Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:44:43 +0200 From: Pav Lucistnik <pav@FreeBSD.org> To: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> Cc: freebsd-bluetooth@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Palm sync over bluetooth? Message-ID: <1121287483.60360.21.camel@hood.oook.cz> In-Reply-To: <42D57C67.7020500@centtech.com> References: <42D558B3.1060603@centtech.com> <42D55B3D.50605@savvis.net> <42D55D5D.8030604@centtech.com> <42D57496.2050102@savvis.net> <42D57C67.7020500@centtech.com>
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Eric Anderson p=ED=B9e v st 13. 07. 2005 v 15:41 -0500:
> Maksim Yevmenkin wrote:
> > Eric,
> >=20
> >>>> Does anyone have a cookbook, or howto on this? I think I'm missing=20
> >>>> a piece somewhere..
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> depends on what do you mean by "sync" :) intelligent sync, i.e=20
> >>> something like syncml etc. is not supported at the moment. its not=20
> >>> really a bluetooth fault, its just no one wrote a tool (or at least i=
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> >>> do not know of any) that properly does syncml over obex over=20
> >>> bluetooth (or whatever palm supports). i'd like to add syncml support=
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> >>> to obexapp(1), but not have much free time at the moment.
> >>>
> >>> it should be possible to transfer files/etc. from/to palm using obex=20
> >>> with obexapp(1) from ports (comms/obexapp).
> >>
> >>
> >> :) ok, I'll try to state more clearly..
> >>
> >> I'd like to get my palm t5 to sync (using the 'hotsync' in the palm)=20
> >> over bluetooth, instead of serial cable, or even usb, using jpilot (or=
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> >> pilot-xfer which jpilot uses I believe). pilot-xfer can use a serial=20
> >> port (/dev/something) or network (net:any for ip).
> >>
> >> I was thinking that since my palm supports syncing over bluetooth=20
> >> (uses it like a serial port), I should be able to make my FreeBSD box=20
> >> connect the bluetooth to a pseudo tty device, which I could then have=20
> >> pilot-xfer use. Does this seem reasonable?
> >=20
> >=20
> > man rfcomm_sppd(1)
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> From the man page, I was under the impression that would allow me to do=20
> the opposite. For instance, connect to another computer's serial device=20
> over bluetooth, instead of the palm connecting to the computer.
That's exactly how it is with serial and USB - computer connects to
Palm, then you start Hotsync application on Palm.
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Pav Lucistnik <pav@oook.cz>
<pav@FreeBSD.org>
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meaner letters and more punctuation!
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