Palm Centro and Linux
I've finally upgraded to circa 2008 hardware. I've replaced the old Treo 650 with a new Centro. I'm syncing it with gnome-pilot and Evolution, just like I did with the 650.The verdict is... It works BEAUTIFULLY. The 650 would usually hang up and not always finish the sync. The Centro usually thoroughly syncs. Also, the 650 would not always sync. It only seemed to want to sync when there was new information. The Centro will sync every time you hit the button.
Also, most folks criticize the keyboard for being too small. It's really not too bad. The keys are better too. The 650 keys were hard and my fingers would slip off them, but these are kind of gummy and my fingers don't slip off them. It gets much louder and brighter than the 650.
I don't have any idea what I'll do next since Palm is releasing the Pre and I doubt it will work with gnome-pilot. Hopefully, I'll have a while to decide.
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What special, if anything, did you have to do.
Moving from OS X, back to linux, and for the past few hours, Evolution finds the centro, but refuses to sync
I had to clear out any previous devices (for instance it had the 650 as a device) and have it find it a new (fresh start).
If that does not help, make sure and got to the repository and load everything "Palm" or "Pilot". You may be missing a daemon that needs to start on startup.
Do you still recommend this phone? I am about to upgrade my verizon phone and like the available features of the Centro. Is it ready to sync with my linux system right out of the box or does it need to be modified somehow?
Thanks
I do. You may have to get gnome pilot from the repository of whatever distribution you are using, but I'm syncing mine right now.
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