Re: [coldsync-hackers] Patch: Palm m50x USB support (Linux)

[Andrew Arensburger <arensb+CShackers@ooblick.com>]

On Sun, Jul 15, 2001 at 11:26:07PM +0200, Koen Deforche wrote:
> included is a patch against coldsync-2.1.3, which makes coldsync
> work for the Palm m505 (and probably also Palm m500) USB Cradle
> under linux (kernel 2.4.6).

	Awesome! Thanks!

> The Palm m50x USB cradle works quite differently from the Visor
> USB cradle: there is no SLP / PADP protocol running on the
> serial pipe, instead the NetSync protocol is used. Or at least,
> this is how the Windows software configures the USB cradle (we
> are never sure of what the USB cradle can do until we get a
> Palm spec).

	I've glanced at the patch, and it looks pretty good to me
(yes, I do read patches. I hope that wasn't news to anyone). The one
thing I don't like is the name "usb_m50x", since that's tied to a
particular model which will inevitably become obsolete[1].
	I think the term "simple" might be more appropriate. Perhaps
have listen types "usb-simple" and "serial-simple" (of course, under
Linux, it's really a serial connection as far as ColdSync is
concerned). Either that, or "serial2" and "usb2".

	Any thoughts?

[1] Then again, I have a Hayes-compatible modem in my IBM PC-
compatible machine, that I use to "dial" numbers. So at least there's
precedent.

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