Fwd: Problem w/ serial sync on Thinkpad - RH9

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Susan Macchia wrote:
> Thanks, I looked there, but unfortunately they discussing a perms/ownership
> issue, which isn't my problem...sigh.
>
> setserial returned the following (if it means anything)
>
> /dev/ttyS0, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03f8, IRQ: 4

So the user that you're using for this is a member of the group that owns
/dev/ttyS0 ?

>
> TIA
>
> > Google to the rescue perhaps:
> >
> http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&safe=off&threadm=20020726141811.A592%40nostromo.fis.uerj.br&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fas_epq%3DUnable%2520to%2520bind%2520to%2520port%2520%27/dev/ttyS0%27%26safe%3Doff%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26lr%3D%26num%3D30%26hl%3Den
> >
> > 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
> >
>
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