SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

It seems their are a few users that are having trouble syncing their
HTC Touch Pro's with Ubuntu Linux. The following is quick guide of what worked for me.



Phone:
OEM Sprint HTC Touch Pro
ROM version: 1.03.651.3
ROM Date: 09/12/08
Hard Reset out of the box
Applied GoodThings2Life Touch Pro Cleanup (Sprint Edition) http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=44583

Operating System:
Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04
Fully Updated Jan 25th


On Ubuntu, go to System>Administrator>Synaptic Package Manager

1. Install the following programs
multisync-tools
multisync0.90
opensync-module-python
opensync-plugin-evolution
opensync-plugin-google-calendar
opensync-plugin-synce
python-opensync
synce-gnomevfs
synce-gvfs
synce-hal
synce-multisync-plugin
synce-sync-engine
synce-trayicon

2. Reboot

Viola! The SynCE Tray Icon should appear.
Right Click this Icon to explore files, install cabs, and drag and drop from Nautilus File Manager... etc...

P.S.
Some users are having to open a terminal and type "sudo modprobe ipaq" in order to get this to work.

Special Thanks to: Smeal's Scrapyard

- Enjoy
Runamok81

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Good info man!!!! You should consider asking mods to move to main forum where more people will see.

I even think this should be stickied! Alot of peeps hate M/S..... So they go the linux route.

Thanks again for sharing this!!!!

-Scott

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Thanks

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

UPDATE:

After Using BigDiesel07 Speed Up Storage Card Tweak I can now view the storage card. Not sure if this is due to tweak or reboot. Regardless, if anyone is having trouble with viewing empty folders or storage card, you can try changing the directory SynCE browses from "synce://Pocket_PC/" to "synce:///"

GoodLuck

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Do you sync your contacts and calender to Ubuntu? If so, what PIM are using? I am using Kubuntu 8.10 with KDE 4.2. If I could get my Touch Pro to sync with a contact manager and calendar, I could make the switch.

Thanks.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

This will work in Kubuntu, however you must have Evolution installed. Evolution is the PIM used in this instance.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

I wish I knew more about linux.. I would love to run linux on my laptop. Im glad you ubuntu users can sync your phones!

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

I've tried SynCE, it's decent. At the time I used it, I was syncing to MS Office on my other PC so it kept duplicating my contacts.

Got lazy and gave up.
Thanks for the tutorial, I'll use it if i want Ubuntu again.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Thanks for the info! I tried multiple ways to sync with ubuntu with no results before. i'll try this out later.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

I use synCE for transfering files. I decided on using google sync to keep my contacts updated, works like a charm.:headbang:

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

This should work with Fedora 11 right?

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

If you can find the correct software/compile it from source, it should work fine. Linux is Linux, no matter how you dress it up.

And thanks to the OP, been looking for a way to sync at work (all Linux machines).

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

is there any way to flash a rom on fedora or ubuntu?

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Thanks great info

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Yessir, you can have Ubuntu and still unlock and flash your HTC Touch Pro w/ a new custom rom using an SD card. No need for activesync.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=61333

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Quick question, does this also make you able to use the HTC Touch pro for tethering?
I ask because I have some strange problems tethering my phone with debian testing (see: http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...261093#p261093 )
TIA

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

can you flash with this? I know you can always just mount your storage card and flash that way, but if you can flash via usb with synce, I am totally going back to gentoo. ROM development is the only thing keeping me on windows

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

i had synce for a while, but i'm a bit of a noob when it comes to dinking around in linux, and find that i'll sometimes accidentally bust things. i keep a windows 7 partition up for gaming as well, so i just put outlook onto it, in order to keep everything synced. i haven't had a 'contact doubling' since windows 7, altho i got double, sometimes tripling, in xp. may have to do with the way the new windows mobile device center works, instead of active sync

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Awesome info! big props!

I noticed you had opensync-plugin-evolution as one of the packages, for whatever reason, I cannot use evolution with my mail client, would there be any deviation from what you have written for me to be able to use Thunderbird instead? eg. what would the package name look like? (I looked for opensync-plugin-thunderbird with no success...)

Thank you for your help and info!

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

For those wanting to flash ROMs from linux your wish is granted http://code.google.com/p/htc-flasher/

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

when i ran linux some time ago, i would plug the phone in and when the OS recognized it, i would just run ics and linux would find the connection and use it. nothing special to tether.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Thanks for the post.
I did all your instructions, when I open the program I've this warning

Failed to retrieve partnership information: Failed to execute program /usr/bin/sync-engine: Success

And when try to open nautilus I got this

Nautilis can't open place «synce»

What do I've to do?

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

I use google sync too! It syncs my contacts AND my calendar. GREAT for people that like to mess around with different roms. (like MOI!!) I dont have to worry about how to get my contacts back!
I'll have to check out this SynCE program. I use ubuntu way more than Windows these days.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Nice to see this. I am going to try when I get home.

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

Thanks for that jeff. I was looking for a linux version kitchen.=D>

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

I'm glad that this guide has helped so many getting Ubuntu 8.10 to play nice with Windows Mobile on a Touch Pro.

Since creating this guide I have now moved on to a Touch Pro 2, and upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. For anyone that has done the same, this guide will indeed work for newer editions of Ubuntu. With one small change. Just follow the steps above, and install all the packages. However, you will notice that the package called synce-gvfs is no longer offered through the synaptic package manager.

There is a fix for this. We need to manual add software sources for the location of the newest synce-gvfs.

Step 1: Add new software sources

Go to System, Administration>Software Sources. Enter your password.
Click on the Other Software tab. Click on add....
At the command APT line enter:
Click "+add source"

Click add again. At the command APT line enter:
Click "+add source" again

Click on "close"

Click on "reload"

You have now updated your Software sources to include the newest synce-gvfs for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala


Step 2: Update Public Keys, Update Packages, Install synce-gvfs

Open a terminal by going to Applications>Accessories>Terminal

Once the terminal is open type this command
then hit enter.

then type this command
then hit enter.

Now type
then hit enter

Now type
then hit enter.

Step 3: Reboot!

- Enjoy!

Re: SOLVED: How to Sync HTC Touch Pro with Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04 (Synce)
 

thanks for the info!