Re: [PilotMgr] error: modification of a read-only ... line 2665

[Derek Pizzagoni <derekp@xxxxxxxx>]

To change the username on the PDA, go to "Prefs", and select the "Owner" dropdown.
This will show who the current owner is, and allow you to change it.

I believe this is the user value that is used for HotSyncing.

- Derek


"Perley B. C. Mears Jr." wrote:

> Arthur,
>
>         More and more it looks to me from feedback that this has to do with the
> HotSync name or user name in the Palm. Also, early reports indicate that
> this problem may be fixed in the 3.5.2 OS release. So, either try
> updating your Palm Vx to 3.5.2, or try pre-setting the username to your
> previous value, using "install-user" from the pilot-link suite to set
> the HotSync name, or some similar method. I recall someone else on this
> alias indicated you can set the username on the Palm itself, via
> preferences or something, although I don't recall exactly how to do it.
> Please let us know what works, as I'm sure something will.
>
> Arthur Black wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions from various people.  But unfortunately I still have
> > not been able to get pilotmgr to do an install or sync with my Vx.
> >
> > I finally gave up and borrowed a Palm III.  I was able to immediately do an
> > install and then a sync with that unit.  That unit has version 3.0 of the Palm
> > operating system.  I would conclude that something broke with pilotmgr between
> > version 3.0 and 3.5.0 of the Palm operating system.
> >
> > The last fixes I tried with my Palm Vx were:
> >
> > -do a hard reset of the Palm Vx.  Then sync it with my PC
> > -tried to do an install with pilotmgr, got the "modification of .." error
> > message
> > -did a hard reset of the Palm III.  Then did an install with pilotmgr.  Worked
> > fine, no problems.
> >
> > Art Black
> >
> > >X-Unix-From: arthurb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Fri Sep  8 09:53:35 2000
> > >X-Authentication-Warning: moshpit.Corp.Sun.COM: majordomo set sender to
> > owner-pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx using -f
> > >Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:52:45 -0700 (PDT)
> > >From: Arthur Black <arthurb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: pilotmgr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [PilotMgr] error:  modification of a read-only ... line 2665
> > >
> > >I'm running into the same problem reported by others on the upgrade issue and
> > need some help.  My old PalmPilot died recently, so I bought a Palm Vx as a
> > replacement.  But I have not be able to get Pilotmgr to talk to it.
> > >
> > >When people talk about the fix of using the Install conduit to load a new ap,
> > are you using the PilotManager File->Installer menu, or are you using another
> > technique?
> > >
> > >I have gone through the following sequence, but none have fixed the problem:
> > >
> > >-first tried syncing with pilotmgr.  Got the "modification of .." error message
> > >-sync'ed the Palm Vx on my home PC.  Everything worked fine.
> > >-tried syncing with pilotmgr, got the "modification of .." error message
> > >-using my home PC, upgraded the Palm Vx OS from 3.5.0 to 3.5.2
> > >-tried syncing with pilotmgr, got the "modification of .." error message
> > >-tried using the PilotManager File->Installer menu to install a file on the
> > Pilot.  Again got the same  "modification of .." error message
> > >
> > >The version of perl installed on our shared file system is perl,V5.003
> > >
> > >thanks for any help,
> > >
> > >
> > >Art Black
> > >
> > >
> > >
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