How to Connect Linux to Windows Mobile 6
Windows Mobile 6 is one of several versions of Windows Mobile that run on smart phones and other pocket PCs. It synchronizes with Windows using either a Bluetooth or a USB dongle connection and the ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Sync Center software. If you run Linux, connecting and syncing with a Windows Mobile device is slightly more complicated, but almost anyone can still do it with the proper tools installed.
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Instructions
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Open a terminal window. In Ubuntu, click on the "Applications" menu and click on "Accessories" and "Terminal Window." Other Linux distributions may have different ways of accessing the terminal.
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Run the following command in your terminal window:
/etc/apt/sources.list
and add this line to the file:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/synce/ubuntu your_ubuntu_version main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/synce/ubuntu your_ubuntu_version main
Substitute your version of Ubuntu (Jaunty, Karmic, Lucid, Maverick, etc.) where it says "your_ubuntu_version." Run the next command to make sure all of your packages are up to date:
sudo apt-get update
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Add the next command to install the public key for your new repository:
sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net B152F042D246C25D
Install SynCE with this command:
sudo apt-get install synce-hal librra-tools librapi2-tools
sudo apt-get install opensync-plugin-evolution
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Tap on the "Start" menu of your Windows Mobile 6 device and click on the "Settings" > "Connections" > "USB" submenus. Check the RNDIS check box. Tap the next menus to set up the ActiveSync USB connections: "Start" > "Programs" > "ActiveSync" > "Connections." Check the ActiveSync USB check box. It may have a USB symbol next to it, rather than a label.
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Plug your Windows Mobile 6 smart phone into your computer using a USB dongle.
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Run the following command in the terminal window on your Ubuntu machine to ensure that the connection is active and working properly:
synce-pls
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