[coldsync-hackers] Coldsync, IrDA and Mac OS X

[William Uther <will=coldsync@cs.cmu.edu>]

Hi,
  I just managed to sync my Handspring Visor Platinum under Mac OS X using 
IrDA.  I thought I'd post the details...

  i) I did not use the USB cradle (DUH).  There is no USB driver for Visor 
with MacOS X so it has no /dev entry.  (Note: I read a message from someone 
here wanting to modify coldsync to make it use IOKit.  I think a better 
solution would be to make a driver that exposed a /dev entry and leave 
coldsync alone.  I'm no expert though.)

  ii) I used the IrDA port on the back of my Powerbook G4.  System: MacOS X 
10.1.1 (5M28)

  iii) I made sure that the IrDA networking was turned off in the 
Networking Preference Panel.  I don't know if this is neccessary, but it 
seemed like a good idea.  (I never use IrDA networking, so I have restarted 
with it off - no idea if that's neccessay either)

  iv) compile coldsync.  It configures and compiles fine.  It does have a 
lot of warnings while building though.

  v) point the .coldsyncrc at "/dev/cu.IrDA-IrCOMMch-b".  (anyone know the 
difference between /dev/cu.blah and /dev/tty.blah?  I have both.  I tried 
the cu one first and it worked.  Haven't tried the tty one.)

  vi) % coldsync -mI
   This returns more stuff that you put in your .coldsyncrc.  Note that if 
you get a "-G" on the end of a visor serial number you need to remove it.

  vii) % coldsync

  And it works :)   Wheeeeee!

  The only problem I have is that it seems extremely slow (hours for the 
initial sync).  Any suggestions on fixing that?

later,

\x/ill          :-}

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