Rtek palm zire question
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I just got it and am trying to sync it to my laptop. I followed a link and I'm confused as to what I type in for the location of the files. The pdf doesn't give you this information. Please help.
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https://www.rx7club.com/rtek-forum-1.../#post11059809
This does not work with usb (at least I never got it to work) but works very well using a Com port (or USB Com port adapter) and no need for the palm desktop.
This does not work with usb (at least I never got it to work) but works very well using a Com port (or USB Com port adapter) and no need for the palm desktop.
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The adapter is meant to plug into your laptop's USB port and the other end of the adapter connects to the 9 pin connector on your hotsync cable. It basically adds the DB9 serial connector to your laptop. The 15 pin connector on your laptop is a VGA connector and has no use here as it's meant to connect a monitor to your laptop.
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Some random tidbits that will hopefully make it clearer:
You can't use a USB cable to connect to the Rtek, so I assumed you had a serial hotsync cable.
If you want to use the "simple" pilot_install program I previously linked, you need to use a serial connection, not the USB, so you would need to use the same serial hotsync cable you need to connect to the Rtek. This would also require the adapter I linked to as you computer does not have the required serial com port to connect the serial hotsync cable. The adapter converts a USB port on your computer to a DB9 serial port.
If you want to use the USB to connect your Palm to the PC , you can attempt to find the drivers for the full Palm Desktop software. Then you don't need the adapter. But you will still need a serial (DB9) hotsync cable to connect to the Rtek.
Serial connect to PC for hotsyncing with PilotInstall program
PC USB port -> USB to serial adapter -> Serial hotsync cable -> Palm
Rtek connection
Rtek -> Serial hotsync cable -> Palm
If you can get the right Palm Desktop drivers:
PC USB port -> USB Hotsync cable -> Palm
You can't use a USB cable to connect to the Rtek, so I assumed you had a serial hotsync cable.
If you want to use the "simple" pilot_install program I previously linked, you need to use a serial connection, not the USB, so you would need to use the same serial hotsync cable you need to connect to the Rtek. This would also require the adapter I linked to as you computer does not have the required serial com port to connect the serial hotsync cable. The adapter converts a USB port on your computer to a DB9 serial port.
If you want to use the USB to connect your Palm to the PC , you can attempt to find the drivers for the full Palm Desktop software. Then you don't need the adapter. But you will still need a serial (DB9) hotsync cable to connect to the Rtek.
Serial connect to PC for hotsyncing with PilotInstall program
PC USB port -> USB to serial adapter -> Serial hotsync cable -> Palm
Rtek connection
Rtek -> Serial hotsync cable -> Palm
If you can get the right Palm Desktop drivers:
PC USB port -> USB Hotsync cable -> Palm
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