Sync with the n900
 

I know this has been discussed many times, but i'm quite confused right now how to set up sync.

This is what i want: sync contacts and several calendars (mail would be great but not a must). I use Ubuntu so ActiveSync is not an option. At the moment i use Thunderbird and Sunbird, but i would switch e.g. to Evolution if necessary.

Which way is the less complicated one to get the sync:
- sync via google calendar (several calendar-sync possible?)
- sync via own Funambol server and Syncevolution

Are there other better ways to get the sync done?

Re: Sync with the n900
 

I've used erminig with greate success. The downside however is that it doesn't support scheduling.
I want my contacts synced from the N900 to evolution. I use Google Calendar for the calendar and that's good enough (in terms of UI). But having contacts synced automatically two-three times a day seems to be (too) hard.

I made an attempt to schedule this myself, but the python bindings for the scheduling framework wasn't documented enough for me to success. :(

I'm looking at ScheduleWorld right now, paying 27 USD to avoid having to setup a Funambol server on my own (which I've read doesn't work as well as ScheduleWorld).

Re: Sync with the n900
 

my setup currently is:
evolution on desktop
syncevolution on desktop
account on mobical.net (a free syncml service)
syncevolution on N900
built-in syncml on my symbian phone

i sync one-way from the desktop to mobical.net and then transfer to both the n900 and my symbian phone. works very well.

i used to have the same setup with scheduleworld instead of mobical before, but i had technical problems with syncing contacts there, couldn't access their heavy and clumsy web interface and really didn't understand why i should pay for it when it caused such headache.

Re: Sync with the n900
 

I'm also waiting for Thunderbird/Lightning syncing. My setup is:

1) Outlook at work - Where I do all my "fine tuning"
2) N900 - Syncs GREAT with MfE
3) Thunderbird/Lightning at home - currently empty :-(

At one time I used Outlook>Google>Thunderbird, but that was too cumbersome....

Re: Sync with the n900
 

I use Funambol (I run a local server) and syncevolution. It worked great for me before I updated to TB3. The Funambol mozilla plugin for TB3 is still under development and a bit buggy, but I use Linux, the windows version is more developed I think.

Have a read here for more detailed instructions on how to set this up:
http://blog.armbruster-it.de/2010/01...sing-funambol/

If you've never done this before, it can look like a daunting task, but it's not as hard as it sounds.
Also make absolutely sure that you have a good back up of all your data :-)

Good luck

Re: Sync with the n900
 

I'm using Evolution with Exchange backend at work on Linux x86_64.

As Nokia PC Suite running inside WinXP over VMware Player has troubles to detect/connect my N900, I'm looking for a way to sync and backup my N900 from Linux directly without bluetooth (no device on my workstation)

Do you know any sync option over USB available on Linux ?
Thank you in advance