palm sync

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I'm new to the list, and this seems like it must be a FAQ, but I'm not 
finding it anywhere. I'm trying to sync a IIIx to my 7500 (YDL 2.2) via one 
of the palm serial adapters (not a usb adapter). In KDE it'll sync to KPilot, 
but not through any of the conduits. So, I say to myself, maybe it needs the 
files created for it to sync to, as opposed to creating them de novo if they 
don't already exist. So I create address and calendar files, point the 
conduits at them, sync again, no dice. Obviously the palm is talking to the 
computer (I symlinked /dev/pilot to /dev/ttyS1, changed permissions, I can 
watch the progress of backup and I can choose the address view from KPilot 
and see all my contacts), but how do I get it to sync with addressbook and 
Korganizer? 
Alternately, if anyone out there knows how to do this in Gnome, I'd switch to 
using that. In Gnome, the palm times out before the computer can even find 
the palm (same port settings, etc). 
Option 3, if this is a faq, and I just can't think straight enough to find 
it, a friendly point in the right direction would be just as appreciated.

Thanks much for any info you can provide.

Jason