Install the Linux software
To install the
pilot-link command-line utilities page and the
JPilot GUI program:
mount linstall.scd.ucar.edu:/install /mnt
cd /mnt/rh7.2/RedHat/RPMS
rpm -i pilot-link-0.9.5-8.i386.rpm
rpm -i jpilot-0.99-7.i386.rpm
ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0
Set up the PC serial port
ln -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/pilot
chmod 666 /dev/ttyS0
export PILOTRATE=115200
install-user /dev/pilot "Pete Siemsen" 042659a
Basic operations
To see a list of pilot-link command-line utilities
man pilot-link
To see a list of the things that are in the Palm, do
pilot-xfer -l
To back up the pilot into the
/home/siemsen/pilot directory, I
did
mkdir ~/pilot
pilot-xfer --backup ~/pilot/Backup
To copy the Address.pdb file from the Palm to the laptop (this often fails with "Failed, unable to back up database", dunno why):
pilot-xfer --fetch AddressDB
To copy an Address.pdb file from the laptop to the Palm:
pilot-xfer --install AddressDB.pdb
To update the Palm with NETS Contacts data:
srcdir=~/pilot/xxx
pilot-xfer --backup $srcdir
~/c2p/scan-contacts.pl -s -i $srcdir/AddressDB.pdb
pilot-xfer --install /tmp/AddressDB.pdb
To update the Palm with Personal data:
pilot-xfer --backup ~/pilot/Backup
~/c2p/scan-contacts.pl -s -c Personal \
-h /usr/web/nets/intro/staff/siemsen/internal/contacts.html
pilot-xfer --install /tmp/AddressDB.pdb
Configure Jpilot
Do File->Preferences.
Click the Settings tab. Set the Serial
Port to /dev/pilot. Set the
Serial Rate to 115200. Click
the Conduits tab. Turn off Sync
Expense and leave the others on.