In terminal run:
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sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following to the sources.list:
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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/synce/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/synce/ubuntu karmic main
Then in terminal run
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sudo apt-get update
Connect your PDA and verify connection:
You should get something like
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#synce-pls
Directory 2009-04-22 12:00:18 Templates/
Directory 2009-04-22 12:00:18 My Media/
Directory 2009-07-30 14:04:24 Calls/
Directory 2009-04-22 12:00:24 My Voices/
Directory 2009-04-22 12:00:24 My Icons/
Directory 2009-11-14 17:00:36 Data/
Directory 2009-04-22 09:52:46 My Documents/
If you get the following error instead:
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#synce-pls
** Message: Device /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_80_00_60_0f_e8_00 not fully set in Hal, skipping
** Message: Odccm is not running, ignoring
synce-pls: Could not find configuration at path '(Default)'
Then in the mobile phone go to Start -> Settings -> Connections-> USB to PC and make sure to uncheck the "Enable advanced network functionality". Also disconnect the phone, restart it and make sure Active sync is running.
Then install SynCE TrayIcon:
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sudo apt-get synce-trayicon
This will show the the icon of a phone beside the clock. If you right-click the icon, you can select "Explore with file manager" and see the contents of the phone. However if you don't install sync-gvfs, you will get the following error:
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"Could not display "synce://"your phone name here"/"
Nautilus cannot handle "synce" locations.