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PocketPC HOWTO Guide
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pocketpc.xml
pocketpc.xml (text/plain), 9.76 KB, created by
Chris White (RETIRED)
on 2005-08-23 22:05:10 UTC
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><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> ><!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/guide.dtd"> ><!-- $Header$ --> > ><guide link="/home/chriswhite/public_html/pocketpc.xml" lang="en"> ><title>Working with Pocket PC's using libsynCE</title> ><author title="Author"> ><mail link="chriswhite@gentoo.org">Chris White</mail> ></author> > ><abstract> >This guide is meant to show how to work with a Pocket PC (in this case an HP >IPAQ 1945) using libsynCE. ></abstract> > ><!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> ><!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --> ><license/> > ><version>1.0</version> ><date>2005-08-22</date> > ><chapter> ><title>Setting up your Pocket PC</title> ><section> ><title>Kernel Setup</title> ><body> > ><p> >The first thing we need to do is get the kernel to recognize our device. In >this case, I have an HP IPAQ 1945. It is usb based and the module is ipaq. In >the kernel under <b>Device Drivers->USB support->USB Serial Converter support-> ></b>, we see the following (Note this is in kernel 2.6): ></p> > ><pre caption="Kernel Driver Setup"> ><*> USB Serial Converter support >[ ] USB Serial Console device support (EXPERIMENTAL) >[ ] USB Generic Serial Driver >< > USB Belkin and Peracom Single Port Serial Driver >< > USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT Serial Driver >< > USB Digi International AccelePort USB Serial Driver >< > USB Cypress M8 USB Serial Driver >< > USB Empeg empeg-car Mark I/II Driver >< > USB FTDI Single Port Serial Driver (EXPERIMENTAL) >< > USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Clie Driver >< > USB PocketPC PDA Driver ></pre> > ><p> >So we go ahead and change that, and get something like this: ></p> > ><pre caption="IPAQ Module Selection"> >[ ] USB Serial Console device support (EXPERIMENTAL) >[ ] USB Generic Serial Driver >< > USB Belkin and Peracom Single Port Serial Driver >< > USB ConnectTech WhiteHEAT Serial Driver >< > USB Digi International AccelePort USB Serial Driver >< > USB Cypress M8 USB Serial Driver >< > USB Empeg empeg-car Mark I/II Driver >< > USB FTDI Single Port Serial Driver (EXPERIMENTAL) >< > USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Clie Driver ><M> USB PocketPC PDA Driver ></pre> > ><p> >Now we reboot. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ><section> ><title>Post-Kernel Setup</title> ><body> > ><p> >Ok, now that we have the kernel module setup, let's go ahead and get some >information. Before we begin though, allow me to explain something. While it >states USB Serial Converter, it's basically taking your PDA and communicating >using serial over USB. That means this device is a USB based IPAQ. In fact, >we even use ppp later on to create the connection. First though, let's plugin >our device and take a look at our modules list (note this is a udev system): ></p> > ><pre caption="Information about our PocketPC"> ># <i>lsmod</i> >Module Size Used by >ipaq 30736 0 >nvidia 3914428 12 >vmnet 27428 2 >vmmon 167564 0 > ># <i>dmesg | grep Pocket</i> >drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c: USB Serial support registered for PocketPC PDA >drivers/usb/serial/ipaq.c: USB PocketPC PDA driver v0.5 >ipaq 1-1.1:1.0: PocketPC PDA converter detected >usb 1-1.1: PocketPC PDA converter now attached to ttyUSB0 > ># <i>ls -la /dev/tts/USB0</i> >crw------- 1 root tty 188/ 0 6/ 1 10:41 /dev/tts/USB0 >secures chris # ></pre> > ><p> >In the first code segment, we see that as soon as the ipaq is plugged in, the >ipaq module is loaded (this is with coldplug of course). Not only that, but a >quick scan of dmesg shows that our setup works, and that the device is now >located at /dev/tts/USB0. Remember this, as we'll need it for configuration >later on. Now that we have our device setup, let's get ahold of some packages >that will help us communicate with it. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ></chapter> > ><chapter> ><title>Working with SynCE</title> ><section> ><title>Getting ahold of the tools</title> ><body> > ><p> >Alright, the first thing we need to do is get ahold of the tools that will >allow us to communicate with the PocketPC. So, we'll need to get ahold of the >following packages: ></p> > ><ul> > <li>app-pda/synce - core for synce</li> > <li>app-pda/synce-dccm - manages connections for synce devices</li> > <li>app-pda/synce-librapi2 - rapi protocol communication</li> > <li>app-pda/synce-libsynce - core library</li> > <li>app-pda/synce-serial - needed to configure device</li> > <li>net-dialup/ppp - needed for point to point connection with the device</li> ></ul> > ><p> >Once we these programs, we can begin the setup. