[Kde-pim] Pilot device is not read-write

[Bertjan Broeksema]

Oh, and please take a look at: http://cvs.codeyard.net/kpilot/faq.php

Bertjan

On Saturday 24 May 2008 03:44:19 J Taylor wrote:
> I deleted and re-created /dev/pilot.
> ls -la /dev/pilot
> 	lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 2008-05-23 20:35 /dev/pilot -> /dev/ttyUSB0
>
> The problem seems to be that the permissions for /dev/ttyUSB0 are being
> automatically reset when I attempt a HotSync.
>
> I can do:
> chmod 777 /dev/ttyUSB0
> ls -la /dev/pilot
> 	crwxrwxrwx 1 root uucp 188, 0 2008-05-23 20:38 /dev/ttyUSB0
>
> But when I press the HotSync button, it changes to:
> 	crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 0 2008-05-23 20:39 /dev/ttyUSB0
>
>
> Even running kpilot as root fails.
>
> On Monday 12 May 2008 02:19:04 Bertjan Broeksema wrote:
> > You should check if you have read/write access to the file you configured
> > as the device file in kpilot. For example if you have /dev/pilot as you
> > device do a "ls -la /dev/pilot" to see to which group it belongs and what
> > the file rights are.
> >
> > Also make sure that you have the right device configured. If you press
> > the hotsync button and you get a /dev/ttyUSB0 and /dev/ttyUSB1 device you
> > should use /dev/ttyUSB0. (Still make sure that you have rights to access
> > that file as normal user).
> >
> > Bertjan
> >
> > On Sunday 11 May 2008 16:22:26 J Taylor wrote:
> > > I added myself to the uucp group but it did not make a difference.  On
> > > my old PC, I was not in that group.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > On Saturday 10 May 2008 13:25:22 Bertjan Broeksema wrote:
> > > > Seems that you've not set the right access rights to you pilot device
> > > > file. Are you in the right group? On gentoo for example you must be
> > > > member of the uucp group to have read access to that file.
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > >
> > > > Bertjan
> > > >
> > > > On Saturday 10 May 2008 04:17:57 J Taylor wrote:
> > > > > I am trying to get kpilot working on a new PC with my Palm Treo
> > > > > smart phone. I had it working on my old PC.  I am not sure what the
> > > > > problem is. Distro is FC7.
> > > > >
> > > > > Here are the kpilot log messages that I am receiving:
> > > > >
> > > > > Pilot device /dev/pilot is not read-write.
> > > > > Trying to open device /dev/pilot...
> > > > > Cannot open Pilot port "/dev/ttyUSB1".
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