Re: Using Cassiopeia PDA with Linux (Another USB Question)


Subject: Re: Using Cassiopeia PDA with Linux (Another USB Question)
From: Mike Mellor (mmellor1@engineer.com)
Date: Tue Feb 26 2002 - 02:16:25 AKST


William -

That's what I'm going to do (although I was really hoping to use the cradle as more than a charging stand!). The USB R/W will also save wear and tear downloading my wife's photo's too (that will be the selling point). Thanks.

Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: William Bouterse <bill@bouterse.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:37:13 -0900
To: aklug@aklug.org
Subject: Re: Using Cassiopeia PDA with Linux (Another USB Question)

> On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 13:40:34 -0500
> "Mike Mellor" <mmellor1@engineer.com> wrote these words:
>
> >
> > Hello -
> >
> > I just got a Cassiopeia E-125 with a USB docking cradle that I want to be able to at least transer data from my Linux box, and at best transfer mail and files from my Linux box.
> >
> > Does anybody know how to do this? I have tried to mount the PDA as a usb-storage device and that didn't work. I am currently tranferring my files with my digital camera and physically moving the CF from device to device (it's my wife's camera so I need to find a better solution fast!).
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Mike
>
> Have you considered a CF R/W USB device
> I recently got a SmartMedia one that Linux supports
> very well from http://omniflashproducts.com
> They have ones for SM, CF and IBM microdrive....
>
> Using Mandrake 8.x all the proper modules are loaded on boot...
>
> At least the Reader/Writer would free-up your wife's camera !!?? :o)
>
>
> William Bouterse
> Talkeetna
>
>

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