Comments on: Kubuntu and Palm support http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/ Palm OS / web OS news and opinion source Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:33:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephen http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-235522 Stephen Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:01:33 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-235522 What I do not understand is that for so long Linux seems to have ignored the PDA user. This is so, so basic and fundamental. I have spent the last 5 days trying to get my T3 to sync with Evolution and the searches show a lot of people with the same problems and a distinct lack of solutions. Please, please can this be prioritised!!!! What I do not understand is that for so long Linux seems to have ignored the PDA user. This is so, so basic and fundamental. I have spent the last 5 days trying to get my T3 to sync with Evolution and the searches show a lot of people with the same problems and a distinct lack of solutions.

Please, please can this be prioritised!!!!

]]> By: Sam http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-235502 Sam Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:01:29 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-235502 I agree. Linux is not fully ready for palm yet. I have so much trouble with syncing my pilot. I use ubuntu, and the funny thing is everything works fine prior to release of intrepid. I saw a thread for this bug, and nobody seems to be interested in fixing it. I agree. Linux is not fully ready for palm yet.

I have so much trouble with syncing my pilot. I use ubuntu, and the funny thing is everything works fine prior to release of intrepid.

I saw a thread for this bug, and nobody seems to be interested in fixing it.

]]> By: ikaruga http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-193376 ikaruga Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:56:48 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-193376 @Michiel@ - opensync (at version 0.2.X) is currently buggier than kdepim, evolution, or jpilot. As for the latest 0.3.X, the developers tell you to stay clear from it unless you are a developer @Matt W@ - the problem with jpilot is that it hasn't been maintained for quite some time now. It's also hard to import/export contacts/events. Both kpilot and gpilot (evolution) can't sync categories and they often erase your data. The bottom line is that linux is not ready for palm yet @Michiel@ – opensync (at version 0.2.X) is currently buggier than kdepim, evolution, or jpilot. As for the latest 0.3.X, the developers tell you to stay clear from it unless you are a developer

@Matt W@ – the problem with jpilot is that it hasn’t been maintained for quite some time now. It’s also hard to import/export contacts/events.

Both kpilot and gpilot (evolution) can’t sync categories and they often erase your data.

The bottom line is that linux is not ready for palm yet

]]> By: Alex http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184867 Alex Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:39:01 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184867 I've been using gpilot for about 3 years now with no major problems. I did have some issues with getting the USB sync to work, but since I got a WiFi card for my T5 which is faster than the USB sync, I only ever do network syncs now. It always just works. I hotsync, open up Evolution, and have all of my contacts, memos, etc. As a side note, gpilot actually seems to back up considerably more data than using the Windows software that comes with it. The last time I had to do a restore from a Windows backup, all I got were my programs, contacts, and memos. With my gpilot backup, the restore brings the Palm back to exactly the state it was in when I last synced. I just recalibrate my stylus and everything else works. (Wifi, Graffiti 1, etc) I’ve been using gpilot for about 3 years now with no major problems. I did have some issues with getting the USB sync to work, but since I got a WiFi card for my T5 which is faster than the USB sync, I only ever do network syncs now. It always just works. I hotsync, open up Evolution, and have all of my contacts, memos, etc.

As a side note, gpilot actually seems to back up considerably more data than using the Windows software that comes with it. The last time I had to do a restore from a Windows backup, all I got were my programs, contacts, and memos. With my gpilot backup, the restore brings the Palm back to exactly the state it was in when I last synced. I just recalibrate my stylus and everything else works. (Wifi, Graffiti 1, etc)

]]> By: Matt W http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184772 Matt W Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:53:24 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184772 Jpilot works for me on Debian Linux - I have used it for years with my Palm Tungsten C and now the Lifedrive. No complaints. I think it compiles in the Pilot-Link sync stuff. I have had no success with KPilot or others I have tried. They always crash. Jpilot works for me on Debian Linux – I have used it for years with my Palm Tungsten C and now
the Lifedrive. No complaints.

I think it compiles in the Pilot-Link sync stuff.

I have had no success with KPilot or others
I have tried. They always crash.

]]> By: Reaktorblogführer http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184759 Reaktorblogführer Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:04:05 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184759 My Visors (Deluxe and Platinum) sync happily with Jpilot for quite a while now. In my experience it's reliable and very stable. There are some plugins available, the keyring plugin is nice. What Jpilot does not is archiving deleted records. I think it's definitely worth to give it a try. http://www.jpilot.org/ Another option would be Evolution, a friend used to sync his Visors with that. My Visors (Deluxe and Platinum) sync happily with Jpilot for quite a while now. In my experience it’s reliable and very stable. There are some plugins available, the keyring plugin is nice. What Jpilot does not is archiving deleted records. I think it’s definitely worth to give it a try.
http://www.jpilot.org/

Another option would be Evolution, a friend used to sync his Visors with that.

]]> By: Michiel http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184754 Michiel Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:50:26 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184754 You can try the OpenSync project. It's also what Kitchensync for KDE uses as back-end I think. OpenSync can synchronise quite a lot of different devices/services with each other. Take a look at it :) You can try the OpenSync project. It’s also what Kitchensync for KDE uses as back-end I think. OpenSync can synchronise quite a lot of different devices/services with each other. Take a look at it :)

]]> By: Alexander Gratz http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184728 Alexander Gratz Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:18:56 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184728 IMHO, FinchSync only syncs with Pocket PCs, and only when an appointment has a special category (Once I was looking for a solution to sync my Pocket PC with Thunderbird Calendar). IMHO, FinchSync only syncs with Pocket PCs, and only when an appointment has a special category (Once I was looking for a solution to sync my Pocket PC with Thunderbird Calendar).

]]> By: Thomas Busch http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184713 Thomas Busch Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:51:00 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184713 Have you ever tried finchsync (http://www.finchsync.com/)? The program is written in Java and runs on Windows and Linux. It has some problems with recurring events, but conficuration isn't too hard. My first test was quite positive. Have you ever tried finchsync (http://www.finchsync.com/)? The program is written in Java and runs on Windows and Linux. It has some problems with recurring events, but conficuration isn’t too hard. My first test was quite positive.

]]> By: Andy http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/comment-page-1/#comment-184712 Andy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:43:48 +0000 http://tamspalm.tamoggemon.com/2007/11/28/kubuntu-and-palm-support/#comment-184712 I use a Lifedrive alongside Kubuntu Gutsy and am often left wanting for better support. It used to work well in Dapper & Edgy, but since Feisty everything has gone downhill. And to make matters worse, after hard resetting the PDA and trying to copy everything from the PC using KPilot, all my contacts, tasks and calendar have been mysteriously wiped from Kontact! I think it is definitely something which has to be addressed in the next release. I use a Lifedrive alongside Kubuntu Gutsy and am often left wanting for better support. It used to work well in Dapper & Edgy, but since Feisty everything has gone downhill. And to make matters worse, after hard resetting the PDA and trying to copy everything from the PC using KPilot, all my contacts, tasks and calendar have been mysteriously wiped from Kontact! I think it is definitely something which has to be addressed in the next release.

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