[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Palm conduits fail on Intel MacBook

[Scott Gruby]

On May 25, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Nico Macdonald wrote:

> I have been successfully using Missing Sync 5.0 with a PowerPC  
> PowerBook and the core conduits from the Palm install:
>
> Contacts Conduit
> Calendar Conduit
> Tasks Conduit
> Memos Conduit
>
> However, since moving to a Intel MacBook and upgrading to Missing  
> Sync 5.1 I have found that the conduits fail to sync properly, and  
> also fail when doing a 'Macintosh overwrites handheld' sync. A  
> typical error log follows.
>
> I have searched the Palm site in vain for information about  
> Universal versions of these conduits (in the assumption that these  
> would solve the problem). Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> I believe I am running Palm Desktop 4.2.1 Rev D for Mac:
> 	http://www.palm.com/us/support/macintosh/macdesk421revd.html
> but it could be an earlier rev.
>
> All ideas gratefully received.
>
> Nico Macdonald
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> Sync starting at 23/05/2006 08:24 (08:24:55) on USB (5.1.0)
> Using profile named: <None>
> OK Install
> (Calendar) NSObjectInaccessibleException [NOTE: this exception  
> originated in the server.]
> NSDistantObject is invalid
> OK Contacts
> (Memos) NSObjectInaccessibleException [NOTE: this exception  
> originated in the server.]
> NSDistantObject is invalid
> OK Tasks
> OK Install
> Sync completed successfully at 23/05/2006 08:25 (08:25:20)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------


It is likely that your installation of Palm Desktop is incomplete or  
corrupt. Unfortunately if you want to use Palm Desktop (which I don't  
recommend on an Intel based Mac), you will need to re-install Palm  
Desktop and then re-install Missing Sync. The log message is probably  
indicating that the shim we use to talk to non-Universal conduits  
crashed. If you continue to have problems after re-installing Palm  
Desktop and Missing Sync, please contact our support department for  
assistance.

As a new owner of a MacBook Pro, myself, I've done absolutely  
everything I can to only run Universal applications; while Rosetta  
works, it is slow and in my usage tends to slow down everything on  
the machine. Of course, not everyone can be as lucky as I in running  
mostly universal applications, but with the case of Palm Desktop, I'd  
highly encourage people to move to sync services based applications  
such as iCal and Address Book or SOHO Organizer in order to get the  
best performance out of your Intel based Macs.

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Scott Gruby
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