can naybody help me with a win2003mobile device? *anybody :P what's the problem? :) kppp doesn't connect oh have you tried dccm? yes dccm runs but shows no output and i don't see any error jonnylamb: i have never really tried to say it in english jonnylamb: at the name was coined by a frenchman can you help me? is your win2k3 mobile showing up in "cat /proc/bus/usb/devices" ? just a moment, give me just the time to plug the cable jonnylamb: in Swedish I guess I say something like "syn-ke".. also when you run dccm use "dccm -d 4 f" -- that will show you debug info ok, i'll try this is lsusb output: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 3340:043a Yakumo and this is from cat /proc/bus/usb/devices T: Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 2 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.01 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff MxPS=16 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=3340 ProdID=043a Rev= 0.00 C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 2mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 4 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=ipaq E: Ad=86(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=07(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms it'll come up with a message when you plug in your device - and then add a system panel and try running synce-trayicon i've done dccm -d 4 f and then synce-serial-start the device showed for a moment a "connecting" screen, then closed it and now it doesn't seems to be connected no autput from dccm *output i apologize for my terrible English, by the way.. :( make sure that kppp is stopped too it doesn't appear in running processes (ps | grep kppp) where should I look for logs? ok.. this seems to be useful: ----------------------------------------- Aug 10 21:31:49 gentoo_dell dccm[15599]: Forking into background Aug 10 21:31:49 gentoo_dell dccm[15600]: Listening for connections on port 5679 Aug 10 21:32:04 gentoo_dell CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California Aug 10 21:32:04 gentoo_dell PPP generic driver version 2.4.2 Aug 10 21:32:05 gentoo_dell ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team Aug 10 21:32:05 gentoo_dell synce-serial-start: Executing '/usr/sbin/pppd call synce-device' Aug 10 21:32:05 gentoo_dell pppd[15659]: pppd 2.4.3 started by root, uid 0 Aug 10 21:33:37 gentoo_dell usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2 Aug 10 21:33:37 gentoo_dell ipaq 2-1:1.0: device disconnected Aug 10 21:33:37 gentoo_dell pppd[15659]: Connect script failed Aug 10 21:33:37 gentoo_dell pppd[15659]: Exit. Aug 10 21:33:37 gentoo_dell ipaq ttyUSB0: PocketPC PDA converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- gentoo_dell ~ # cat /etc/ppp/peers/synce-device # Modifications to this file will be lost next time you run synce-serial-config /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 connect '/usr/bin/synce-serial-chat' nodefaultroute noauth local 192.168.131.102:192.168.131.201 ms-dns 192.168.131.102 crtscts linkname synce-device debug kdebug 255 --------------------------------------------------------------- any other idea? i've unplugged and plugged again the device, no output from dccm this is the output from /var/log/messages on disconnecting/reconnecting: -------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 10 21:39:04 gentoo_dell ipaq 2-1:1.0: device disconnected Aug 10 21:39:07 gentoo_dell usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4 Aug 10 21:39:07 gentoo_dell usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Aug 10 21:39:07 gentoo_dell ipaq 2-1:1.0: PocketPC PDA converter detected Aug 10 21:39:07 gentoo_dell usb 2-1: PocketPC PDA converter now attached to ttyUSB0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------