Package: synce-serial Followup-For: Bug #406759 I can't reproduce this with a slightly different setup, mostly I don't have the custom udev rule and my pda is a toshiba e740.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# cat /etc/ppp/peers/synce-device # Modifications to this file will be lost next time you run synce-serial-config /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 connect '/usr/bin/synce-serial-chat' nodefaultroute noauth local 192.168.131.102:192.168.131.201 ms-dns 192.168.131.102 crtscts linkname synce-device Interesting part of /var/log/messages: Jan 28 13:25:00 katie synce-serial-start: Executing '/usr/sbin/pppd call synce-device' Jan 28 13:25:01 katie pppd[3854]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Jan 28 13:25:02 katie pppd[3854]: Serial connection established. Jan 28 13:25:02 katie pppd[3854]: Using interface ppp0 Jan 28 13:25:02 katie pppd[3854]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0 Jan 28 13:25:02 katie kernel: PPP BSD Compression module registered Jan 28 13:25:02 katie kernel: PPP Deflate Compression module registered Jan 28 13:25:02 katie pppd[3854]: local IP address 192.168.131.102 Jan 28 13:25:02 katie pppd[3854]: remote IP address 192.168.131.201 Jan 28 13:25:08 katie pppd[3854]: LCP terminated by peer Jan 28 13:25:08 katie pppd[3854]: Connect time 0.1 minutes. Jan 28 13:25:08 katie pppd[3854]: Sent 572 bytes, received 832 bytes. Jan 28 13:25:11 katie pppd[3854]: Connection terminated. Jan 28 13:25:11 katie pppd[3854]: Modem hangup Jan 28 13:25:11 katie pppd[3854]: Exit. I'd recommend downgrading the severity since the package is not unusable, at least for me. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages synce-serial depends on: ii cdebconf [debconf-2.0] 0.112 Debian Configuration Management Sy ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.11 Debian configuration management sy ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii ppp 2.4.4rel-4.1 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daem synce-serial recommends no packages. -- debconf information: * synce-serial/tty: /dev/ttyUSB0 * synce-serial/dnsip: * synce-serial/remoteip: 192.168.131.201 * synce-serial/localip: 192.168.131.102 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]