getting the Linux stuff going))

insmod usbserial
(I like modprobe usbserial, personally - you may already have another usbserial device running. My VFD is connected via usbserial, for instance.)

then

insmod ipaq vendor=0x413c product=0x3001

This should load the ipaq kernel module for the Axim. I would suggest tailing the system message file while doing this, so you can watch what happens...

in a new terminal window type:
tail -f /var/log/messages

You should see your workstation detect the Axim.

Captured output:

# insmod ipaq vendor=0x413c product=0x3001
Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-8smp/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.o

# tail -f /var/log/messages
kernel: usbserial.c: PocketPC PDA converter detected
kernel: usbserial.c: PocketPC PDA converter now attached to ttyUSB0 (or usb/tts/0 for devfs)
/etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup ipaq for USB product 413c/4001/0
devlabel: devlabel service started/restarted
kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial deregistering driver PocketPC PDA
kernel: usbserial.c: PocketPC PDA converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
kernel: ipaq.c: USB PocketPC PDA driver v0.5
kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for PocketPC PDA

Now you can configure the SynCE program. This output in the system message file tells you which port to configure synce to use ....

[I] synce-serial-config ttyUSB0 [/]
followed by
synce-serial-start

You will see:
synce-serial-start is now waiting for your device to connect
You may also receive a warning about your firewall rules. The SynCE website gives you some hint about fixing that.

:exc: Safety Tip
The SynCE application(s) require you to NOT be ROOT when you're working with the tools that access the PDA. That being said you have to run 'dccm' as a a non-privledged user. This 'dccm' application is what created the RAPI that someone above referenced. Before you run synce-serial-start you ned to have 'dccm' running.

Once you've done all this you should see something like this in your /var/log/messages file....

kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
kernel: PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
pppd[10854]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
pppd[10854]: Serial connection established.
pppd[10854]: Using interface ppp0
pppd[10854]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
/etc/hotplug/net.agent: assuming ppp0 is already up
kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered
pppd[10854]: local IP address 192.168.131.102
pppd[10854]: remote IP address 192.168.131.201

You should have a 'Connected' message on the AXIM at this point.

Back over in the terminal window you ran 'dccm' from you can now issue a 'pstatus' and you can look at the output...

$ pstatus
Version
=======
Version: 3.0.11171 (Merlin: Pocket PC 2002)
Platform: 3 (Windows CE)
Details: ""

System
======
Processor architecture: 5 (ARM)
Processor type: 2577 (StrongARM)
Page size: 0x10000

Power
=====
ACLineStatus: 01 (Online)
.....

jonboy's tip on pcp and CAB files can be used and you can download the KDE or GNOME tools you like from synCE's sourceforge website.

dlaw...
... the WiFi thing is pretty easy actually, but you first have to sync via USB to create the partnership and the registry ID's on the server. After that you can sync via WiFi...

...catching my breath from all the typing...

Corporate · 01-17-04, 08:27 AM

I have a question. If I'm running 9x or XP in vmware on my linux pc, will I be able to sync just fine? I'm comptemplating doing this for the sole reason that some games/apps require you to run an installation from a windows environment.

desiv · 01-22-04, 12:00 AM

That's how I was doing it. Linux host, windows guest. USB and syncing was fine..

(Well, every so often, something would happen and my virtual machine would die whenever I plugged in my Axim. Fix? Just go into Device Manager and delete the USB stuff. When it autodetected it again on reboot, it would work fine. Only happened a few times, but just in case..)

At least until I put SUSE 9 on my machine. VMWare doesn't like SUSE 9. Known issue, so there should be a fix soon, but I haven't used my XP Virtual machine since.. And I don't have SynCe working so no syncing.. :-(

desiv

anpaza · 01-23-04, 02:42 PM

Actually you can use synce from any user (even as root), you just have to make a link from the directory .synce in the home directory of the user dccm runs at to the home directory of the users you plan to use synce:

ln -s ~dccmuser/.synce ~root/.synce

(here dccmuser is the username under which account dccm runs).