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vim errors

by Brad Noyes

Hi all, I'm having troubles with using vim over a telnet session. When i telnet into my machine and start up vim it sits there for while, until i hit ctl-c, then i get this error Error detected while processing /usr/local/share/vim/vimrc Interrupted Error detected while processing /net/fire/home/bnoyes/.vimrc: regular VI works fine. vim works if i ssh into the host. vim also works fine if i telnet into the machine from windows (using putty). but no luck if i telnet from a linux machines. (btw. The host is unixware, that's a problem in itself). Any ideas? Thanks, --Brad

June 13, 2001

Fwd: FREE Open Source Database Seminar in Bostson, MA

by Andy Stewart

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: FREE Open Source Database Seminar in Bostson, MA Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:00:21 -0400 From: "Eric Hause" <info(a)greatbridge.com> To: <andystewart(a)mediaone.net> Dear Andy Stewart: Great Bridge invites you and the members of Worcester Linux Users Group to attend our FREE open source database seminar in Boston, MA: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "It's About Time...And Money: Introduction to Open Source Database Technologies for the Enterprise" Wednesday, June 27, 2001 The Four Seasons Boston Boston, MA +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Register online at http://www.greatbridge.com/gb?bos In today's economy, successful e-business requires high-performance database solutions that fit tightening IT budgets. Great Bridge delivers PostgreSQL for Linux and Solaris, an open source object-relational database that won the 2000 Linux Journal Editors' Choice award for best relational database system. By attending our free introductory seminar, you will learn: * How open source technologies can be deployed to create a cost-effective, high-performance platform for e-business. * How PostgreSQL can dramatically improve project ROI by lowering your database software investment. * How PostgreSQL's enterprise-class features compare to other leading databases, such as Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Informix and more. * How Great Bridge services and solutions can help you quickly become productive with PostgreSQL and shorten development cycles. Please plan to join us for this free half-day seminar appropriate for IT managers, programmers, developers, and database professionals. To learn more or register, visit us online at http://www.greatbridge.com/gb?bos Regards, Eric Hause Great Bridge LLC PS: Please feel free to circulate this invitation to the members of Worcester Linux Users Group and visit us online at http://www.greatbridge.com/gb?bos to register today. __________________________________________________________________ This is a one-time notice only and will not be repeated. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please send an email with to remove(a)greatbridge.com. ------------------------------------------------------- -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

June 13, 2001

Help

by Breaux_Steve＠emc.com

I work at EMC and I installed REDHAT7.0 on a Dell GX150 and I can't get Applix office to install on it? what am I to do?

June 12, 2001

Reminder: WLUG Meeting 14-june-2001

by Andy Stewart

Hi everybody, This is just a reminder of the upcoming WLUG meeting, to be held on Thursday, June 14th at 7:00 PM in Kinnicutt Hall at WPI (aka the usual place). At this meeting, WLUG member Tim Keller will be giving a talk on Logical Volume Management (LVM). More details about this talk can be found on the WLUG website. Here are some websites which I've found that are related to Linux and/or LVM: http://www.sistina.com/lvm http://www.sistina.com/lvm/doc/LVM-HOWTO http://ibgwww.Colorado.EDU/~lessem/psyc5112/usail/peripherals/disks/logical/ After the meeting, we'll adjourn to the Boynton Restaurant and all are welcome to join us. See ya later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

June 11, 2001

For sale: 19" sun monitor, 175 USD

by Keller, Tim

Hey Guys, Here's the skinny on it... Manufacturer: Sun Model: 365-1324 Max Resolution: 1280x1024 Sync Type: Composite H Freq/ V Freq: 88.1khz / 76hz Tube Manufacturer: Sony (Trinitron tube) Tube Size: 20" (19" viewable) Connector: 13W3 (however, they do make a 13W3 to 15pin vga adapter that works great) This is one of those sun monitors that has the little credit card remote in the front (which is still in there). The monitor is in mint condition and works fine. I'm asking 175 for it. Let me know if you want it. Thanks, Tim.

