[Cooker] Re: Call for testing: Windows Mobile 5 / 6 devices

[Andrey Borzenkov]

Adam Williamson wrote:

> Does anyone have a Windows Mobile 5 / 6 device? If so, please help me
> with some testing :)
> 
> As you may have been able to tell from my recent commits, I've been
> working on improving all our packages related to communicating with
> these devices, with help from Thomas B., Adam Piggz, and upstream
> developers for synce and opensync.
> 
> The current status is:
> 
> We now have the appropriate modules in kernel-tmb so when you plug in a
> WM5 / 6 device, the kernel stuff should all be alright (thanks Thomas).
> 

which modules are needed? IIRC you need them only for USB?
[...]

> 
> * install kernel-tmb
> * install task-wm5sync-kde or task-wm5sync-gnome
> * reboot (or start the 'odccm' service and either logout / login or run
> synce-kpm manually)
> 
> and you should see that there's a new panel icon. This is synce-kpm. If
> you plug in your phone, it should notice. You can now right click on the
> icon and do various things: you can install and uninstall applications,
> check device status, and check and create synchronization partnerships.
> 

Is it supposed to work over BT?

> Actually synchronizing things is still slightly tricky, unfortunately -
> you have to use msynctool , which is a console app. I'll provide more
> details on that later. But for now I'd like people to test out the above
> and let me know where it's broken. :) I'm going to find somewhere to do
> a clean 2008 Spring install and test it out myself with my own device,
> but external testing is always good. Thanks!