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Mobile Gadget News :: Making Your Mobile Life Simpler _ Smartphone Software _ Linux - USB SynCE with Windows Mobile 2005 support from Subversion

Posted by: abatis Sep 4 2006, 09:49 PM

I know there are probably a few of you like myself that use a Linux box from time to time. Currently I am running Ubuntu Dapper with kernel 2.6.15-26-amd64-k8 (dual core). I really like Ubuntu so far. Anyway, USB syncing your Windows Mobile 5 device with Linux is not main stream yet but it is getting better. I followed the instructions at
SynCE.org titled "http://www.synce.org/index.php/Building_SynCE_with_Windows_Mobile_2005_support_from_Subversion". You will need Subversion to get the packages.
Make sure you have your kernel headers before you start. Anyway - success with a Qtek8500. My Samsung i730 does not USB connect yet because usb-rndis does not yet work with Intel PXA27x-based devices do to their flaky USB client implementation. I will fiddle with Bluetooth connecting down the road.

After successfully getting Ubuntu communicating with the Qtek8500 I decided to add the ability to explore the phone using the Gnome Nautilus file manager (kind of like Windows Explorer). I followed the instructions to http://www.synce.org/index.php/Install_Gnome_VFS_Plugin. This was a little tougher to get installed. After running the bootstrap I kept getting an error running ./configure. The gnome-vps-2.0 and the modules-2.0 were not found. I used Synaptic to add vps related components. The key package to get everything working was libgnomevfs2-dev. I also added the text "synce: libsyncevfs" to /etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/modules/default-modules.conf. So here is how the WM5 phone directory looks in on Ubuntu Gnome Nautilus. The next task is syncing contacts, calander and tasks with Evolution.

Posted by: Victor Solis Sep 5 2006, 07:41 PM

Very cool guide, thanks. If you just want to browse your device's card (either SD/CF/etc), Softick's Card Export 2 works with Ubuntu. The latest version does take it's sweet time to mount, but when it does, I can browse files as if it were a USB thumbdrive. It does cost money, but then you can use your device on Windows as well as Linux.

Posted by: GrYph0n Sep 6 2006, 12:46 AM

*Off Linux Topic*
[thread jack]There is also a freeware called WM5Storage that will allow your phone to be recognized as removable storage as well. I haven't tested it yet though, but would be helpful for those sole windows users out there who may read this.[/thread jack]

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