Comments on: Syncing my phone, its actually easy http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/ Making your brain invert and fall out of your ear since 2007 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:52:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: John Carr http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-78 John Carr Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:34:32 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-78 @Stephen: It should just work with SynCE 0.12 (use synce-hal instead of odccm). synce-hal should have corrected the biggest problem we've seen with that device. The suggestions or pointers? Go to #synce on FreeNode if you have problems. @Stephen: It should just work with SynCE 0.12 (use synce-hal instead of odccm). synce-hal should have corrected the biggest problem we’ve seen with that device. The suggestions or pointers? Go to #synce on FreeNode if you have problems.

]]> By: Stephen http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Stephen Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:44:34 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-77 When you say avoid Moto Q, is that because it is too much of a hassle (but can be done) or cannot be done? Any suggestions or pointers for those who want to make it work? When you say avoid Moto Q, is that because it is too much of a hassle (but can be done) or cannot be done? Any suggestions or pointers for those who want to make it work?

]]> By: John Carr http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-73 John Carr Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:52:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-73 @Adam: I'm happy to see the PackageKit stuff in whatever part of Conduit does the "dude you plugged it in, where shall i sync?" interface. Until AutoDriverPackageKit comes along :-P And the "partnerships". John has a crude GUI for it, but i'm tempted to just blindly create one. @John: Any WM5, WM6 or WM6.1 mobile phone or PDA should work. Avoid Samsung processors and Moto Qs to be extra sure though. And check out: http://bzr-playground.gnome.org/~johncarr/conduit/gpm-integration/ Oh yes. Me and my boss have been working on Gnome Phone Manager integration. So syncing any Gnokii supported device in a few weeks then :-) @Adam: I’m happy to see the PackageKit stuff in whatever part of Conduit does the “dude you plugged it in, where shall i sync?” interface. Until AutoDriverPackageKit comes along :-P

And the “partnerships”. John has a crude GUI for it, but i’m tempted to just blindly create one.

@John: Any WM5, WM6 or WM6.1 mobile phone or PDA should work. Avoid Samsung processors and Moto Qs to be extra sure though. And check out:

http://bzr-playground.gnome.org/~johncarr/conduit/gpm-integration/

Oh yes. Me and my boss have been working on Gnome Phone Manager integration. So syncing any Gnokii supported device in a few weeks then :-)

]]> By: John Williams http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-72 John Williams Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:24:14 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-72 Dude! What kind of phone do you have? What type(s) of phone will this work (or not) with? Dude! What kind of phone do you have? What type(s) of phone will this work (or not) with?

]]> By: Sukimashita Weblog » GNOME progress report; fixing bugs from 2001 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Sukimashita Weblog » GNOME progress report; fixing bugs from 2001 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:33:22 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-71 [...] of all John Carr posted about his progress with the synchronization utility Conduit regarding Windows CE devices. It will [...] [...] of all John Carr posted about his progress with the synchronization utility Conduit regarding Windows CE devices. It will [...]

]]> By: Adam Williamson http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Adam Williamson Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:56:43 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-70 "The blinding future is to use PackageKit to download extra support packages like SynCE and libgpod as needed, when you plug in the device." Yes, I want something like that for MDV. There needs to be some kind of layer between "device got plugged in" and PackageKit, though. Not sure what that would be... How are you coping with the retardedness that is 'partnerships' and the landmines it can throw around? “The blinding future is to use PackageKit to download extra support packages like SynCE and libgpod as needed, when you plug in the device.”

Yes, I want something like that for MDV. There needs to be some kind of layer between “device got plugged in” and PackageKit, though. Not sure what that would be…

How are you coping with the retardedness that is ‘partnerships’ and the landmines it can throw around?

]]> By: John Carr http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-69 John Carr Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:06:42 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-69 @Anders: As I said, UI love is ongoing. Hopefully this will mean normal users won't see this screen... @Anders: As I said, UI love is ongoing. Hopefully this will mean normal users won’t see this screen…

]]> By: Anders Feder http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Anders Feder Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:33:24 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-68 It's very cool, though the UI look a bit technical with the whole sync-graph thing? It’s very cool, though the UI look a bit technical with the whole sync-graph thing?

]]> By: John Carr http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-67 John Carr Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:44 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-67 @anonymous: Read the last 2 paragraphs. You won't ever have to press sync because it will sync in the background when changes happen. And the sync group will be created the first time you plug in the device. Win. Tomboy or Cheese will probably be the first app to use the service part of Conduit, though. @Livio: Does Gammu support Windows Mobile? I don't think it does. We also have some (G/W)ammu code in SVN, but its not as mature as Windows Mobile support yet @John Stowers: Thats what she said. @anonymous: Read the last 2 paragraphs. You won’t ever have to press sync because it will sync in the background when changes happen. And the sync group will be created the first time you plug in the device. Win.

Tomboy or Cheese will probably be the first app to use the service part of Conduit, though.

@Livio: Does Gammu support Windows Mobile? I don’t think it does. We also have some (G/W)ammu code in SVN, but its not as mature as Windows Mobile support yet

@John Stowers: Thats what she said.

]]> By: John Stowers http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-66 John Stowers Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:24:03 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/johncarr/2008/07/25/syncing-my-phone-its-actually-easy/#comment-66 Woot! Woot!

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