June 7, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ipaq

by Wesley T Allen

Actually, this is a great thread. I've been in the market for a Linux-based PDA and am unsure how to proceed. Agenda's offer is right out because I want a color screen (for the gameboy emulator), and I really don't feel like waiting until October for Yopy, but I will if I have to. Should I go out and buy an iPaq, flash it, and install Linux? Or should I wait for Yopy, even though it doesn't use X. Wes On 06 Jun 2001 17:31:00 -0400, Bradford J Snow wrote: > The Familiar distro is good. It can be found off www.handhelds.org , if > you have not found that site already. > > As far as warnings, just be careful when flashing the bootloader. Make > sure you follow the instructions exactly. Also, if you do install linux > and attempt to re-install WinCE and happen to get any errors while > flashing the device, don't turn it off. There used to be a bug, that > probably has been fixed by now, where some of the sectors in the last 4MB > were not erased properly by the bootloader thus could not be flashed. > Most likely you will not run into this issue, but as a general > rule if you experience errors while flashing the device, don't turn it off > until you have fixed the problem. > > Have fun, > Brad > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bradford J. Snow bradford(a)wpi.edu > 508 - 831-6538 WPI CS/EE '01 > Executive Council and Events Chair of WPI ACM > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Brad Noyes wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:43:25 -0400 > > From: Brad Noyes <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> > > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To: wlug(a)wlug.org > > Subject: [Wlug] ipaq > > > > Hi all, > > I recently bought an ipaq. I know there are are a few members of the wlug that > > have and ipaq with linux running. I have done some looking about on the net and > > i have found a hand full of options or a linux distro to put on the ipaq. I am > > curious to hear what the group's experience are with linux and the ipaq, and if > > you have any suggestions/warnings. > > > > Thanks > > --Brad > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 7, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ipaq

by Bradford J Snow

The Familiar distro is good. It can be found off www.handhelds.org , if you have not found that site already. As far as warnings, just be careful when flashing the bootloader. Make sure you follow the instructions exactly. Also, if you do install linux and attempt to re-install WinCE and happen to get any errors while flashing the device, don't turn it off. There used to be a bug, that probably has been fixed by now, where some of the sectors in the last 4MB were not erased properly by the bootloader thus could not be flashed. Most likely you will not run into this issue, but as a general rule if you experience errors while flashing the device, don't turn it off until you have fixed the problem. Have fun, Brad ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bradford J. Snow bradford(a)wpi.edu 508 - 831-6538 WPI CS/EE '01 Executive Council and Events Chair of WPI ACM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, Brad Noyes wrote: > Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:43:25 -0400 > From: Brad Noyes <maitre(a)ccs.neu.edu> > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > To: wlug(a)wlug.org > Subject: [Wlug] ipaq > > Hi all, > I recently bought an ipaq. I know there are are a few members of the wlug that > have and ipaq with linux running. I have done some looking about on the net and > i have found a hand full of options or a linux distro to put on the ipaq. I am > curious to hear what the group's experience are with linux and the ipaq, and if > you have any suggestions/warnings. > > Thanks > --Brad > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 6, 2001

ipaq

by Brad Noyes

Hi all, I recently bought an ipaq. I know there are are a few members of the wlug that have and ipaq with linux running. I have done some looking about on the net and i have found a hand full of options or a linux distro to put on the ipaq. I am curious to hear what the group's experience are with linux and the ipaq, and if you have any suggestions/warnings. Thanks --Brad

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] dual PII/PIII motherboard of questionable origin up for grabs

by John Stoffel

Brian, Do you happen to know how many PCI slots this motherboard has? I'm wondering if it's a version 1.x or 2.x board. Thanks, John

