On Tue, 2008-03-11 at 02:09 -0500, pursley1@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > With the help of another person, we were able to deduce that the problem > was because of Fedora, which by default, does not give access to the USB > ports to users. There is no group to add to fix this problem and it > took changing the global security permissions to allow everyone full > access to the ports to get it to work. This really should be addressed > on future versions of Fedora so I don't have to re-fix this problem > every time the system updates the security. How do I recommend it? > > Bradley > > Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 10:11 -0500, pursley1@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, 2008-03-10 at 08:20 -0500, pursley1@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> I'm new to Fedora and am still classified have been messing around with > >>>> Linux part-time for about a year but am trying to migrate fully to Linux > >>>> now and can't seem to get my Palm device to sync. It connects via a USB > >>>> cable and I can even 4. Some amount of training to our engineer. Perhaps 1 to 2 weeks istell you how it appears in the proc file system USB > >>>> file when it is activated but how do I tell the software that it's > >>>> there? This is only one of a few things that is hindering my desire to > >>>> completely eliminate Windows from my computer (I haven't liked Microsoft > >>>> for years). Any help here? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> 1) Make sure you have the pilot-link package installed and up to date. > >>> 2) Make sure it works: do 'pilot-dlpsh -p usb:' and play around. Check > >>> the man pages for the various pilot-* commands. > >>> 3) If you want a GUI front-end pick one (e.g. kpilot, gnome-pilot) and > >>> install it. > >>> 4) Configure the front-end to use 'usb:' as the Pilot device. > >>> > >>> poc > >>> > >> Well, I tested your examples and all of the things you suggested to > >> check worked just fine except that none of the front-ends are able to > >> connect with it. I can connect with it manually using the 'pilot-dlpsh' > >> command just fine. I've tried 'gnome-pilot' & 'jpilot' with no success > >> at all. > >> > > > > I use kpilot myself, so I can't help you. I would suggest making sure > > you have the latest version, and that the front end is configured to use > > 'usb:' as the device name. Earlier versions of pilot-link had > > complicated ways of setting up serial ports, linking to the /dev/pilot > > device, loading a 'visor' kernel module etc. etc., all of which gave a > > lot of headaches and were unreliable. The current pilot-link uses the > > libusb user-land library which is not only more reliable but noticeably > > faster, but some of the frontends may not have caught up yet. > > > > poc > > > > > Did you add your users to the uucp group? Regards, Les H -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
