Synchronizing Your Handheld Device
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Synchronizing Your Handheld Device
Synchronization presents you with three issues you need to address. First, you need to enable
synchronization. Second, your computer needs to recognize and access your handheld. At this
time, Evolution
TM
only supports Palm OS devices like the PalmPilot* and the Handspring Visor.
Third, you should decide what sort of synchronization behavior you want.
“Enabling Synchronization” on page 111
“Selecting Conduits” on page 111
“Synchronizing Information” on page 112
Enabling Synchronization
If you haven’t used a handheld device with your computer before, you need to run the GNOME
Control Center by clicking System > Settings, and make sure that Pilot Link is properly
configured. Make sure that you have read and write permissions on the device, which is normally
n /dev/pilot. If that does not work, check in /dev/ttyS0 if you have a serial connection, or in /dev/
ttyUSB1 for a USB connection. You can do this by becoming root and adding your username to
the group that owns this device node. For a USB device on sync, two device nodes are created,
ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1. The second node is the one to be used in configuring the device.
Selecting Conduits
After your computer and your Palm OS device are communicating, select the
conduits
you want
under the Pilot Conduits section of the Control Center. You can use conduits to synchronize data
with several applications; the Evolution conduits are labeled EAddress, for the contacts in your
address book; ECalendar, for your calendar; and ETodo, for your task list.
Click Enable, then click Settings to change what the conduit does when activated. Your options
can vary depending on the conduit, but typically they are as follows:
Disabled:
Do nothing.
Synchronize:
Copy new data from the computer to the handheld, and from the handheld to the
computer. Remove items that were on both systems but have been deleted on one.
Copy From Pilot:
If there is any new data on the handheld device, copy it to the computer.
Copy To Pilot:
Copy new data from the computer to the handheld.
Select the behavior you want for each conduit you choose to use. If you’re not sure, use
Synchronize.
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