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question

by Bill Mills-Curran

Scott, Thanks for the analysis. Here's the output of "route -n" Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 The IP millie.mills.curran is 192.168.1.10. I'm inside a linksys firewall/router. I don't have an internal DNS server set up yet. I guess once I do I won't need the "-n" switch. (I've been playing with a DNS server config, but I haven't had the time to finish it up. It's a learning project.) Looking at the table above, and comparing it to one from work (running RedHat 6.0), I would think that the first entry should be something like: 192.168.1.10 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0 I'm running RedHat 7.0 at home. Thanks, Bill On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Scott Venier wrote: > Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 22:43:24 -0400 (EDT) > From: Scott Venier <scottven(a)umich.edu> > Reply-To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] routing table question > > The hanging is because it's trying to do a DNS lookup on 192.168.1.1. > running it with the -n switch will fix that. Could you paste the output > of route -n to us? I'd like to see what ip address millie.mills.cu is. > And include the output of 'ifconfig eth0' just so we have a complete > picture. > > Scott > > On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > > > My routing table definitely looks wrong to me: > > > > > route > > Kernel IP routing table > > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > > 192.168.1.0 millie.mills.cu 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > > default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > > > > > And, "route" hangs for a while before printing the last line. My > > network response is fine. > > > > Comments? > > > > TIA, > > Bill > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question, second thought

by doug waud

Bill Mills-Curran wrote: I missed that -n omission first time round :-( (thanks to Bill M-C for picking up on that!) so my comments about the last line's "default" being odd are wrong. As the route -n output shows, default is, indeed the 0.0.0.0 it should be. That first line still looks redundant to me. doug -- Douglas R Waud 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question

by doug waud

Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > > My routing table definitely looks wrong to me: > > > route > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 192.168.1.0 millie.mills.cu 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > Comments? "Comments/" is a dangerous thing to write :-) The second line looks right to me. The first line then becomes suspect since you do not need a gateway (as in the G of UG) to the network you are part of. In turn, that default on the last line also makes me suspicious. To set up my default gateway, I type something like route add default gw 192.168.1.1 and I get a line in the route -n output that looks like 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 with no default in the first position but rather the more reasonable 0.0.0.0 which, with the rest of the line says to go to 192.168.1.1 for anything outside of the local network. The combination of these two features makes me wonder whether you are mistyping the route command to set up the GW line. When I get something like those two lines I get rid of them and reenter what I then hope to be :-) a more syntactically correct route command and then check route -n to see if I got it right. Hope this helps a bit. :-) > And, "route" hangs for a while before printing the last line. I can't comment on that :-( doug -- Douglas R Waud 17 Lantern Lane, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545-2006 http://www.ummed.edu/pub/d/drw/

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] routing table question

by Scott Venier

The hanging is because it's trying to do a DNS lookup on 192.168.1.1. running it with the -n switch will fix that. Could you paste the output of route -n to us? I'd like to see what ip address millie.mills.cu is. And include the output of 'ifconfig eth0' just so we have a complete picture. Scott On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > My routing table definitely looks wrong to me: > > > route > Kernel IP routing table > Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface > 192.168.1.0 millie.mills.cu 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo > default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > > > And, "route" hangs for a while before printing the last line. My > network response is fine. > > Comments? > > TIA, > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 6, 2001

routing table question

by Bill Mills-Curran

My routing table definitely looks wrong to me: > route Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 192.168.1.0 millie.mills.cu 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 And, "route" hangs for a while before printing the last line. My network response is fine. Comments? TIA, Bill

June 6, 2001

Re: [Wlug] dual PII/PIII motherboard of questionable origin up for grabs

by Brian J. Conway

> I'd be interested. I'm currently running a dual P5-233 > system, and I'd really like to upgrade it. I'd consider > donating my older board and CPUs (or some proceeds from > its sale) to the WLUG/WPILA if it works out OK. Please > let me know. Sorry, it's been claimed. Brian J. Conway dogbert(a)clue4all.net

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] dual PII/PIII motherboard of questionable origin up for grabs

by Paul Gelinas

Brian, I'd be interested. I'm currently running a dual P5-233 system, and I'd really like to upgrade it. I'd consider donating my older board and CPUs (or some proceeds from its sale) to the WLUG/WPILA if it works out OK. Please let me know. PaulG -- Paul Gelinas pgelinas(a)mediaone.net MCP, MCP+I, MCSE

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Handspring & Linux

by William Smith

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Doctor Orbitz wrote: DO>I have done it, works great. I spent teh 20 bucks on teh serial cradle and DO>found out i didnt' even need it. DO>http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/mini/Handspring-Visor-2.html was very DO>helpful. I use coldsync (its on freshmeat) very direct program and I like DO>it. Great! thanks for the pointer! i was leaning towards the serial cradle, but if i can save $20..... ;) ...Bill

