Attempting to hotsync with sony clie S300

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solarian : 10/02/02 10:54 PM : Incident created -   Hello, I'm trying to connect my Sony Clie (PEG-S300) to my computer running Mandrake 8.1, kernel 2.4.8-34.1mdksmp. Unable to sync w/ the included programs (kpilot, etc), and I've heard Sony did something funky with the USB interface. Would it work better with a serial cradle?
louiscipher : 06/03/02 05:59 AM : Reply received -   it wouldn't surprise me that sony would do something like that, they like things to be prepriatary(sp?). I use serial to connect with my Palm device, and it was real easy to set up( once i learned how that is). as root ln /dev/ttyS* (0 or 1 depending on which serial port you use) /dev/pilot chmod 666 /dev/pilot and that should do it. If you can find the device that is your USB cradle is called you could try the same link(the ln command) and things could work fine, but that is pure theory!!! Good luck, bryce
solarian : 25/03/02 02:54 AM : Incident closed -

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