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README.Fedora for pilot-link package

README.Fedora (text/plain), 1.74 KB, created by Kevin R. Page on 2007-12-11 18:14:10 UTC

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>Additional information for Fedora pilot-link users
>==================================================
>
>pilot-link-0.12.2-10.fc8 and later versions are configured to enable 
>the use of libusb for console users - permissions are now handled by
>PolicyKit. For more information on libusb see README.libusb.
>
>pilot-link libusb support is relatively new and may still be 
>incompatible with some handheld devices. If you experience such a
>problem you may want to try the older "visor module" USB method 
>described below. If possible please report device incompatibility to:
>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=280251
>
>
>Visor module setup
>------------------
>
>The Visor module is a backwards compatibility solution to expose the USB
>connection of newer Palm handhelds as a serial device, which is what
>older versions of pilot-link and dependent packages require to work.
>
>Unfortunately this solution is inherently imperfect when used with udev
>(as Fedora does) - you may have to tweak your individual setup.
>
>1) disable libusb: remove (or comment out the contents) of
>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-visor
>
>2) Configure udev to detect the Palm and create /dev/pilot: copy
>60-pilot.rules from /usr/share/pilot-link/udev/ to /etc/udev/rules.d/
>
>3) Configure permissions so that a console user can access /dev/pilot:
>copy 60-pilot.perms from /usr/share/pilot-link/udev/ to
>/etc/security/console.perms.d/
>
>For a discussion of the inherent problems related to the Visor module,
>see:
>https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=158809
>
>
>Old serial (non-USB) handhelds
>------------------------------
>
>Older serial (non-USB) handhelds can be directly addressed by pilot link
>on their serial port (e.g. /dev/ttyS0) or /dev/pilot can be symlinked to
>the serial port.
>
>
>Kevin R. Page, 20071211
>

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