Gnome-Pilot Bluetooth HotSync Functions ONLY Once without "device" re-mapping
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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pilot-link (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-pilot
Syncing a Palm Centro with Ubuntu 9.04 evolution contacts & calendar works once (and only once!) after pairing and configuring the conduits. After that, the Centro displays the following message:
"Unable to initiate HotSync operation because the port is in use by another application"
Accord to Palm, this means that the host system is not allowing the device to connect via Bluetooth
After hours of tinkering, I have discovered a work-around, namely:
gnome-pilot Settings > Devices > Edit > Change BLUETOOTH to NETWORK > OK > Close
gnome-pilot Settings > Devices > Edit > Change NETWORK to BLUETOOTH > OK > Close
This will enable the Centro to HotSync, but again only ONCE. Therefore this procedure needs to be performed before EVERY sync.
UBUNTU: Ubuntu 9.04 2.6.28-11-generic i686 GNU/Linux
GNOME-PILOT: 2.0.17-0ubuntu1
summary: |
- Gnome-Pilot Bluetooth HotSync Functions ONLY Once foronce wihtout device - restart + Gnome-Pilot Bluetooth HotSync Functions ONLY Once wihtout "device" re- + mapping |
summary: |
- Gnome-Pilot Bluetooth HotSync Functions ONLY Once wihtout "device" re- + Gnome-Pilot Bluetooth HotSync Functions ONLY Once without "device" re- mapping |
I suspect this is a known pilot-link bug, present in version 0.12.2 and scheduled to be fixed in the 0.12.4 release. bugs.pilot- link.org/ 1872
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You can check whether this is the problem by running gpilotd in a terminal window. If you see a segfault after sync then this bug is likely the cause.
It should be straightforward to patch using the diff attached to the above bug listing (fedora have been using the patch for over a year).