GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 145869
gnome-pilot doesn't allow network sync
Last modified: 2006-02-08 13:03:21 UTC
Distribution: SuSE Linux 9.1 (i586) Package: gnome-pilot Severity: major Version: GNOME2.4.1 unspecified Gnome-Distributor: GNOME.Org Synopsis: gnome-pilot doesn't allow network sync Bugzilla-Product: gnome-pilot Bugzilla-Component: applet Bugzilla-Version: unspecified Description: Description of Problem: It is impossible for me to configure gnome-pilot/gpilotd to sync my Sony Palm via Network. JPilot and pilot-xfer do this task easily and without any problem, but gnome-pilot doesn't work, when set to "Network" mode!!!! Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. Start gpilotd-control-applet and select "Network" from the possible choices 2. You are not able to enter any valid information and therefore cannot continue with NEXT button (greyed out) 3. Hotsync doesn't work, even when configuration is edited manually to file: .gnome/gnome-pilot.d/gpilotd Actual Results: Hotsync doesn't work! Expected Results: Palm Pilot connects to gpilotd and sync (to Evolution) works How often does this happen? ALWAYS! Additional Information: ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2004-07-08 16:41 ------- Unknown platform unknown. Setting to default platform "Other". Unknown milestone "unknown" in product "gnome-pilot". Setting to default milestone for this product, '---' The original reporter of this bug does not have an account here. Reassigning to the person who moved it here, unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org. Previous reporter was andreas-lorenz@gmx.de. Setting to default status "UNCONFIRMED". Setting qa contact to the default for this product. This bug either had no qa contact or an invalid one.
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gentoo has some patches for this: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84890 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88511
Please close this as a duplicate of bug 330330 (I do not have privs to close this myself)
There are two issues here. First, the problems with the GUI, as mentioned also in #330330. This prevents necessary configuration params being set that may, in certain cases, allow successful netsyncing with gp <= 2.0.13. (unverified by myself, opinions seem to differ...). Second, the problem that gnome-pilot <= 2.0.13 netsync mode listened only for incoming UDP (PNRP 'palm name resolution protocol') packets, and so could never successfully sync in the situations in which UDP packets are never sent and the sync proceeds straight to TCP. Both of these problems are fixed in CVS, and should appear in version 2.0.14. Marking this as a duplicate of 328396. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 328396 ***