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$Id: README 3078 2007-12-12 07:50:04Z mark_ellis $
Contents of this document
-------------------------
o Overview
o License
o How to get support
o External requirements
o Installation from CVS
Overview
--------
Synce-serial is part of the SynCE project:
http://synce.sourceforge.net/
This module contains helper scripts for setting up a serial connection for use
with SynCE. They are basically wrappers around pppd:
synce-serial-config - Use this to select serial port and IP adresses
synce-serial-start - Use this to start connection
synce-serial-abort - Use this to abort a connection
Usage
-----
There are 3 ways to use these scripts.
1. From the command-line
To use these scripts from the command-line, make sure "dccm" or
"vdccm" is running to allow communication with your device. Then
plug in your PDA, and as root run:
synce-serial-start /path/to/dev
When you are done, run:
synce-serial-abort /path/to/dev
then remove the device.
To reconnect, you will have to unplug the device and plug it in
again; the PDA will only watch for a connection from a PC once when
it is plugged in.
If you always plug your PDA into the same port, you can save a
default configuration by running:
synce-serial-config /path/to/dev
After that "synce-serial-start" and "synce-serial-abort" with no
arguments will start and stop the connection you've configured.
By default, an IP address will be selected for you, and the DNS
configuration on the PDA will be set to your PC. You can override
this from both synce-serial-start and synce-serial-config by giving
the IP addresses and DNS server on the command-line; run either
program with the "--help" option for more information.
2. From udev
Newer Linux kernels use "udev" to provide a framework for detecting
devices when they are plugged in, and running the appropriate
script. You can use this to automatically configure your PDA as
soon as it's plugged in.
Note that you'll still need to have "dccm" or "vdccm" running as
your regular login account before plugging PDAs in, or else the
connection will quickly fail.
To activate the synce-serial scripts from your udev configuration,
create a link to the "synce-udev.rules" file in your udev "rules.d"
directory. For example:
cd /etc/udev/rules.d
ln -s /usr/local/share/synce/synce-udev.rules 60-synce.rules
Now run:
udevcontrol reload_rules
The devices should show up to dccm/vdccm a few seconds after they
are plugged in, and remove themselves shortly after they are
removed.
If you run into trouble, try watching your logfiles to see what's
happening.
2. From hotplug
Older Linux kernels use "hotplug" to manage devices automatically
when they are plugged in or removed.
To configure synce-serial for hotplug of USB devices, first add a
link to "synce.hotplug" to your "hotplug/usb" directory. For
example:
cd /etc/hotplug/usb
ln -s /usr/local/bin/synce-serial-hotplug synce
Now make sure that hotplug knows which device IDs should be handled
by synce. There's a partial list in "synce.usermap", included with
synce-serial. To add this to your hotplug configuration, you can
append it to your "usb.usermap" file:
cd /etc/hotplug/
cp usb.usermap usb.usermap.bak
cat usb.usermap /usr/local/share/synce/synce.usermap >usb.usermap.new
mv usb.usermap.new usb.usermap
If you run into trouble, try watching your logfiles to see what's
happening.
Multiple device support
-----------------------
Currently multiple device support for USB connections is limited to 120
devices due to the IP assignment mechanism.
License
-------
MIT License, see the file LICENSE for details.
How to get support
------------------
To increase the possibility of getting help, please read this document first:
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Information about the SynCE mailing lists are available here:
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=30550
If your question has not been covered before, send it to the synce-devel
mailing list.
External requirements
---------------------
You need ppp to use this.
Installation from CVS
---------------------
o Make sure you have these versions of the GNU autotools:
autoconf-2.53
automake-1.6.1
libtool-1.4.2
o Checkout "serial" as described on:
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=30550
o Generate scripts and things:
./bootstrap
o Configure:
./configure
Use the --help parameter to view configuration options.
o Build:
make
o Install:
make install
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