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Most USB Palm PDAs work with 2.4.31 kernel and pilot-link, as one of
two USB tty devices.

Visor - ttyUSB1, or if you use the serial to usb adaptor (by palm, with a 
module), ttyUSB0

m130 - ttyUSB0

clie - does not work in linux with pilot-link using either tty, gives a 
-110 error message.  I confirmed this by web research.

A workaround is to save files to the Memory Stick and transfer them to the 
computer via usb-storage.  Or just use the Memory Stick for backing up 
when you change the battery, and restore programs and databases from it 
(you cannot do a 'backup/restore' of all files, so transfer them one at a 
time).

I have most of our hardware working with linux except cardbus pcmcia cards 
- is it just a matter of using the correct modules?  A very old hipzip MP3 
player would not compile, and I cannot find the i810 server for glibc2, 
but i810 also won't work with svgalib and is not good in DOS, only 1MB 
RAM, so I replace it.

Sindi

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> On another BL2 computer (Toshiba laptop) usb-ohci does insert but
> the PDA still will not connect.  I will stick with 2.4.31 for USB
> and expect some computers not to work with USB PDAs in linux.

All our computers are now working with two of three USB PDAs, and a serial 
to USB adaptor.

> 2.4.31 kernels work in BL3 (even loop BL3).
Except on our Toshiba laptop they work read-only, or I goofed somewhere.

> Sindi