Fwd: Problem w/ serial sync on Thinkpad - RH9

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Google to the rescue perhaps:
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On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Susan Macchia wrote:

> Hello everyone.  I have posted this question to the Jpilot list but have had no
> response.  I was wondering if anyone here could help?  I am stumped.
>
> --- Susan Macchia <susan at smacchia.net> wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 04:56:52 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Susan Macchia <susan at smacchia.net>
> > Subject: Problem w/ serial sync on Thinkpad - RH9
> > To: JPilot User List <jpilot at jpilot.org>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am having trouble doing a serial sync on my IBM Thinkpad (T22), running
> > RH9.
> > I had the same trouble when RH8 was on it.
> >
> > I have jpilot configured to talk to /dev/ttyS0
> >
> > crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp       4,  64 Jan 30  2003 /dev/ttyS0
> >
> > I tried chowning to my user name with the same result.  The laptop is dual
> > boot
> > and I am able to sync (COM1) using Palm Desktop.
> >
> > ****************************************
> >  Syncing on device /dev/ttyS0
> >  Press the HotSync button now
> > ****************************************
> > pi_bind Illegal seek
> > Check your serial port and settings
> > Exiting with status SYNC_ERROR_BIND
> > Finished
> >
> > When I try the following with pilot-xfer, I get the following:
> > % pilot-xfer --port /dev/ttyS0 --backup /home/sue/pilot
> >
> >    ERROR: Invalid argument
> >    Unable to bind to port '/dev/ttyS0'
> >    Please use --help for more information
> >
> > Any ideas where I can go from here?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Sue Macchia
> >
> >
> > =====
> > _____________________________
> > Susan Macchia
> > mailto:susan at smacchia.net
> > _____________________________
> >
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> >
>
>
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> _____________________________
>
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