I can't get my zaurus to sync.

I have the 5500 with the original software and RH 9.0

This is what I have done:

I read the instructions here ==> http://www.linux-migration.org/ch05s08.html

I came up with some questions. Since Linux recognized my scanner during install will the following be automatically installed as per the install instructions?

Provided you have a recent enough kernel, the kernel configuration options you want are under:

USB support -->;
...
--- USB Network Adaptors
<M> USB Communication Class Ethernet device support (EXPERIMENTAL)
<M> USB-to-USB Networking Cables, Linux PDAs, ... (EXPERIMENTAL)


Everything goes according to the text until I plug in the Zaurus. Instead of usb0 it is loading CDC on eth1.

lsmod reveals the following

usbnet 16290 0 (unused)
CDCEther 14240 0
scanner 11228 0 (unused)
usb-ohci 21896 0 (unused)
usbcore 81440 1 [usbnet CDCEther acm scanner hid usb-ohci]

usbnet and CDCEther were loaded just like the doc says when the zaurus was plugged into the cradel

tail -f /var/log/messages gives the following

Feb 24 20:17:22 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.4-1.4, assigned address 12
Feb 24 20:17:22 localhost kernel: CDCEther.c: eth1: Sharp SL Series
Feb 24 20:17:22 localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent: invoke ifup eth1
Feb 24 20:17:25 localhost /etc/hotplug/usb.agent: Setup acm CDCEther usbnet for
USB product 4dd/8004/0
Feb 24 20:17:26 localhost devlabel: devlabel service started/restarted

Not to be defeated I tried the following:

[root@localhost /]# ifconfig usb0 192.168.129.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
usb0: unknown interface: No such device
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device
usb0: unknown interface: No such device

still not to be defeated, I tried the following since it was recognized as eth1

[root@localhost /]# ifconfig eth1 192.168.129.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
[root@localhost /]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:03:6D:14:86:7D
inet addr:192.168.0.148 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:751 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:851 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:478539 (467.3 Kb) TX bytes:125816 (122.8 Kb)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0x1800

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 40:00:02:00:00:01
inet addr:192.168.129.1 Bcast:192.168.129.255 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:3025 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3025 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:153012 (149.4 Kb) TX bytes:153012 (149.4 Kb)

[root@localhost /]# ping 192.168.129.1
PING 192.168.129.1 (192.168.129.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.129.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.071 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.129.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.040 ms

--- 192.168.129.1 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.040/0.055/0.071/0.017 ms
[root@localhost /]# ping 192.168.129.201
PING 192.168.129.201 (192.168.129.201) 56(84) bytes of data.

--- 192.168.129.201 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 2014ms

[root@localhost /]# route add -host 192.168.129.201 eth1
[root@localhost /]# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.129.201 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth1
192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
[root@localhost /]# ping 192.168.129.201 <<============ unreachable
PING 192.168.129.201 (192.168.129.201) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.129.1 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable

Since I am using the original zaurus software, I have a network and sync button with the following settings:

Under the network icon ==> services I have tcp/ip with the following:

ip address is 192.168.129.201
netmask of 255.255.255.255
gateway of 192.168.129.1 <<== corresponds with eth1

Under the network icon ==> Sync I have tried the following
usb entry of 192.168.129.1 & 192.168.129.201 because it is unclear in the document exactly which one I needed.

Still no sync.:Pengy: :study:

Check here zaurususergroup.com howto files

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. about the time you were posting a friend was walking me through this on the same website.



singing for joy !!!!! one of the last obsticles I had to achieving windows free in 2003. only a little late on it though.

IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

How did you guys get it to work I tried clicking on the link you provided but unfortunately it isnt up.

I have SUSE 9.3 and have a Zaurus SL5600 (fresh out of box).

I installed Qtopia for linux but dont know how to go from there.

any helP????????