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Handspring & Linux

by ccb＠acm.org

I use the Handspring Backup Module. It goes in the slot. It's $40. Push one button and you're backed up. ccb -- Charles C. Bennett, Jr. VA LiNUX Systems Systems Engineer, Northeast US 25 Burlington Mall Rd., Suite 300 +1 617 543-6513 Burlington, MA 01803-4145 ccb(a)valinux.com www.valinux.com

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ssh2 -> openssh

by Theo Van Dinter

On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 11:45:46PM -0400, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > Since I could not find a ready-build openssl and openssh rpm for 6.1, I > build openssh 2.9p1 and openssl 0l.6.6a. On my 7.0 box, I used the rpm's > from the distro. I've been using packaged openssl and openssh on my 6.1 box for a while now: > rpm -qa | grep ^openss openssh-2.9p1-1 openssl-0.9.5a-14 openssh-clients-2.9p1-1 openssh-server-2.9p1-1 openssl-devel-0.9.5a-14 > rpm -q redhat-release redhat-release-6.1-1 You can grab RPMs from: ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/rpm/RH62 or ftp://ftp.kluge.net/pub/linux/RPMS -- Randomly Generated Tagline: "What kind of birth control do the Centauri use? Conversation." - J. Michael Straczynski

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] ssh2 -> openssh

by Charles R. Anderson

On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: subssn> Since I could not find a ready-build openssl and openssh subssn> rpm for 6.1, I build openssh 2.9p1 and openssl 0l.6.6a. subssn> On my 7.0 box, I used the rpm's from the distro. You can take the SRPM from Red Hat 7.0 and rebuild it on 6.x like so: rpm --rebuild --define 'build_6x 1' openssh-2.5.2p2-1.7.2.src.rpm (You need to have installed at least openssl and openssl-devel for this to work. These come with Red Hat 6.2. I would recommend installing all the 6.2 updates on your 6.1 system before doing this.) If you want 2.9p1 (for 6.x or 7.x) I have made packages available (but these are not completely tested yet. I do know of problems on Alpha at least. Use at your own risk). I would not use the 2.9p1 src.rpm distributed by the OpenSSH portability team, since it does not contain all the necessary things for it to work correctly on Red Hat (for instance, correct PAM files.): ftp://angus.ind.wpi.edu/pub/cra-contrib/redhat6/SRPMS/openssh-2.9p1-0.6x.sr… subssn> I'm wondering if I'm running into basic code problems, or subssn> is it likely that the ssh2 installation needs some careful subssn> manual cleanup prior to decommission it. OpenSSH uses fairly different config files that are reminiscent of the old ssh 1.2 from which it was derived. A clean RPM install should handle these sorts of issues for you assuming you pay attention to any files that are installed as *.rpmnew and rename/merge them with the old files. subssn> I'm back running ssh2, but I'd like to stick with open subssn> source, if possible. Suggestions? For now, I would recommend staying with the Red Hat-packaged openssh-2.5.2p2-1.7.2 from RH 7.0, rebuilding it on 6.2, and installing that. This set up should be the most stable configuration available for Red Hat. Other than that, the only other thing I can recommend is either upgrading to Red Hat 6.2 or at least installing all of the 6.1 updates followed by the 6.2 updates. (Red Hat only supports/releases updates for the latest minor release within a major release). Charles R. Anderson <cra(a)wpi.edu> / http://angus.ind.wpi.edu/~cra/ PGP Key ID: 49BB5886 Fingerprint: EBA3 A106 7C93 FA07 8E15 3AC2 C367 A0F9 49BB 5886

