Synchronizing your Palm PDA with Linux

There are a variety of methods to do this, but here are a few ways of syncing your Palm that you might not have been aware of…

If you just want to sync between your PDA and PC, you can’t go wrong by using trusty old KDE. The current version is 3.5, but you’ll be fine with anything greater than version 2.0. Simply start KDE’s KPilot tool, which is usually on the main KDE menu under Utilities.

If this is the first time you’ve used your Palm PDA with Linux, you may be a bit daunted by the prospect — but don’t be. KPilot makes the process completely automatic. When you start KPilot, it recognizes whether you’re linking for the first time, and starts its wizard to identify which USB device to use. This removes the only possible headache in the whole process — the need to know which devices KPilot should work with. (As a matter of interest, it will probably be /dev/ttyUSB1, but don’t worry, the wizard will find the right one.) You don’t even need to remember your user name for your handheld device, since KPilot looks it up once a connection is made. [Read the rest]