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AVANTGO.COM AND UNIX DESKTOPS
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AvantGo.com is a web capture and browsing service for handheld
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devices. The setup incudes software on both your Palm device and your
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desktop and an account on the AvantGo.com site. If you have a modem
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(wireless or wired) for your Palm, you technically do not need the
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desktop software, though you'll probably want it anyway.
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This readme includes instructions for using a desktop Unix system to
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sync your Palm V, III, IIIx, VII, or PalmPilot Professional
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(collectively, "Palm device") to an AvantGo.com account.
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There is currently no method for synchronizing your Windows CE device
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to AvantGo.com through a Unix desktop.
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Support:
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY AVANTGO. IT IS PROVIDED
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AS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIX COMMUNITY.
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For support, please use one of the following:
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- The pilot-unix mailing list. To participate in this list, send a
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message to pilot-unix-request@lists.best.com with the body containing
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(on separate lines) "subscribe" or "help".
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- The newsgroups news://comp.sys.palmtops.pilot,
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news://alt.soft-sys.avantgo, or news://de.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
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(German)
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What You'll Need:
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malsync
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This is the actual synchronization executable.
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Get it from http://www.tomw.org/malsync
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Available in source or binary forms
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View the README in the source/binary directory for build
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instructions.
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Palm OS .prc files
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Specifically libmal.prc, MobileLink.prc, and avantgo.prc
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You will need to install these using pilot-xfer or Mac/Win Hotsync
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Included with malsync, or from
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http://www.avantgo.com/download/unsupported
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pilot-xfer
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Unix utility to install .prc files to Palm OS devices.
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Included with the pilot-link utility. V 0.9.3 is known to work.
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Get it from ftp://ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/pub/PalmOS/
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Use 'make pilot-xfer' once uncompressed
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Instructions:
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1) Copy the built executable (malsync) to the chosen directory and
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change it to an executable permission, e.g.:
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chmod ugo+x ./malsync
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2) Determine the correct serial port to which your Palm device is
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connected.
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Two common options are /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1. Do one of two
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things:
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- set the PILOTPORT environment variable to that device, e.g.
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setenv PILOTPORT /dev/ttyS1
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- OR, bind the /dev/pilot port to the serial device, e.g.
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ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/pilot (root access required)
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3) Determine and set the correct communication speed. Taking no
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action
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will result in 9600 baud connection. An alternative might be:
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setenv PILOTRATE 57600
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4) Transfer the .prc's to the Palm device with pilot-xfer:
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pilot-xfer -i MobileLink.prc libmal.prc avantgo.prc
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When the sync is finished, click on the Applications button of the
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Palm device. A successful pilot-xfer will result in AvantGo and
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Mobile Link icons appearing in this list.
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5) Now you will need to set up your AvantGo account.
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Go to http://avantgo.com/setup/account_only.html and select the Palm
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Computing link. - Continue through the install pages until you hit
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the page where you'll enter account information. - Enter your account
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information and submit the page. Write down the username and password
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you used here.
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Note: The site changes periodically, so the exact URL may be
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different.
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5) Tap the Mobile Link icon on the Palm device. Enter this
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information:
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Server: AvantGo Server
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Server Addr: sync.avantgo.com
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Port: 80
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User Name: <your AvantGo.com username>
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Password: <your AvantGo.com password>
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Enabled: Should be checked
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6) In the directory in which you've put malsync, enter
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./malsync (use options if necessary)
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This should retrieve the stated channels from AvantGo.com. A
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successful sync will result in these channels showing on your Palm
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device.
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