June 5, 2001

ssh2 -> openssh

by Bill Mills-Curran

Tonight I tried (briefly) to convert to openssh from ssh2, and I ran into trouble. Maybe someone has an idea. The two machines in question are at RedHat 6.1 and RedHat 7.0. I built ssh2 (version 2.4.0) on each machine, and the install went smoothly on both sides. I have been happy with it. Then a friend suggested openssh. So I thought I'd try to convert. Since I could not find a ready-build openssl and openssh rpm for 6.1, I build openssh 2.9p1 and openssl 0l.6.6a. On my 7.0 box, I used the rpm's from the distro. I deinstalled the ssh2 code using "make install". I did not try to remove any other files, but I did stop all ssh2 processes. The install of the openssh code went just fine. I could log into my 7.0 box from my 6.1 box (I can't go the other way due to a company firewall), but the port mapping did not work. (I used the "-R 19999:box1:23" to give me access back through the company firewall.) I'm wondering if I'm running into basic code problems, or is it likely that the ssh2 installation needs some careful manual cleanup prior to decommission it. I'm back running ssh2, but I'd like to stick with open source, if possible. Suggestions? Thanks, Bill

June 5, 2001

Re: [Wlug] DVD RAM

by Scott Venier

cdrecord can write to a dvd. I assume xcdroast can too. But you'll need something to make the funky DVD filesystem. They don't use ISO9660. Scott On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Andy Stewart wrote: > > HI gang, > > I saw a note on SuSE's website advertising their upcoming release of > version 7.2 In that press release, they boasted about supporting the new > Panasonic DVD RAM drive (LF-D291), which supports writing 9.6 GB on a two > sided medium. > > I know that reading a DVD is supported on recent (2.4.x) kernels, and also > on some later 2.2.x kernels, and that patches exist for earlier 2.2.x > kernels. (Data mode, like a giant CD...not DVD video). > > What I would like to know is: what is required of Linux to support > writing a DVD RAM device. Do I need a program analogous to xcdroast? I > have searched quite a bit and cannot find this tidbit of information. > > I am considering this for a backup solution first, a data DVD reader > second (SuSE distributes their stuff on DVD), and DVD video lastly > (www.linuxvideo.org) > > Later, > > Andy > -- > Andy Stewart > Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA, USA > http://www.wlug.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

June 4, 2001

DVD RAM

by Andy Stewart

HI gang, I saw a note on SuSE's website advertising their upcoming release of version 7.2 In that press release, they boasted about supporting the new Panasonic DVD RAM drive (LF-D291), which supports writing 9.6 GB on a two sided medium. I know that reading a DVD is supported on recent (2.4.x) kernels, and also on some later 2.2.x kernels, and that patches exist for earlier 2.2.x kernels. (Data mode, like a giant CD...not DVD video). What I would like to know is: what is required of Linux to support writing a DVD RAM device. Do I need a program analogous to xcdroast? I have searched quite a bit and cannot find this tidbit of information. I am considering this for a backup solution first, a data DVD reader second (SuSE distributes their stuff on DVD), and DVD video lastly (www.linuxvideo.org) Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org

June 4, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Handspring & Linux

by Frank Sweetser

On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 04:08:15PM -0400, William Smith wrote: > All, > > I recently "upgraded" from a Palm IIIx to a Handspring Visor Deluxe > (screen on the IIIx went South. 8( ). > > As you might be aware, the Handspring Visor comes with a USB cradle. > > Has anyone had any success in getting a Linux box to sync-up with a Visor > through the USB port? I've had some limited success, but only with the pilot-link command line utils. USB is kind of wierd, since the "serial port" only exists while the Visor is trying to connect. I'd reccomend is to spend the $20 or so, and just get a serial connection. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu, fs at suave.net | $ x 15 Full-time WPI Network Tech, Part time Linux/Perl guy | I'd put my money where my mouth is, but my mouth keeps moving. -- Larry Wall in <199704051723.JAA28035(a)wall.org>

June 4, 2001

Re: [Wlug] Handspring & Linux

by Doctor Orbitz

I have done it, works great. I spent teh 20 bucks on teh serial cradle and found out i didnt' even need it. http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/mini/Handspring-Visor-2.html was very helpful. I use coldsync (its on freshmeat) very direct program and I like it. Orbitz William Smith wrote: > All, > > I recently "upgraded" from a Palm IIIx to a Handspring Visor Deluxe > (screen on the IIIx went South. 8( ). > > As you might be aware, the Handspring Visor comes with a USB cradle. > > Has anyone had any success in getting a Linux box to sync-up with a Visor > through the USB port? > > Any ideas are welcome. > > Best regards, > > Bill Smith > Fall River, MA > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

June 4, 2001