[P1] palm won't connect

[don hinkle]

I googled and found some of those "cables" but couldn't understand how 
they function. Why don't they need a driver to convert from serial to 
USB, if the "converter" does require driver?
-don

George Slusher wrote:

>>My Palm used to connect ok in hot sync with my ibook when I was in OS 9.
>>Now, in X, I can't get a connection.
>>Everything *seems* to be turned on okay--the Palm connects with a serial 
>>to USB. System Profile recognizes the USB>serial connection.
>>User names are the same on iBook and on Palm.
>>But each time I try I get a failed-to-connect message, it says:
>>"The connection between your handheld computer and the desktop could not 
>>be established. Please check your setup and try again."
> 
> 
> Does your iBook have USB? (I thought all of them did.) If so, you could 
> get a USB cable for the Palm fairly cheaply (Check eBay, for example) and 
> eliminate the USB-serial converter problem. 
> 
> George Slusher/Eugene, OR
> gslusher at rio.com