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-<chapter id="faq">
-<title>&FAQ;</title>
-
-<sect1 id="faq-crash">
-<title>&kpilot; Startup Problems</title>
-
-<qandaset>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>
-What do I put after <option>--debug</option>?
-</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-Nothing. Most versions of &kpilot; don't even have
-a <option>--debug</option> option, and will complain if you use it.
-For those versions that <emphasis>do</emphasis> have it,
-use a value between 1 and 4, which will control the
-amount of debugging printed (a little).
-Using a value of 1 will print a fairly complete call trace
-without the really-boring functions, while 4 will include every trivial
-function in all of &kpilot;.
-</para>
-
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry id="faq-connection">
-<question>
-<para>
-&kpilot; says <errorname>Can't connect to pilot</errorname>
-</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-This can have various causes. Check that:
-<itemizedlist>
-<listitem>
-<para>
- The pilot device (usually <filename
- class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename>) exists and points to the
- serial port the &PalmPilot; is actually connected to.
-</para>
-<para>
- To link the &PalmPilot; device to the correct serial port, you can
- either fill in
- <filename
- class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></filename>
- in the <guilabel>Pilot Device</guilabel> field in the <link
- linkend="page-general">setup dialog</link> or (preferably) link
- <filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename> to
- <filename
- class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></filename>
- with the following command (as <systemitem
- class="username">root</systemitem>):
- <userinput>
- <command>ln</command>
- <option>-s</option>
- <parameter>/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></parameter>
- <parameter>/dev/pilot</parameter></userinput>
- Here <filename
- class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></filename>
- is the name
- of the serial port; replace <replaceable>n</replaceable>
- with the correct number (usually 0 or 1).
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
- Check that you have permission to read and write to the serial port.
- The permissions for the serial port should be such that you can write to
- it. This is most easily done by running the following (as root):
- <userinput>
- <command>chmod</command>
- <option>666</option>
- <parameter>/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></parameter>
- </userinput>
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
- Try starting the daemon by hand before starting &kpilot;.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-<listitem>
-<para>
- (For &Linux-Mandrake; 7 systems) Check the system security level:
- settings higher than 3 prevent some forms of inter-process
- communication which are necessary for &kpilot; to
- operate correctly.
-</para>
-
-<para>
- (<emphasis>&Linux-Mandrake; security information
- courtesy of Jay Summett</emphasis>)
- To set your
-<!-- TM? --><acronym>MSEC</acronym>
-<!-- TM? -->(Mandrake SECurity)
- settings to not block the
- &kpilot; socket (for connections to localhost) you can
- login as root and
- type
- <userinput>
- <command>/etc/security/msec/init.sh</command>
- <option>3</option>
- </userinput>
- Which will set your
-<!-- TM? --><acronym>MSEC</acronym>
- level to 3 (regular security).
- For more information about the various security levels, &etc;, see:
- <ulink url="http://www.linux-mandrake.com/userguide/en/reference/017.html#157">
- the
-<!-- TM? -->Mandrake
-reference guide</ulink>.
-</para>
-</listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-</qandaset>
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1 id="faq-database">
-<title>Database Questions</title>
-
-<para>
-This section answers questions commonly asked about
-particular databases and how they
-interact with &kpilot;.
-</para>
-
-<qandaset>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>
-Databases become corrupted after a sync,
-what should I do?
-</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-Certain databases (from third-party software manufacturers)
-appear not to follow the standard database layout.
-If you can find out what the creator id of the database is,
-you can add it to either the
-<guilabel>Backup Only:</guilabel> list or the
-<guilabel>Skip</guilabel> list in the
-<link linkend="page-backup">settings dialog</link>.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-The following table shows which databases should be skipped
-or backed-up only:
-<table id="dbskip">
-<title>Databases needing Special Treatment</title>
-<tgroup cols="3">
-<thead>
-<row><entry>Database</entry><entry>Creator ID</entry><entry>Action</entry></row>
-</thead>
-<tbody>
-<row>
- <entry>Launcher (the &PalmPilot;'s main menu)</entry>
- <entry>lnch</entry>
- <entry>Backup Only:</entry>
-</row>
-<row>
- <entry>Arranger</entry>
- <entry>Arng</entry>
- <entry>Backup Only:</entry>
-</row>
-<row>
- <entry>(unknown)</entry>
- <entry>PmDB</entry>
- <entry>Backup Only:</entry>
-</row>
-<row>
- <entry>AvantGo</entry>
- <entry>avgo</entry>
- <entry>Skip (Mostly because there's no point in backing up the
- news articles that AvantGo gives you)</entry>
-</row>
-
-</tbody>
-</tgroup>
-</table>
-</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>
-Is there a conduit for &Netscape; <application>Calendar</application>?
-</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-No, there isn't.
-Neither are there plans to include support or write a
-conduit for &Netscape; <application>Calendar</application>.
-</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-
-</qandaset>
-
-</sect1>
-
-<sect1 id="faq-hotsync">
-<title>
-Special HotSync Questions
-</title>
-
-<para>
-This section lists questions about HotSync methods that differ
-from the <quote>usual</quote> direct serial link method.
