I have a RH7.3 box with USB ports and a Palm M130 with USB cradle and
am trying to perform my first HotSync. The RH kernel is 2.4.18-3.

Seems from my reading that the thing to do is place the Palm in the
cradle, press the HotSync button on the cradle and then run a
pilot-xfer command on the PC.

I have a connection setup on the Palm as follows:

Connect to: PC
Via: Cradle/Cable
Speed: 9,600bps
Flow Ctl: Automatic

When I press the HotSync button on the cradle I get the messge:
"HotSync
Problem: Unable to initiate HotSync operation because the port is in
use by
another application."

Question
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What are the likely reasons for this error message?

Thank you for your question fosfaglo-ga,

Tried, tested, and true. Glad I could help!
 
"The comm port of your PDA / Palm is locked by another application.
Perform a soft-reset by pressing the reset button at the backside of
your PDA / Palm". 

Regards,
slawek-ga

I only found one solution. If it works, great, I can give you an
official response. If not, maybe someone else is more versed on these
things.

"The comm port of your PDA / Palm is locked by another application.
Perform a soft-reset by pressing the reset button at the backside of
your PDA / Palm".

yes. that has cleard the error. ta.