i really, really miss AvantGo. luckily there is an alternative, Malsync (link)
unluckily, i have no clue how to use it. i'm not afraid of the terminal, i just don' have much experience. it is my understanding that somone has already compiled a MacOS X binary
the commands are pretty self explanatory, i just don't know how to install (?) the binary. that is, how do i get the terminal to recognize the binary (please forgive my terminology/ignorance)
i'm pasting the "instructions" so if anyone has successfully done this or could sell me a clue i'd be most grateful
instructions:
It uses a serial port. I'm using a Keyspan USB-serial adapter and a Palm IIIxe. After installing Keyspan's software for OS X, you see a new tty device appear in the /dev tree when you plug the adapter into the USB port on the Mac.
INTRODUCTION:
This is a bare bones utility to enable people who have Palm OS devices to sync to Mobile Application Link (MAL) compliant servers.
AvantGo (www.avantgo.com) and Puma Technologies (www.pumatech.com)
are the first two companies committing to producing servers which speak this protocol. This utility will allow a user to sync with multiple servers, simultaneously or separately. The AvantGo.com service (www.avantgo.com)
is the first such server.
There is currently no way to set server parameters on the desktop; you
need to use the MobileLink application on the device.
MALSync only operates from the command line. If you want to build it
into some Unix-based, HotSync-like GUI, more power to you.
BINARIES:
Executables for MALSync on Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD are available at
http://www.avantgo.com/download/unsupported/ (soon available)
or http://www.tomw.org/malsync
Whether you use the pre-existing binaries or build MALSync yourselves,
you will need the Palm OS applications. Get these from
http://www.avantgo.com/download/unsupported/ and install to your Palm with either HotSync (MS Windows/Mac OS) or pilot-link (unix).
(note: this web page will be up Real Soon Now. In the meanwhile, the binary downloads for linux, solaris, and freeBSD each contain
the PalmOS apps.)
COMPILING:
To compile you need the source, which you can get from http://www.tom.org/malsync
You also need the pilot-link distribution, which can be found at
ftp://ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/pub/PalmOS/
Download the latest version. You need libpisock.a. You can either compile the whole thing and the library will be in
libsock/.libs or you can just type "make libpisock.a" in the libsock directory (after running configure first).
Now you need to edit the Makefile in the mal/client/unix directory. Change "PILOT_LINK_DIR" to the appropriate
directory.
It should all make and be happy. If not, send email to me
(tom@tomw.org)
RUNNING:
You need to set two environment variables:
PILOTRATE is the baud rate you want to use
PILOTPORT is the port your handheld is connected to.
All this stuff is documented in the pilot link distribution.
Usage: ./malsync [OPTIONS]
-p, --proxyaddress Proxy address.
-r, --proxyport Proxy port.
-u, --proxyname Proxy username.
-d, --proxypasswd Proxy password.
-s, --socksproxy Socks proxy.
-o, --socksport Socks port.
-q, --quiet Be as quiet as this program can.
-D, --daemon Work as a daemon (disconnect from shell).
The serial port to connect to may be specified by the PILOTPORT environment variable. If not specified it will default to /dev/pilot
The baud rate to connect with may be specified by the PILOTRATE environment variable. If not specified, it will default to 9600.
Please use caution setting it to higher values, as several types of workstations have problems with higher rates.
SUPPORT AND BUGS:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY AVANTGO. IT IS
PROVIDED AS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIX COMMUNITY.
The pilot-unix mailing list can be investigated by sending
email to pilot-unix-requests@lists.best.com with the body
message "help".
If you have any bugs or feature requests you can send them to tom@tomw.org. Also feel free to fix or add them yourself and send me the diffs!
unluckily, i have no clue how to use it. i'm not afraid of the terminal, i just don' have much experience. it is my understanding that somone has already compiled a MacOS X binary
the commands are pretty self explanatory, i just don't know how to install (?) the binary. that is, how do i get the terminal to recognize the binary (please forgive my terminology/ignorance)
i'm pasting the "instructions" so if anyone has successfully done this or could sell me a clue i'd be most grateful
instructions:
It uses a serial port. I'm using a Keyspan USB-serial adapter and a Palm IIIxe. After installing Keyspan's software for OS X, you see a new tty device appear in the /dev tree when you plug the adapter into the USB port on the Mac.
INTRODUCTION:
This is a bare bones utility to enable people who have Palm OS devices to sync to Mobile Application Link (MAL) compliant servers.
AvantGo (www.avantgo.com) and Puma Technologies (www.pumatech.com)
are the first two companies committing to producing servers which speak this protocol. This utility will allow a user to sync with multiple servers, simultaneously or separately. The AvantGo.com service (www.avantgo.com)
is the first such server.
There is currently no way to set server parameters on the desktop; you
need to use the MobileLink application on the device.
MALSync only operates from the command line. If you want to build it
into some Unix-based, HotSync-like GUI, more power to you.
BINARIES:
Executables for MALSync on Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD are available at
http://www.avantgo.com/download/unsupported/ (soon available)
or http://www.tomw.org/malsync
Whether you use the pre-existing binaries or build MALSync yourselves,
you will need the Palm OS applications. Get these from
http://www.avantgo.com/download/unsupported/ and install to your Palm with either HotSync (MS Windows/Mac OS) or pilot-link (unix).
(note: this web page will be up Real Soon Now. In the meanwhile, the binary downloads for linux, solaris, and freeBSD each contain
the PalmOS apps.)
COMPILING:
To compile you need the source, which you can get from http://www.tom.org/malsync
You also need the pilot-link distribution, which can be found at
ftp://ryeham.ee.ryerson.ca/pub/PalmOS/
Download the latest version. You need libpisock.a. You can either compile the whole thing and the library will be in
libsock/.libs or you can just type "make libpisock.a" in the libsock directory (after running configure first).
Now you need to edit the Makefile in the mal/client/unix directory. Change "PILOT_LINK_DIR" to the appropriate
directory.
It should all make and be happy. If not, send email to me
(tom@tomw.org)
RUNNING:
You need to set two environment variables:
PILOTRATE is the baud rate you want to use
PILOTPORT is the port your handheld is connected to.
All this stuff is documented in the pilot link distribution.
Usage: ./malsync [OPTIONS]
-p, --proxyaddress Proxy address.
-r, --proxyport Proxy port.
-u, --proxyname Proxy username.
-d, --proxypasswd Proxy password.
-s, --socksproxy Socks proxy.
-o, --socksport Socks port.
-q, --quiet Be as quiet as this program can.
-D, --daemon Work as a daemon (disconnect from shell).
The serial port to connect to may be specified by the PILOTPORT environment variable. If not specified it will default to /dev/pilot
The baud rate to connect with may be specified by the PILOTRATE environment variable. If not specified, it will default to 9600.
Please use caution setting it to higher values, as several types of workstations have problems with higher rates.
SUPPORT AND BUGS:
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY AVANTGO. IT IS
PROVIDED AS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIX COMMUNITY.
The pilot-unix mailing list can be investigated by sending
email to pilot-unix-requests@lists.best.com with the body
message "help".
If you have any bugs or feature requests you can send them to tom@tomw.org. Also feel free to fix or add them yourself and send me the diffs!