How to sync Evolution contacts with PDA (Windows Mobile) in Ubuntu 9.10

#1 01-12-2010, 04:34 AM

Before you go any further, backup your contacts using freeware PIM Backup or any other software! The sync process described below sometimes deletes all your contacts,so make sure you can restore them.

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following to the sources.list:

Code:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/synce/ubuntu karmic main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/synce/ubuntu karmic main

Then in the Terminal run

Code:

sudo apt-get update

Install synce-hal, librra-tools, librapi2-tools, multisync-tools opensync-plugin-synce, synce-sync-engine:

Code:

sudo apt-get install synce-hal librra-tools librapi2-tools

Code:

sudo apt-get install multisync-tools opensync-plugin-synce synce-sync-engine

Connect your PDA and verify connection:
Code:
```
synce-pls
```
List parnerships:
Code:
```
synce-list-partnerships
```
Delete old partnerships if needed:
Code:
```
synce-delete-partnership 1
```

List groups:

Code:

msynctool --listgroups

Delete old groups if needed:

Code:

msynctool --delgroup <group_name>

Then create a new parnership:
Code:
```
synce-create-partnership "UbuntuDesktop" "Contacts,Calendar,Tasks,Files"
```
I prefer not to use spaces in the name of a partnership to avoid problems.

Note that you can manage partnerships with GUI program as well. Just install synce-kpm:
Code:
```
sudo apt-get install synce-kpm
```
and run it
Code:
```
synce-kpm
```

Create a group

Code:

msynctool --addgroup UbuntuDesktop
msynctool --listgroups
msynctool --addmember UbuntuDesktop synce-opensync-plugin
msynctool --addmember UbuntuDesktop evo2-sync

Verify your group:

Code:

msynctool --showgroup UbuntuDesktop

Sync PDA with Evolution (I strongly recommend you to backup contacts in both PDA and Evolution before syncing!)
Code:
```
msynctool --sync UbuntuDesktop
```
This can take several minutes. Contacts will be synced with a local address book by default.

I have successfully synced the contacts of my Windows Mobile 6.1 PDA and Evolution in Ubuntu 9.10.

If syncing doesn't work for you, try to disable your firewall:

Code:

sudo ufw disable

But you should do this only if you are behind a router with a firewall. Otherwise open the individual ports used for Windows Mobile syncing: TCP 990, 999, 5678, 5721, 26675.

Related reading:
http://www.synce.org/moin/SynceInsta...u/ModernDevice