How do you get a HotSyncName under Linux??

Follow these steps:
Set PalmPilot in HotSync cradle
invoke install-user program, specifying serial port and HotSyncUser name as argument, like:
% install-user /dev/pilot HotSyncName
Tap HotSync button
Remove PalmPilot from the cradle and check registered HotSyncName, with menu: Options|Register Software in Datebk3.
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Installing the Icon Bitmaps and TimeZone data under Linux

A Linux user wrote us:

Just a quick tip for the install with linux: The files Bitmapsd.txt
and timezone.txt have a line termination of crlf (linux uses lf) and aren't
recognized after transfer to the pilot. There are a number of conversion
programs - I used duconv, so the installation procedure would be something
like this:

duconv -u Bitmapsd.txt bitmaps.txt
install-memo bitmaps.txt

duconv -u timezone.txt tz.txt
install-memo tz.txt

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Any other tips for Linux users and Datebk3? Email me and I'll add them to this set of installation notes!
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