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ><section> ><title>Setting up the IPAQ</title> ><body> > ><p> >Alright, remember that device node I told you we'd need. Here's where it comes >into play. Now, as part of the synce-serial package, we have something called >synce-serial-config. This is what we'll use to configure the device. To do >so, simply give it the device node from earlier: ></p> > ><pre caption="Configuring the device"> ># <i>synce-serial-config tts/USB0</i> > >You can now run synce-serial-start to start a serial connection. ></pre> > ><p> >Please note that when you feed synce-serial-config the device node, do it >without the /dev. Now that we have it up and running, we can begin to use the >device. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ></chapter> > ><chapter> ><title>Using the IPAQ</title> ><section> ><title>Getting the IPAQ ready for connections</title> ><body> > ><p> >In order to use the IPAQ, we need to run a couple of commands. The first is >dccm. This is our connection manager for the ipaq, and without it programs >won't be able to connect. To use this run it <e>AS THE USER WHO WILL ACCESS >SYNCE APPS</e>. So we do as so: ></p> > ><pre caption="Initiating dccm"> ># <i>exit</i> >exit >$ <i>dccm</i> ></pre> > ><p> >Now one more quick bit of user switching again, and we will now initiate the >connection with the device: ></p> > ><pre caption="Device connection"> ># <i>synce-serial-start</i> > >synce-serial-start is now waiting for your device to connect ></pre> > ><p> >Your device should now respond to the connection. Mine does by displaying the >sync icon and beeping to announce the connection. Now let's start by working >with files. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ><section> ><title>Working with files</title> ><body> > ><p> >In my IPAQ, the following structure exists: ></p> > ><pre caption="IPAQ structure"> >My Device > - My Documents > - Program Files > - Storage Card > - Temp > - Windows ></pre> > ><p> >Now let's see how we can copy files over. To accomplish this, we use the tools >that come with synce: ></p> > ><ul> > <li>pcp - copy files</li> > <li>pls - list directory contents</li> > <li>pmkdir - make directory</li> > <li>pmv - move (rename) files</li> > <li>prm - remove file</li> > <li>prmdir - remove an empty directory</li> > <li>prun - run a program</li> > <li>pstatus - display status about remote device</li> > <li>synce-install-cab - install a .cab file</li> ></ul> > ><p> >Let's try first by using pstatus to check how our IPAQ is doing: ></p> > ><pre caption="pstatus output"> >$ <i>pstatus</i> >Version >======= >Version: 3.0.11171 (Merlin: Pocket PC 2002) >Platform: 3 (Windows CE) >Details: "" > >System >====== >Processor architecture: 5 (ARM) >Processor type: 2577 (StrongARM) >Page size: 0x10000 > >Power >===== >ACLineStatus: 01 (Online) > >Status for main battery >========================= >Flag: 1 (High) >LifePercent: 100% >LifeTime: Unknown >FullLifeTime: Unknown > >Status for backup battery >========================= >Flag: 1 (High) >LifePercent: 100% >LifeTime: Unknown >FullLifeTime: Unknown > >Store >===== >Store size: 24461312 bytes (23 megabytes) >Free space: 24105564 bytes (22 megabytes) > >Memory for storage: 24530944 bytes (23 megabytes) >Memory for RAM: 24477696 bytes (23 megabytes) ></pre> > ><p> >There we go, we have all the information about the IPAQ, which means our >connection was successful. Now let's try to copy some files over. We use the >pcp program for this. First, we'll copy a file "test.txt" over to the IPAQ: ></p> > ><pre caption="Copying over test.txt"> >$ <i>pcp test.txt :test.txt</i> >File copy of 16 bytes took 0 minutes and 1 seconds, that's 16 bytes/s. ></pre> > ><p> >A small note, the ':' indicates the IPAQ is the destination. Also, the IPAQ >defaults to My Documents when you open File Explorer. However, the file is >copied to My Device instead. If you wanted to copy it to My Documents, you >would do as such: ></p> > ><pre caption="Copying test.txt to My Documents"> >$ <i>pcp test.txt :"My Documents/test.txt"</i> >File copy of 16 bytes took 0 minutes and 3 seconds, that's 5 bytes/s. ></pre> > ><p> >The file will now showup in your My Documents folder. One interesting thing to >note as well is the output of pls: ></p> > ><pre caption="pls output"> >$ <i>pls</i> >Archive 16 2002/07/01 18:50:57 test.txt >Directory 2002/07/01 09:00:00 Business/ >Directory 2002/07/01 09:00:00 Personal/ >Directory 2002/07/01 09:00:00 Templates/ ></pre> > ><p> >In this case, it accesses the My Documents folder, not My Device. Remember >that when you copy over! As a final example, the IPAQ has the ability to play >MP3's, but only with a storage card. Let's take a small folder full of mp3's >and copy them over to the storage card (Remember, the storage card is displayed >as Storage Card in the IPAQ): ></p> > > ><pre caption="Copying mp3s over to the storage card"> >$ <i>for mp3s in *.mp3</i> >> <i>do</i> >> <i>pcp "${mp3s}" :"Storage Card/${mp3s}"</i> >> <i>done</i> ></pre> > ><p> >And there you have it, it will queue and copy over all the mp3's in that directory. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ><section> ><title>Conclusion</title> ><body> > ><p> >I hope this tutorial works out for you ok. If you have any inquiries about >this article, please email me at <mail>chriswhite@gentoo.org</mail>. ></p> > ></body> ></section> ></chapter> ></guide>
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