https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480719

Summary: udev rules missing definition for Palm Pilot Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: x86 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: ground33038@mypacks.net QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: ---

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This bug is being written to request that a udev file be created to automatically register palm pilot devices that connect via USB as /dev/pilot (or suitable equivalent). This will greatly help many people tether their palm pilots to OpenSuSE systems.

This can be achieved by create a file in /etc/udev/rules.d - say 30-palmpilot.rules. Here is what I have been using successfully with a Palm Pilot TX:

BUS=="usb",SYSFS{product}=="Palm Handheld*",NAME="%k",SYMLINK+="pilot",GROUP="users",MODE="0666",OPTIONS+="last_rule"

(the above is my 30-palmpilot.rules and the above are all in one line).

Right now, this has to be done manually and is very error prone. The great number of users affected can be done by a simple Google search where this is very common complaint.

Thanks for a great (and Free) Product!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce: 1. Take the default OpenSuSE 11.1 distro and connect a palm pilot via USB 2. Observe that there is no udev rule for it in /etc/udev/rules.d 3. Observe that /var/log/messages shows udev detecting it but not doing anything with the attached device. Actual Results: No /dev/pilot link! No connection with jpilot.

Expected Results: I was hoping to see the link and being able to define the symbolic link /dev/pilot in jpilot for it to work.

With the proposed changes, I was able to get a /dev/pilot link setup automatically (it points to /dev/ttyUSB1 but that's changeable and to be expected). Also, the link's target permissions (ie for /dev/ttyUSB1) are 0666. These permit for read/write access to the palm pilot. I confirmed with jpilot that synching works!