-</para>
-
-<qandaset>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>
-How do I do an infrared (<acronym>IR</acronym>) HotSync?
-</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-First of all your &PalmPilot; has to actually support
-<acronym>IR</acronym> HotSyncs. This can be achieved through various
-means: &PalmOS; 3.3 and higher include support for it; there is an
-<acronym>IR</acronym> enhancements package for older &PalmOS; versions;
-<application>IrLink</application> from IsComplete apparently has the
-same capabilities. Check out the <ulink
-url="http://www.palmone.com/us/">PalmOne</ulink> web pages for more information.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-Assuming your &PalmPilot; now has <acronym>PC</acronym> HotSync support
-and it is setup to do <acronym>IR</acronym> HotSyncs (in the HotSync
-preferences on the &PalmPilot;), we can turn our attention to the
-<acronym>PC</acronym> you will be synchronization with. It needs an
-<acronym>IR</acronym> port. For laptops, this is trivial, desktop
-<acronym>PCs</acronym> may require some extra hardware.
-</para>
-
-<para>
-Your &Linux; kernel will need to support <acronym>IR</acronym> and the <acronym>IRCOMM</acronym> protocol.
-For stock
-&RedHat;
-systems, the following command should
-setup <acronym>IR</acronym> support (as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>):
-<screen width="40">
-<prompt># </prompt><userinput><command>modprobe</command> <option>ircomm</option></userinput>
-</screen>
-
-Other distributions should follow the <filename>IR-HOWTO</filename>.
-Once <acronym>IR</acronym> support in the kernel has been activated,
-you need to make devices for the <acronym>IR</acronym> ports.
-The <filename>IR-HOWTO</filename> suggests (as <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>):
-<screen width="40">
-<prompt># </prompt><userinput><command>mknod</command>
-<option>/dev/ircomm0</option> <parameter>60</parameter> <parameter>64</parameter> </userinput>
-<prompt># </prompt><userinput><command>chmod</command>
-<option>666</option> <parameter>/dev/ircomm0</parameter></userinput>
-</screen>
-Next we need to start some daemons for <acronym>IR</acronym> services:
-<screen width="40">
-<prompt># </prompt><userinput><command>irattach</command>
-<option>/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></option></userinput>
-<prompt># </prompt><userinput><command>irmanager</command>
-<option>-d</option> <parameter>0</parameter></userinput>
-</screen>
-Here <filename class="devicefile">/dev/ttyS<replaceable>n</replaceable></filename>
-is the serial port
-the <acronym>IR</acronym> port is using. <replaceable>n</replaceable> could be 0, 1, or some other
-number depending on your hardware setup.
-Follow the instructions in the <filename>IR-HOWTO</filename> for assistance
-(for desktop machines, it's usually a setting in the <acronym>BIOS</acronym>).
-</para>
-
-<para>
-Once you've gotten this far, just make <filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename>
-point to <filename class="devicefile">/dev/ircomm0</filename>
-and you're ready!
-</para>
-
-<para>
-The IR-HOWTO and other useful information on using IR may
-be found at
-<ulink url="http://mobilix.org/howtos.html">http://mobilix.org/howtos.html</ulink>
-and
-<ulink url="http://mobilix.org/software/irda/">http://mobilix.org/software/irda/</ulink>.
-</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>Can I do a &HotSync; with my (<acronym>USB</acronym>)
-<!-- TM? -->&Handspring; &Visor;?
-</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-Yes, you can.
-I don't have definitive information, but postings on the
-&kpilot; mailing-list have stated that you can point <filename class="devicefile">/dev/pilot</filename>
-to the <acronym>USB</acronym> device and everything will work fine.
-</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question><para>Is there any support for remote HotSyncs?</para>
-</question>
-<answer>
-<para>
-No, not yet.
-Maybe later.
-</para>
-</answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-</qandaset>
-
-</sect1>
-
-
-<sect1>
-<title>&kpilot;'s &DCOP; interface</title>
-
-<qandaset>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question>
-<para>What does &kpilot; use &DCOP; for?</para>
-</question>
-<answer><para>
-The daemon and &kpilot; communicate using &DCOP;
-for several purposes: logging messages, changing the &HotSync;
-type, and exchanging configuration information.
-</para></answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry><question>
-<para>Which &DCOP; interfaces are there?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>
-The daemon has two important interfaces:
-<interface>LogIface</interface>
-and
-<interface>KPilotDaemonIface
-</interface>.
-The <interface>LogIface</interface>
-interface is used to record messages in the sync log
-on the &handheld;, and is rarely used.
-The <interface>KPilotDaemonIface</interface>
-is the more important &DCOP; interface,
-and is used to control the kind of &HotSync; that
-&kpilot; will do.
-</para></answer>
-</qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry><question><para>
-How can I tell the daemon to perform a specific kind of &HotSync;?</para></question>
-<answer><para>
-There are three &DCOP; functions that control what kind
-of &HotSync;
-the daemon will do next:
-<function></function>
-<function></function>
-</para></answer>
-</qandaentry>
-</qandaset>
-
-</sect1>
-
-</chapter>