KPilot or strange Treo 650 behaviour during sync

Kubuntu 6.10
Version: KPilot 4.9.0 (depth9)
Version: pilot-link 0.12.1
Version: KDE 3.5.5
Version: Qt 3.3.6


Dear List.

And again one of these Kpilot syncing Treo 650 mails.

Since some days I am expierencing strange behaviour during
sync. One day
syncing won´t work at all, the other day, everything works
well,
except for, the display of my Treo 650 stays dark/unlit. But
as soon as I
unplug the sync-USB-cable, it lights up. No big deal, but I
still wonder
why.

So I am thinking of a HARD RESET. Anybody done that to
his/her Treo? What
about syncing all data, installed programms and
systemsettings back to
the Treo. Does it work?

Thanks for any comment.
Cheers and have a happy easter
Marcel
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On Thursday 05 April 2007, Marcel Scheffler wrote:
> Kubuntu 6.10
> Version: KPilot 4.9.0 (depth9)
> Version: pilot-link 0.12.1
> Version: KDE 3.5.5
> Version: Qt 3.3.6
>
>
> Dear List.>
>
> And again one of these Kpilot syncing Treo 650 mails.

Hi Marcel!  =  I use a
Treo 650 every day with kpilot, so there's hope!!  
=

> Since some days I am expierencing strange behaviour
during sync. One day
> syncing won´t work at all, the other day, everything
works well,
> except for, the display of my Treo 650 stays
dark/unlit. But as soon as I
> unplug the sync-USB-cable, it lights up. No big deal,
but I still wonder
> why.

That sounds like hardware problems??  It stays dark?

> So I am thinking of a HARD RESET. Anybody done that to
his/her Treo? What
> about syncing all data, installed programms and
systemsettings back to
> the Treo. Does it work?

Yes, I've done it before.  If you have an SD card in your
treo, I'd suggest 
getting InnerBackup and using that immediately to backup
your treo onto the 
sd card.  Also, you can tell kpilot to do a backup and it
will put all of 
your databases in
~/.kde/share/apps/kpilot/DBBackup/<username>/.  Quite 
honestly, if I'm having to do a hard reset though, I'll quit
kpilot and use 
pilot-xfer -p <portname> -b <directory> and do a
full backup that way just to 
be sure I have as little moving parts as possible.  Then
I'll do a hard reset 
and when it's done, I'll do a pilot-xfer -i
<directory>/{list of databases 
that I want to backup}.  I'd recommend not re-installing
every database that 
you had on there, but rather restore the ones you know you
need (AddressDB, 
MemoDB, ToDoDB, DatebookDB, etc.).

Good luck!!


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Hello Jason

On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 07:42:41 -0400
Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper <vrmovingparts.net> wrote:

[...]
> > And again one of these Kpilot syncing Treo 650
mails.
> 
> Hi Marcel!  =  I use a
Treo 650 every day with kpilot, so there's
> hope!! =

I kneel before thee, oh great messiah of the Treo650 :]

> > Since some days I am expierencing strange
behaviour during sync. One
> > day syncing won´t work at all, the other day,
everything works well,
> > except for, the display of my Treo 650 stays
dark/unlit. But as soon
> > as I unplug the sync-USB-cable, it lights up. No
big deal, but I
> > still wonder why.
> 
> That sounds like hardware problems??  It stays dark?

Yes, it does stay dark during sync. But as soon as I unplug
the display
lights up. I just try it...
... strange.
I just did 5 syncs in a row and everything worked fine. Sync
starts,
display lit up. So , I guess I will not hard reset a thsi
time.

> > So I am thinking of a HARD RESET. Anybody done
that to his/her Treo?
> > What about syncing all data, installed programms
and systemsettings
> > back to the Treo. Does it work?
> 
> Yes, I've done it before.  If you have an SD card in
your treo, I'd
> suggest getting InnerBackup and using that immediately
to backup your
> treo onto the sd card.

Yes, I have a SD Card. By InnerBackup you mean like copying
everything
from the Treos RAM to SD Card with the help of a File
Brower? I am using
GentleMan for instance.


> I'll quit kpilot and use pilot-xfer
> -p <portname> -b <directory> and do a full
backup that way just to be
> sure I have as little moving parts as possible.  Then
I'll do a hard
> reset and when it's done, I'll do a pilot-xfer -i
<directory>/{list of
> databases that I want to backup}.  I'd recommend not
re-installing
> every database that you had on there, but rather
restore the ones you
> know you need (AddressDB, MemoDB, ToDoDB, DatebookDB,
etc.).

Sounds reasonable to me. But honestly, I have around 140
files to backup
and I hardly know which one contains something of
importance.

Thanks 
Marcel
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On Tuesday 10 April 2007, Marcel Scheffler wrote:
[snip]
> > > So I am thinking of a HARD RESET. Anybody
done that to his/her Treo?
> > > What about syncing all data, installed
programms and systemsettings
> > > back to the Treo. Does it work?
> >
> > Yes, I've done it before.  If you have an SD card
in your treo, I'd
> > suggest getting InnerBackup and using that
immediately to backup your
> > treo onto the sd card.
>
> Yes, I have a SD Card. By InnerBackup you mean like
copying everything
> from the Treos RAM to SD Card with the help of a File
Brower? I am using
> GentleMan for instance.

InnerBackup is a free backup program I found on the 'net. 
Basically, I'm 
saying just make sure you have a good backup before you
start playing with 
your data.  =

> > I'll quit kpilot and use pilot-xfer
> > -p <portname> -b <directory> and do a
full backup that way just to be
> > sure I have as little moving parts as possible. 
Then I'll do a hard
> > reset and when it's done, I'll do a pilot-xfer -i
<directory>/{list of
> > databases that I want to backup}.  I'd recommend
not re-installing
> > every database that you had on there, but rather
restore the ones you
> > know you need (AddressDB, MemoDB, ToDoDB,
DatebookDB, etc.).
>
> Sounds reasonable to me. But honestly, I have around
140 files to backup
> and I hardly know which one contains something of
importance.

*shrug*  trial and error?  =;)


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