OpenSync/palm-sync

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Introduction

Supported Object Types

Contacts	Events	Todos	Notes

Tested Devices

Palm Inc

Model	Version	USB	IrDA	Network	USB Vendor ID	USB Products ID	Tester	Comments
Tungsten X	5.4.9				0x830	0x61	dgollub
Palm515	4.1				0x830	0x3	j_reichelt
Treo 650					0x830	0x61	werner6
Treo 700p					0x0830	0x0061	heinous	Network sync works if you set up Bluetooth DUN. See Syncing Palm Devices using Bluetooth

Handspring

Model	Version	USB	IrDA	Network	USB Vendor ID	USB Products ID	Tester	Comments
Treo 270	3.2.5H5.7				0x82d	0x100	dgollub

Testcase Basics

For the testcases below you will need the command line tool pilot-xfer which is provided by pilot-link package. With openSUSE 10.2 we changed to the pilot-link 0.12.x version which supports libusb connections. A long list of USB products and vendor codes allows openSUSE 10.2 to provide the "HotSync" capability to hal-resmgr and grant access to the current desktop user. So please try this new feature and run following test cases as user. If you have permission problems and the testcase only works as root, please report your device with USB vendor and product code.

Testcases

Connection test with USB

pilot-xfer -p usb: -l

Run this command line as user and press the HotSync button on your device. Should return a list of all installed applications and Palm data.

Connection test with Network

You will have to set up some kind of network connection between the Palm device and your computer. This could be over serial, USB, Bluetooth, etc.

pilot-xfer -p net:any -l

Run this command line as user and press the HotSync button on your device. Should return a list of all installed applications and Palm data.

Backup

If you don't use USB connection you only have to change "-p usb:" in -p *sock address of your choice*. For example in "-p /dev/ttyS0" for HotSync via serial device. Full Backup:

pilot-xfer -p usb: -b ~/palm-backup/

Restoring:

pilot-xfer -p usb: -r ~/palm-backup/

Links

pilot-link project

• http://www.pilot-link.org