It used to work, but I guess it could have broken.  I'll check it.

    -- Lennart


Dieter Baron wrote:

> hi,
>
> trying to sync my Visor via USB using usvisor(4) and pilot-link 0.9.3
> from pkgsrc on a NetBSD/i386 1.5 failed: pilot-xfer hangs when trying
> to select(2) /dev/ttyU0 for reading (in s_read called from
> pi_serial_accept).  (pilot-link works with /dev/ttyqe to xcopilot.)
>
> commented dmesg output:
>
>   <press hotsync button on cradle>
> uvisor0 at uhub0 port 1
> uvisor0: Handspring Inc Handspring Visor, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 2
> ucom0 at uvisor0
>   <start pilot-xfer>
>   <hotsync on visor times out after a few seconds>
> uhub0: port error, restarting port 1
> uvisor0: at uhub0 port 1 (addr 2) disconnected
> ucom0 detached
> uvisor0 detached
>   <pilot-xfer hangs, interruptable with ^C>
>
>   After the timeout, pilot-xfer is able to read (read(2) returns 1), but
> does so in a loop.
>
>   Is this a known problem?  Does uvisor(4) work?  (I've seen a few
> messages where testers were wanted sometime last year, but I haven't
> found any postings giving results.)  Any ideas on how to proceed?
>
>                                                 thanks,
>                                                 dillo