[Wylug-help] WINE and PDA's

[Andii Bowsher]

Thanks Martyn,
That may be of some help -I'll keep the email for when I get my hands on the
thing. I'm hoping to get the manufacturers to say something useful but so
far to no avail.
Cheers,
Andii

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martyn Ranyard" <martyn at syn.co.uk>
To: "Andii Bowsher" <andiibowsher at blueyonder.co.uk>
Cc: <wylug-help at wylug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Wylug-help] WINE and PDA's


> Quoting Andii Bowsher <andiibowsher at blueyonder.co.uk>:
>
> > Thanks Martyn,
> > Hmmm, looks like I'm in for a bumpy ride on this as I'm pretty certain
that
> > it has a USB connection [I'm awaiting delivery as it's a gift from a
> > friend]. I know that USB modems are a bit of a problem at the mo and I
> > hadn't thought to extend that to other devices too. Shame. But perhaps
> > someone else knows different?
>
> Certain USB devices live up to the plug-and-play stuff, others are pigs.
> Usb<->Parallel cables for instance, just appear as /dev/usb/lpN.  Devices
like
> PDAs though are unlikely to do so, if you want to sync with them to a
linux app,
> then you'ld need a linux app that knows how to sync with it (libusb is
usually
> the way to do this).  There is an extrordinarily outside chance that it
will
> appear as a "storage" device, in which case try to mount /dev/sda (I know,
scsi
> ids for usb devices - horrid) to somewhere, but then you would have to be
able
> to read the native file types.
>
> If you manage to get the sync program going under wine, check if _it_ has
a
> serial option, then try to badger the manufacturor or one of their vendors
to
> get a serial cable for it.
>
> Another outside chance is it will show up as a "serial" dongle, and that
the
> sync program knows nothing of usb - in which case you might be in luck
running
> the sync program under wine.
>
> > -Andii
>
> Hope I've given some food for thought. :-)
>
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