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I have found that you have to enter sudo synce-serial-start as soon as the popup starts. If you're using sudo for the first time then by the time you've entered your password it's too late and you...

Well what do you know?
I reinstalled again as you suggested (most files already present but a few new ones were added) and hit the enter button to run Synce just as the handheld dropped into its...

Lucky you :)
Can you remind me what handheld you are using?
I'm not sure exactly what script you ended up with. Can you post it again please as the last time I ran the original script it wrecked...

Well if you find out, can you let me know please? :-?

Thanks for trying, Georges, but it didn't work for me. I think I followed your instructions accurately. (as an aside, how do you put a button on the Gnome panel to run the script?)
Here is what I'm...

I,ve been trying for a long time to connect my iPAQ hx4700 to Ubuntu and came up with all the problems ever listed on these forums.

Can you write a step-by-step guide as to how you managed to get...

Well I followed your instructions and downloaded the file, started to install it and then watched in horror as 239 items were removed from my ubuntu :mad:
I then found that when I turned on my...

Thanks for taking so much trouble with this. At the very least I have learnt how to write and execute a "script"
I have been trying out your version and making as many modifications as I can think...

Me too.
I am really getting to like ubuntu. I have found replacements for MS Word, Excel, Access, Photoshop Elements and may even have found a replacement for Quicken.
I am resigned to sticking...

[QUOTE wrote a little script to do the connecting,[/QUOTE]

Can you tell me how to write a script and perhaps paste your own script in for me to use?
TIA

I am trying to connect iPAQ 4700 to ubuntu and have followed all the instructions (several times) in this thread. At present I am not bothered about syncing anything, I just want to browse my iPAQ...